by Ann Griffin | Jan 29, 2020 | Advocacy
Last month, I discussed the best way to protect a pet’s best interests in the event of a divorce or other separation in the pet’s human family. I promised that this month’s blog would focus on protecting the pets in your life if you are no longer able to care for them...
by Matt Pepper | Jan 9, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty
The results of animal cruelty are unfortunately often obvious; we see cruelty and its impact on an animal and are understandably appalled. It’s easy to stand from the outside and point a finger toward those who keep a dog chained in the backyard. We can all agree that...
by Dave Kim | Dec 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, dogs, General
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against a puppy mill in Hillsdale County after an investigation this year. Filed on December 19, the complaint alleges that Paul Steury was selling sick dogs without a license, providing false documentation for...
by Ann Griffin | Dec 5, 2019 | Advocacy
Legally, animals are property. This is a concept that often does not sit well with those who share their lives with companion animals. One survey showed that 95% of people polled considered their pets to be members of their families. Animals’ property status has...
by Dave Kim | Dec 5, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, dogs
Michigan Humane Society animal cruelty investigators, along with the Detroit Police Department, were able to rescue nearly a dozen dogs from a suspected dog fighting operation on Detroit’s east side on Wednesday. WWJ reports that two search warrants were...
by Dave Kim | Oct 24, 2019 | Advocacy, Animal Cruelty, General
As reported by the Washington Post, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act on Tuesday (PACT Act). If passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump, certain acts of animal cruelty would be...