by Ann Griffin | Jan 8, 2021 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, General
Happy New Year! In addition to the beginning of a new calendar year, January 1, 2021 also ushered in a new session of the Michigan legislature. As you may know, the Michigan legislature operates in two-year sessions, and the 2019-2020 session ended on December 31,...
by Dave Kim | Dec 18, 2020 | Animal Cruelty, Rescue
After going through a traumatic experience, a 9-month-old dog in Texas gets to spend the holidays with a new family. As Fox 2 shares, Tammi is a retriever who was rescued by the San Antonio Humane Society in November. Her injuries were staggering. “Upon...
by Dave Kim | Aug 6, 2020 | Animal Cruelty, dogs
Investigators from Michigan Humane’s field services team and Detroit Police Department executed a search warrant on Thursday, recovering nine dogs and dog fighting paraphernalia. The animals and items were found at a home on the 3000 block of Seyburn on...
by Dave Kim | Jul 22, 2020 | Animal Cruelty
Michigan Humane and Michigan State Police discovered 200 roosters in a River Rouge home on Wednesday, part of a current investigation into an alleged cockfighting ring. Investigators are currently at a home on Oak Street. It has not been confirmed if anyone was inside...
by Dave Kim | Jun 18, 2020 | Animal Cruelty
Charges are being brought to a Roseville woman who the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office says hanged and killed her mother’s dog in Detroit using jumper cables. As The Detroit News reports, Shavon Lewis Roby, 28, faces one count of second-degree animal...
by Dave Kim | May 29, 2020 | Animal Cruelty, Cats, Rescue, Safety
In a house deemed “unfit for human habitation,” Michigan Humane and Garden City police discovered 32 neglected cats on Thursday. As the Detroit Free Press reports, the cats were living in horrible conditions, which is an understatement. As you can see from...
