Dogs Help Women Sleep Better Than Humans
There are 1,086,408,406,510,684 reasons (rough estimate) why dogs are perfect. For women, letting your dog sleep on the bed means you have a better snoozle. As Bustle shares, a study done by Canisius College reveals that women who slept next to a dog felt more rested...
Facebook is Matching Giving Tuesday Donations Up to $7 Million
Giving Tuesday is on November 27. This marks the official kickoff of charitable giving during the holiday season, after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Facebook and PayPal are making it easier than ever for you to support the charities you care...
IKEA in Italy Lets Stray Dogs Stay in the Store
Let me tell you right now that this IKEA in Italy is the best furniture store in the world for letting stray dogs sleep on their rugs. As Time reports (h/t The Dodo), an IKEA store in Catania, Italy lets homeless dogs stay warm inside while adding to their furniture...
Dogs Walk the Aisle for Charity
Your support of the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) has helped save the lives of 52 “bonded” animals in the last year. Bonded animals are those that must stay together given their close relationships. But arguably no animals have ever shared a closer bond than Brooke...
Thank You for ‘Signing’ Sugar’s Adoption Papers
Michigan Humane Society (MHS) employees had every reason to believe Sugar's adoption would come quickly. The Labrador-Hound mix was just four months old, 12 pounds and healthy; the perfect mix for an active family. Trouble is, Sugar has a disability, and for some it’s...
Veterans Adopting Two Dozen Free Pets a Month
As of Sunday, November 11 — Veterans Day — Sellers Subaru has helped 123 veterans adopt animals for free. This feat is possible thanks to the MHS for Military program presented by Sellers Subaru, which is open to both veterans and active military personnel. The...
Adopt a Senior Pet in November
Update: The Michigan Humane Society is waiving all adoption fees for animals 7 years of age or older now through November 30! Original story below. This November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month at the Michigan Humane Society. These animals are just as loyal and full of...
Puppy Cousin Reunites With Michigan Woman
A Michigan woman whose cousin in Florida was forced to surrender his dog as Hurricane Michael approached was able to reconnect with her puppy cousin in Detroit. The Michigan Humane Society recently received 29 dogs from a Florida Panhandle shelter in order for them to...
Dog Pretends to be Homeless to Get Free McDonald’s
A lying dog pretended to be a stray so she could get free McDonald's burgers, at least that's what her owner says. According to The Takeout, a woman in Oklahoma posted on Facebook about her dog sneaking out at night and setting shop at the local McDonald's drive-thru....
A Legal Victory for the Human-Animal Bond
In January 2016, five Detroit police officers and one sergeant executed a search warrant on a house in Detroit where they suspected that Nikita Smith and Kevin Thomas were squatting and selling drugs. Smith and Thomas had three dogs with them in the house. In...
