Crime Stoppers and Animal Cruelty
In June, the Michigan Humane Society and Crime Stoppers of Michigan announced a powerful and unique partnership that will result in a completely anonymous option for citizens to report animal cruelty. Now, animal cruelty calls received by Crime Stoppers will be...
MHS Loves Pit Bulls
This week, Montreal approved legislation banning pit bulls. Locally, the story of Diggy and the pit bull ban in Waterford Township made headlines. Michigan Humane Society’s position that such laws are ineffective and nearly impossible to enforce was bolstered when,...
A Note From Matthew Pepper on Meatball
We have great news about Meatball! With the single goal of doing right by Meatball, we are happy to share that today, through the collective efforts of the interested parties, an agreement has been reached to make Meatball’s foster stay with Karen Cameron of Bed &...
A Note from Matthew Pepper on Cruelty Investigations
Cruelty is hard to understand. Inflicting pain and suffering on a living creature is something most of us cannot comprehend. How could anyone do this? Whether it is physically beating a dog or tying it in the backyard for a life of solitude and sadness – the result is...
A Statement on Community Cats
Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center, according to reports published by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, saves more animals than any other municipal shelter in the state of Michigan. We are, and remain, partners in animal...
A Note from Matthew Pepper on the Old MHS Detroit Building
Earlier this week, I attended the Detroit City Council meeting. One of the last items on the agenda was, in my humble opinion, one of the most important. The Detroit City Council unanimously accepted a gift from MHS – in the form of our old Detroit facility – that...
A Note from Matthew Pepper: Animal Cruelty Must Be Taken Seriously
You may have seen the recent news regarding two high school students from Grosse Isle High School facing felony animal cruelty charges for slitting the throat of, and then beating a guinea pig with a bat. In response to the charges, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy...
A Statement Against Breed Specific Legislation
Recently, the story of Diggy, an adopted dog, has been in the news due to questions about his breed and the city in which his owner resides, Waterford Township, having restrictions on specific breeds of dogs in their community. The Michigan Humane Society strongly...
Don’t Eliminate Animal Control
Animal care and control plays a vital role in both public safety and the overall quality of life for each and every community in Michigan, and eliminating or dramatically cutting municipal animal care and control departments is extremely short-sighted and potentially permanently damaging to the health and well-being of the community.
A Note from Matthew Pepper on Animal Surrender
Surrendering an animal is hard. It should be hard. A pet is a commitment and not one to be taken lightly. It can be easy to vilify someone who surrenders an animal. While it is true that there are people who, frankly, should not own animals and do not value them as...
