The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control (ARC) urges pet owners to take special precautions to protect the health and welfare of their pets this spring and summer as two different groups of periodic cicadas emerge simultaneously. Billions of cicadas are expected to emerge in Illinois in late May or early June.
Cicadas can startle pets: Cicadas do not bite or sting, are not toxic to pets and are not known to carry…
