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Ingham County Animal Control
Instituting the Fear Free program helped move the shelter toward an enviable average length of stay of just five days for both dogs and cats and earned one of MPA’s 2021 Out of the Box Awards, plus a $1,500 cash award.
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2023 Protect MI Pet roundtable review
If you haven’t heard, there’s a lot of excitement building among Michigan’s animal welfare advocates. Protect MI Pet is taking it to the voters to decide if our state should have a publicly accessible, searchable database of convicted animal abusers. And it doesn’t stop there. Right now, if pets are seized from a suspected abuser, they can…
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Camp Bow Wow Hudsonville
Growing up in Fremont, Michigan, Alicia Offringa was always surrounded by dogs, cats and the occasional lizard. As the owner of Camp Bow Wow Hudsonville, she’s still surrounded, but just by dogs. “My goal was to work in a zoo,” Alicia said. “While I was studying for a biology degree at Grand Valley State and…
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Registration now open for One Voice conference
Join us in Grand Rapids, Sept. 21-22, for an exciting opportunity to network with Michigan’s animal welfare community and to learn all about what’s new and what’s next. We’re excited to announce two keynote speakers at this year’s conference: Dr. Marty Becker, founder of Fear Free®, and Denise Evans, diversity, equity and inclusion expert and…
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Little Traverse Bay Humane Society
Some organizations live up to their guiding philosophy. Some fall short. Count Little Traverse Bay Humane Society among the ones that make their words work. The Harbor Springs shelter was established in 1951 from what they term “humble beginnings” and now boasts a number of affiliated for-profit services, such as veterinarian services, boarding, grooming, day…
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Video On Demand
Michigan Pet Alliance maintains a database of training and DIY videos. Check them out online any time. Some videos are free and some are paid, but when you become a member of MPA, the entire video library becomes free to you.
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Adopt-A-Pet in Fenton
At Adopt-A-Pet in Fenton, enrichment and learning are such key activities for the dogs and cats there, training sessions are as regular an activity in their lives as eating and sleeping. Every dog is given a training session every day. Adopt-A-Pet’s spacious eight-acre grounds include wading pools, four fenced play yards and an agility course.…
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Capacity Crisis: Let’s Talk About Solutions
MPA experts discuss solutions to the “capacity crisis” facing animal shelters across the country. The panel consists of industry experts sharing their approach to managing this unprecedented challenge. Our experts review current data to identify some of the causes of the crisis. Additionally, they discuss tactics to successfully help animals find homes during the adoption…
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Humane Society of Macomb
Tool & die shop owner George Fox was an animal lover who had a dream to someday build a shelter where homeless pets would be cared for and safe. In 1955, he and a group of like-minded friends bought seven-and-a-half acres of land in Shelby Township and began to raise money to fulfill that dream.
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H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter
In Gogebic County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, H.O.P.E. stands for Help Orphaned Pets Everywhere. That’s been the mission of the H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter since its inception in 1992. No Kill was the philosophy of the original H.O.P.E. founders, who wrote it into the organization’s charter. The shelter has maintained a save rate of between 95…
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FeLV Cat Adoption Program
Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) in Ann Arbor is one of several shelters in Michigan that has an adoption program for cats diagnosed with feline leukemia (FeLV). We spoke with Gary Evans, the clinic director at HSHV, to learn more. Wheels by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist:……
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What is FeLV?
Learn more about what Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is, how to test for it, what symptoms to look for and how to prevent it. Music Credit: Inner Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300021 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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Scott MacKenzie, Charlevoix Area Humane Society
Little did Scott MacKenzie know that attending a going-away party for the retiring executive director of the Charlevoix Area Humane Society (CAHS) would dramatically change his life. MacKenzie was serving on the search committee to hire a new executive director for CAHS and also looking for someone to chair the marketing committee.
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Reva Laituri, UPAWS
During Reva Laituri’s tenure, UPAWS has gone from a save rate of just 37% to saving 97% of the animals in UPAWS’ care. In 2019, a new $3.6 million state-of-the-art shelter was completed under her leadership, thanks in part to a $1.6 million bequest from UPAWS supporters Philip and Ruth Spade, for whom the new…
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Feral Cat Assistance … You Can Be the One for Change
By Jenny German, TNR Advocate Just after turning 40, the idea of helping feral cats was something I had never entertained as I truly didn’t know much about these felines, nor had I ever heard of the acronym TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return). That all changed in 2003 when I learned of a large colony of cats in my……
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C.H.A.I.N.E.D. INC.
Gina and Jim Freemon of C.H.A.I.N.E.D. INC. walk up and down, through empty lots and alleys, passing abandoned homes, looking for a dog that neighbors reported as living chained to a porch without shelter. The Freemons are working one of their December outreach events for C.H.A.I.N.E.D. in southwest Detroit.
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Are Laser Pointers Safe to Play with Cats?
Learn more about the pros and cons of using laser pointers to play with cats.
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Trap-Neuter-Return: A Humane Way to Control a Community Cat Population
Learn more about the process and programs of Trap, Neuter, Return, the only humane way to help and manage community cats.
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How to Build a Shelter for Community Cats
Learn all about feeding stations to help community cats survive and thrive through Michigan winters.
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How to Make an Outdoor Feeding Station for Community Cats
Community cat advocate Jenny German from SNiP Now shows how to make an inexpensive and effective outdoor feeding station to help community cats. Jenny shares tips on how to keep food and water safe from the elements all year round.
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How You Can Help Community Cats in Michigan
Learn more about the role you can play in helping community cats. Everyone can do it!
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