Pet Etiquette for Hotel Stays
BY BTL STAFF Planning a getaway for you and your pet? Be sure to plan ahead and take all the necessary precautions to ensure that your pets' travel experience [...]
Places to Adopt Pets in Michigan
Michigan Humane Society Mackey Center for Animal Care at the Dresner Foundation Animal Care Campus 7887 Chrysler Drive, Detroit, 313-872-3400 Rochester Hills [...]
HB 4478 Protects Pets from Domestic Violence
BY BTL STAFF "Ensuring victims are aware they can include their companion animals in a personal protection order not only can save the animal from further [...]
Detroit Animal Welfare Group Needs Community Support
Animals are not disposable. They are not something people can throw away when they are done with them. Yet, it continues to happen every single day, according [...]
Detroit Animal Care and Control Transforming Under New Leadership
BY BTL STAFF In August, the city of Detroit reported a 29 percent reduction in the number of dog bites in Detroit and an increase in the live release rate by [...]
Michigan Senate Approves Bill to Allow Dogs on Restaurant Patios
BY BTL STAFF New legislation, Senate Bill 727, would offer Michigan restaurants the option to permit dogs in their outdoor dining areas. Sens. Margaret [...]
Why Your Feline Friend Needs Medical Care
Our animal companions are really good at hiding their health problems from us, especially our sneaky cats. But seeing your veterinarian on a regular basis [...]
Birds as Best Friends
BY EMELL DERRA ADOLPHUS Dr. William J. Kupsky at home with his birds. BTL Photos: Emell Derra Adolphus Feathers can be just as fun as fur. They shine when [...]
Join the MHS Mega March to Help Animals
BY BTL STAFF For those who need a reason to participate in the Michigan Humane Society's annual Mega March for Animals, meet Indy. She came into the care of [...]
Getting to the Goal: Making Michigan a No Kill State
BY AJ TRAGER In efforts to end the killing of healthy and treatable homeless cats and dogs in Michigan, 40 percent of the counties in the state practice the [...]
Animal Welfare Fund Provides over $134,900 to Local Animal Shelters
LANSING — Each year the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's Animal Industry Division distributes thousands of donated dollars to animal [...]
FDA Now Requires Animal Testing For Personal Lubricants
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has changed testing regulations for personal lubricant to require that all products [...]
