A Statement Against Breed Specific Legislation
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...
Don’t Eliminate Animal Control
Animal care and control plays a vital role in both public safety and the overall quality of life for each and every community in Michigan, and eliminating or dramatically cutting municipal animal care and control departments is extremely short-sighted and potentially permanently damaging to the health and well-being of the community.
A Note from Matthew Pepper on Animal Surrender
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...
A Note from Matthew Pepper on “Vigilante Animal Rescue”
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...
A Chance to Double the Impact for Animals This Valentine’s Day
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....
2015 Year in Review
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...
A sneak peak inside foster life
Click here for Clover's adoption page! Learn more about the MHS foster program by clicking here.
Top Blogs of 2015
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...
Letters to Santa
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”...
Adoptable Jedi at the Michigan Humane Society
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...