Almost 6 years ago I heard news of the Love Train. We had lost our lab Sunny in late 2016. I started visiting HSHV in early 2017 looking for a love pup to bring home. After many dog walks and second and third visits, we found Smoky – formerly known as McSteamy. We think he was around 2 years old at the time of adoption. We had to take it slow, I had to scoop him up in the parking lot at HSHV and put him in the truck. I don’t think any amount of coaxing would have gotten him
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Ann Arbor, MI (December 6, 2022) — Across the state, animal shelters and rescues, including Ann Arbor’s Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) are battling a capacity crisis of historic levels. More kittens have come in to HSHV this year than in the past 15 years, and dogs are waiting twice as long for adopters. Dogs in Grand Rapids’ Kent County Animal Shelter are waiting an average of 30 days longer for adoption. Royal Oak’s animal shelter reports having hit 200% capacity for dogs this year. “Current economic conditions and people going back to work are likely causing the slowdown
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The Gym America Level 3 Gymnastics Team are such kind kids! Inspired by their love of animals, the team chose HSHV for a service project. They collected donations and made cats toys/fleece blankets! Thank you so much, Gym America Level 3 Team! We greatly appreciate your thoughtful donation!
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We love our dogs, but how much do they love us back? Research sheds light.
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neading, making biscuits, making muffins... why do cats do this?
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My boyfriend and I moved to Michigan 2 years ago and had wanted to adopt for a long time. My family’s dog that I grew up with, Rocky, crossed the rainbow bridge in 2020, and my boyfriend’s dog, Lily, followed in 2021. This fall, we decided we were ready for a new forever friend. We started to visit HSHV for a while, waiting to meet the perfect fit for us, and when we met Kirby (previously Frankie) it was like love at first sight. We actually waited one day between seeing him for the first time and officially adopting him,
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