by Blog Editor | Mar 12, 2020 | General, Safety
The following message is from Michigan Humane CEO & President Matt Pepper: All of us are wrestling with the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on our lives. This is uncharted territory. Our pets are critically important to us and Michigan Humane is more... 
by Michigan Humane | Mar 11, 2020 | General, Pets, Safety
Update 6/1/2020: Michigan has 57,397 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5,491 deaths from the disease. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has also lifted her stay-at-home order. Update 5/18/2020: As reported by the Detroit Free Press, there are 51,142 confirmed COVID-19 cases in... 
by Blog Editor | Mar 2, 2020 | Animal Cruelty, dogs, General
Authorities in West Michigan are searching for answers after a dog was found shot in the neck in Allegan County. WOOD TV8 reports that Michigan State Police troopers responded to a call last Wednesday after someone discovered the injured dog near Wayland, Mich.... 
by Blog Editor | Feb 28, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, General
On April 24, 2019, 34 horses were seized by law enforcement on a property near Lebanon, Ore. The owners, a man and woman in their sixties, had been counseled by animal control officers for months regarding their horses’ condition and the need to make improvements.... 
by Blog Editor | Feb 25, 2020 | General
The U.S. Coast Guard station in Marquette, Mich. advanced the ranks of two important members at its station: former shelter dogs Thor and Loki. As MLive reports, Thor and Loki are Vizla-Lab mixes who were “promoted” to petty officers third class during a... 
by Blog Editor | Feb 14, 2020 | dogs, General, Rescue
The Michigan Humane Society medical staff in Detroit rushed to save a dog who swallowed crack cocaine after a neighbor threw the bag of drugs into the backyard. As WXYZ reports, Detroit police was serving a warrant on Wednesday at a home next to Clinton Majors and his...