I have spent my entire professional career in animal welfare, but I haven't always been behind a desk. For more than a decade, my focus was fieldwork – primarily animal cruelty investigations and public safety-related activities. I served as an animal cruelty...

11,172. This, my friends, is a reason to celebrate. 11,172 lives saved in 2015. You made that possible. Through your support and commitment to our mission, last year was arguably the most impactful single year in the 138 year history of the Michigan Humane Society....

For more than 138 years, the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) has served as a voice for the animals of Southeast Michigan and an advocate for those everywhere. There are only two things that have remained constant in all that time: our principles, and change. We are as...

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Happy New Year from the MHS team! This year, thousands of animals lives were changed, all because of the support of people like you. We have shared some insight into our work with you this year on the blog, so today we are sharing the top posts from 2015: A Note From...

As the holidays near, we’ve asked some of our adoptable animals to write letters to Santa “Paws” with their wishes for Christmas (besides a new home, of course). Our second letter is from Peppermint, who is available at the Berman Center for Animal Care. Play “Santa”...

The adoptable animals at MHS are all abuzz about the premier of the new Star Wars movie and they decided to get in the spirit by playing "Jedi" for a day. Come adopt your own Jedi at the Detroit Center for Animal Care (or any of our other locations) today! The force...

As the holidays near, we've asked some of our adoptable animals to write letters to Santa "Paws" with their wishes for Christmas (besides a new home, of course). Our first letter is from Sweet Potato, who is available at the Detroit Center for Animal Care. Play...

Relative to the conversation and misinformation currently centered on stray animals in the city of Detroit, we feel it is important to clarify a few key issues. It is the primary responsibility of the designated public authority, in this instance Detroit Animal...