A Detroit Lion, that is! Detroit Lions punter Sam Martin has always been an animal lover, and we are lucky to have him as an MHS supporter and partner. Sam was "in the doghouse" for our Bow Wow Brunch event and recently helped us create a PSA to stress how important...

Emmy award-winning meteorologist and reporter for WDIV-TV Local 4, Andrew Humphrey, has always been a big supporter of MHS and is an avid animal lover! While Humphrey says his favorite part of forecasting weather is helping viewers make plans and stay safe, he also...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nPDfqdSgQo&w=705&h=400] Routine vaccinations are important in keeping dogs safe from many common canine diseases. The MHS veterinary centers vaccinate thousands of animals each year, to protect them from deadly and...

Dear Michigan Humane Society, I am writing to you a letter of great appreciation. Now, I am confident this will be a bit different than most of the gratitude you receive for rescuing animals and providing them with shelter and significant medical treatment when they...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzsZSP0Nro] Spaying or neutering is one of the most important things you can do for your pet. There are many health, behavioral and other benefits to having your pet sterilized such as: Health benefits. Spaying females before...

Six months ago, we started on a mission to make the lives of 2,000 area cats safer. How did we do it? With microchips! A microchip is a permanent form of pet ID. It is about the size of a grain of rice, and injected beneath the surface of your pet’s skin between the...

Check out the Michigan Humane Society blog on Wednesdays to see common pet behavior questions answered by our Senior Director of Operations and pet behavior expert, CJ Bentley. If you have an immediate behavior concern with your pet, please call a qualified trainer or...

Each month in 2015, we will be celebrating the pit bull! MHS adopts out hundreds of pit bulls a year and love to show people how great dogs of this breed type can be. We will be featuring a different “famous” pit bull from history each month. Buster Brown, a comic...

There's no better way to celebrate Earth Day than by "recycling" in the best way - adopting a homeless pet! There are dozens of animals awaiting their forever homes at MHS - you can see them HERE! Of course, we know that not everyone is in the position to adopt a pet...

While you may be looking forward to the warmer weather, for many animal shelters around the country, the spring season brings a bit of dread. With warmer weather comes "kitten season," the time of the year when stray cats are breeding and litters of homeless kittens...