by Michigan Humane | Jul 22, 2016 | General
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... by Michigan Humane | Jul 20, 2016 | General
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... by Michigan Humane | Jun 13, 2016 | Advocacy, General
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... 
by Michigan Humane | May 11, 2016 | General
Earlier this year, we saw Grand Traverse County remove their two animal control officers from the budget, effectively eliminating animal control from the county. Now, Montcalm County finds itself considering the same course of action. Elected officials and government... by Michigan Humane | May 3, 2016 | General
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... by Michigan Humane | Mar 2, 2016 | General
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...