A hundred puppies were held in deplorable conditions. Author: Nick LaFave Updated: 5:32 PM EDT May 6, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Time for One Good Thing someone or something that makes West Michigan a good place to live. More than a hundred dogs are safe thanks to several local entities.
Recently, the Humane Society of West Michigan, The Harbor Humane Society, the BISSELL Pet Foundation heard about a puppy mill that was breeding Poodle, Pekingese and Shih Tzu dogs in Louisiana.
They were being held in horrific conditions; two by two cages, no bedding, and next to no human contact. They described them as being matted, dirty, and dehydrated. Some had serious health problems and several shelters banded together to help save the puppies.
Finding Home: Loving mama ready for forever home
EDITOR S NOTE: This spotlight is part of a monthly Finding Home series, introducing the community to local animal shelters and pets in search of their forever home. Last month s featured pet, Duke, has been adopted!
WEST OLIVE After four months and 10 puppies, a mixed-breed mama is desperately searching for her forever home.
While her puppies have all gone home, Harvest Moon has remained with Harbor Humane Society in West Olive since December. She s been patiently waiting for her very own family, wrote the shelter s development director, Jennifer Nuernberg. While she is heartworm positive, it doesn t seem to bug her one bit. (We) take care of all costs associated with her treatment, and will work with adopters for the one or two appointments she will need until treatment is complete.
Animal relocation – the process of transferring animals out of overcrowded shelters – saves thousands of lives each year.
Credit: Bissell Pet Foundation Author: Amy McNeel (WZZM13) Updated: 1:22 PM EDT April 30, 2021
From hounds to pitbulls, puppies to seniors, there are thousands of dogs all over the country waiting in shelters to find their forever homes. And while all of them are deserving of love, none of them have had an easy journey. In fact, many dogs within the American shelter system have literally traveled miles and hours in search of their forever families.
Here in Michigan, people are always eager to adopt, and shelters are always filled with hopeful prospects. But what a lot of people don’t know is that a large portion of those dogs come from overcrowded animal shelters in the south, where hundreds of dogs are taken care of by limited staff with even more limited resources. It’s animal relocation – the process of transfer
Harbor Humane receives $35K grant from Petco Love
Sentinel Staff
WEST OLIVE A national nonprofit leading the charge to make pet families closer, stronger, and healthier is investing $35,000 in Harbor Humane Society.
The grant from Petco Love, formerly the Petco Foundation, was announced by Harbor Humane on Wednesday, April 21.
“We are excited to use this grant to help even more animals,” said Executive Director Jen Self-Aulgur. “We are so grateful to Petco Love for their investment in our programs and for their support of animal welfare.
The funds will provide treatment to at least 100 heartworm-positive dogs and lower spay and neuter surgery fees for animals who have been reclaimed by their owners.
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