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 | Apr 14, 2020 | Animal Cruelty, General, Rescue, Safety
Investigators discovered a house in Southwest Detroit that has been hoarding over 25 cats on Tuesday. Michigan Humane, with assistance from the Detroit Police Department and Detroit Animal Care and Control, seized four cats from the residence. Traps were set to...
by Dave Kim | 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...
by Matt Pepper | Sep 10, 2019 | Advocacy, Behavior, Safety
We can make the tragic death of 9-year-old Emma Hernandez the last time a child is lost to a dog attack. She can be the catalyst for change. It is natural for community leaders to want to do something right now. This, however, is not an issue with an easy fix. This is...
by Matt Pepper | Aug 29, 2019 | Advocacy, General
On Monday, August 19, nine-year-old Emma Hernandez was killed by three dogs on Detroit’s southwest side. She was simply riding her bike in the alley near her house when the dogs got loose from their yard and attacked her. Neighbors and family tried to stop the attack...
