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Can’t Commit To A Kitty? Lease To Own
DETROIT – Ah, commitment issues, many people have them, but not many will admit to it. If you’re one of those people who prefers to dip your toes instead of hopping right into the pool, check out this...
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Pets Of The Week: ‘Oh, Snap!’
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) This week’s edition of pets of the week has a special treat: Snap. This laid-back short-haired cat is 9 years young and weighs in at 14 pounds. With her tiny ears and adorable...
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Pets Of The Week: Blow Your House Down
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Cuddly he’s not, but he is smart, fun, and adaptable — so meet Pig, our most unique addition ever to pets of the week. Pig is — you guessed it — a pig, of the Vietnamese potbelly...
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More Than 100 Pets Available At Final Adoption Event Of Summer
DEARBORN – The Michigan Humane Society, in partnership with PetSmart and PetSmart Charities, will host the last Certified Pre-Owned Tent Event of the summer from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at...
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Detroit Dog Rescue: Don’t Abandon Pets In An Empty House
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) If you’re evicted or have to move in a hurry for any other reason, don’t just leave a helpless pet alone in an empty house. Call a rescue organization, drop them off at a local...
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Pets Of The Week: Patiently Waiting
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) It’s not that they don’t want her around — because one look at Louise and you’ll be hooked — but the Michigan Humane Society is hoping not to have her around much longer. Sweet...
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Humane Society Offers Low-Cost Microchipping
DETROIT — The statistics are staggering. Of the pets that are separated from their owners, fewer than 20 percent of dogs and less than 3 percent of cats will ever find their way home. That’s a lot of...
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Humane Society Seeks Home For Kitten Rescued From Drain Pipe
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – He was filthy, but his lungs were healthy, as Rudy the ginger-colored kitten made his position known — loudly — inside a Detroit drainpipe. A resident heard him mewling his...
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Pets Of The Week: Gaze Into Their Eyes
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Our pets of the week have something in common: Their eyes are mesmerizing. From green-eyed fluff to Kara and Cleveland with the biggest brown eyes you’ve ever seen, they have the...
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Fighter Dons Gloves One Last Time — For A Good Cause
ROCHESTER HILLS – Animal rights activist and pro mixed martial arts fighter Gordon Shell is donning gloves one last time — not for fame or glory, but to help those animals who aren’t given a choice...
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Meet Your Best Friend At The Detroit Zoo This Weekend
ROYAL OAK (WWJ) - The Detroit Zoological Society and Michigan Humane Society, in collaboration with more than 30 local animal welfare organizations, will host the annual fall Meet Your Best Friend at...
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Pets Of The Week: Smiles Galore
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Think dogs and cats don’t express how they really feel? Think again. Because a glimpse of our pets of the week shows not only do their wag their tails when they want to charm —...
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Kitty Rescued From Drainpipe Finds ‘Furrever’ Home
DETROIT (WWJ) A delicate ginger cat saved in August during a harrowing rescue by the Michigan Humane Society truly has nine lives — and now he gets to live out the rest of them in comfort. Sterling...
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Pets Of The Week: The Ears Have It
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Sometimes, the winners make it by a hair — and sometimes they make it by an ear. Take for instance little Meka, a winner with adorably large ears who’s looking for a forever home....
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Pets Of The Week: Oughta Be In Pictures
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Looking for a reason to smile? Check out this mug on Lucy, one of our fabulous pets of the week, available through the Michigan Humane Society. Lucy, the 7-year-old...
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Pets Of The Week: Sparklers
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Whether you’re a fan of big dogs or little dogs, fully grown or half-pints — or even cats — we’ve got a new forever friend for you this week. Consider, for instance, Noodles, a...
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Detroit Dog Rescue Brings Supplies To Sandy Victims
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – Loading blankets and tall pallets of dog and cat food, members of Detroit Dog Rescue drove 10 hours to the region hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy to help its four-footed...
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Pets Of The Week: Hungry For Home
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) It’s a great time to cuddle up at home with a furry friend, preferably one who’s soft and sweet and loves to cuddle on your lap. In that vein, meet Maven: A 6-month-old kitten,...
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Pets Of The Week: Friends Forever
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Everyone needs a friend, someone to stand by your side through the peaks and valleys of life. Nowhere is that better demonstrated than with Leland and Gibson. These five-year-old...
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Humane Society Saves Three Puppies In A Box
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) It was a nondescript brown box, so ordinary that rescue driver Chris Ouwerkerk nearly kicked it out of his way as he got back into the big white Michigan Humane Society van. Then...
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Pets Of The Week: Holiday Cheer
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) It may not be immediately obviously, but this baby girl is a queen. Meet Queenie! This 3-year-old Shepherd/Akita mix is fully grown at 49 pounds. Michigan Humane Society found...
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Are Those Eye-Catching Decorations A Danger To Your Pet?
DETROIT (WWJ) – While many of us have our homes all dressed up for Christmas … you may be surprised to learn that all those eye-catching decorations you’ve put up could pose a threat for your pet....
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MHS Offers Support Group For Those Grieving Loss Of Pet
BINGHAM FARMS (WWJ) – For many people, pets are members of the family — and when they die, it can be devastating. The Michigan Humane Society has created a group for those grieving the loss of a pet....
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Pets Of The Week: Sweet And Playful
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Is there such a thing as too sweet? Not when it comes to pets, so go ahead and meet Walter. Walter is a 3-year-old labrador/pit bull mix, who is fully grown at 48 pounds. The...
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Pets Of The Week: The Eyes Have It
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) They say the eyes are the windows to the soul — and with one look into the soulful eyes of our pets of the week, you’ll be hooked. Take, for instance, Capo, who smiles, not just...
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Pets Of The Week: Who Likes Mike?
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Who’s ever met a Mike they didn’t like? Take, for instance, this Mikey, a smiling 1-year-old, 57-pound Pit Bull/Rottweiler mix — who’s an energetic bundle of puppy love. He is...
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Pets Of The Week: Is It Spring Yet?
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) After months of being cooped up inside, most metro Detroit pet owners — and pets — have to be wondering: “Is it spring yet?” Kiara is the kind of pooch you want around when the...
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Upcoming Clinics Offer Affordable Pet Care
HAZEL PARK (CBS Detroit) – In these challenging economic times, it can be tough to keep up on the care of your beloved pet. To help keep metro Detroiters’ furry friends healthy, and families together,...
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Pets Of The Week: Lots Of Spirit
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) When your name is Spirit, you don’t have much choice — You’ve pretty much have to Sparkle. Such is the case with Spirit, a 1-year-old pit bull mix with a lively character and lots...
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Reward Offered For Info On Men Who Stabbed Dog In Eye
The Michigan Humane Society (MHS) Cruelty Investigation Department is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for stabbing a dark-brown,...
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Pets Of The Week: Kisses Come Free
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) They’re sweet, they’re cuddly, and they all want someone to love, but there’s something else our pets of the week have in common. Several of them love to give kisses. Take, for...
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Pets Of The Week: Happy Campers
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Like their human counterparts, there are pets with every kind of personality — and in this case, the dial is firmly set at “happy camper.” Say hello to Ronald! This spirited...
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Pets Of The Week: Affection Ahead
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) Shelters across metro Detroit are telling the same story this summer — lots and lots of cats who need good homes. They don’t take up much space, require very little in the way of...
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Pet Of The Week: Meet Rusty!
Labor Day weekend is a great time to go hiking and camping. But who wants to do that without a best friend? Meet Rusty! He is a terrific, fun-spirited boy! He is an adult male Vizsla/Rhodesian...
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Keep Pets Safe On Thanksgiving
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) While the sights and smells of Thanksgiving — with its roasted turkeys, garlic mashed potatoes and endless desserts — may be a sweet day for you, it could spell disaster for your...
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Dog Adopted From Michigan Shelter Saves Families’ Lives 2 Weeks Later
GROSSE POINTE WOODS (CBS Detroit) – A puppy named Hunter, who was adopted from the Michigan Humane Society at Petco in Sterling Heights, is credited with saving the lives of his new family members. How...
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Humane Society Offers $2,500 Reward For Info Related To Small, White Dog...
DETROIT – The Michigan Humane Society Cruelty Investigation Department is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever is responsible for placing an abused...
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Five Adorable Puppies Rescued From A Plastic Bin On Side Of The Road In Detroit
DETROIT – A bucket full of five adorable, brown-eyed puppies were rescued by The Michigan Humane Society Thursday after they were abandoned in a storage container on Thursday. Police said they were...
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VIDEO: Humane Society Looking For Cold Hearted Cat Burglar
DETROIT (WWJ) – The Michigan Humane Society is offering a reward for the safe return of a kitten that was stolen from the Detroit Center on Thursday. A video captures the theft, in which a woman and a...
View ArticleAdopt Your New Best Friend at Eastern Market July 22
DETROIT — Market-goers who hit Eastern Market July 22 can find more than just fresh produce and artisan goods. More than 50 cats, kittens, dogs and puppies up for adoption will be on site hoping to...
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