The Students of Summers-Knoll are so kind! Eloise, Aurora, Gem, Lucas, Momo, Alex, Jack, Niam, Ahmad, Evie, Piper, and Rebecca held a bake/craft sale to raise funds for the homeless animals at HSHV! They were inspired to help the animals after attending a field trip at HSHV, where they learned about the importance of helping animals. Thank you so much for the wonderful donation! We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity, and we know the animals are too!
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Found our forever friend
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The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV), the only shelter in Washtenaw County and Plymouth for stray animals, has seen a significant decrease in the number of animals returned to owners this year.
While HSHV has been taking in more lost/stray animals than in past years, in 2023, the shelter has only been able to return 43% of lost dogs to owners; that’s the lowest in over 20 years. An increasing number of dogs are coming in without tags or microchips, or if they do, they have incorrect information.
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James and Grayson are very kind kids! They attend Wylie Elementary, where the 3rd and 4th grade students participated in a blanket drive for the animals at HSHV. They collected a variety of towels and blankets to help the animals keep warm. Thank you so much, James and Grayson! We appreciate your kindness, and we know the animals will love the blankets and towels you donated.
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Chi, now Fergus, was an owner surrender, severely emaciated and heavily matted. I adopted him at the end of February and he has become my best buddy! Happy to say he is happy, gaining weight and we have lots of fun adventures together. Thank you to HSHV for the wonderful care they provided and the ease of adoption. I love my new pal! Chi now Fergus
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Penny (formerly Azure), named after Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons, has truly completed our home! When going onto HSHV’s website to set up alerts for birds, I saw our Penny. I told my fiancé immediately and we knew we had to meet her, as we were ready and confident to own a big bird. We brought our kids to meet the beautiful bird from the pictures, and our hearts melted completely. We talked to her and giggled with each other, to which she chimed in with our laughter, laughing herself! We knew then and there she had to come home
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What To Do With Community Cats When Moving? Many people wonder what to do with their colony when an unexpected situation forces them to move. The best solution typically depends varies based on the situation. Sometimes, the current caretaker is the only local caretaker, and it seems that there might be no options other than to let cats fend for themselves. Rest assured that there are a number of different steps that can be taken first, and even in a worst case situation, there are ways to minimize the pain for our feline friends as they relearn to fend for
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Dottie came into our lives on January 13, 2023! She has quite a unique adoption story. Through one of HSHV’s donation programs, my family made a donation in honor of my mom, “Mimi.” HSHV then sent us an email with a picture of a sweet little black pitbull whom they named Mimi as a tribute to our donation. At this point she was already a part of our family and the next day we adopted her!! Her transition into our family has been seamless. We value HSHV’s policy where all animals must meet their potential fur siblings before adoption. Having
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On August 19th 2022, a group of reptiles was surrendered to HSHV. Being reptile certified and working in Back-of-House at HSHV, I was able to assist with checking them in. They weren’t in the best condition, especially this little veiled chameleon sitting in an Amazon box on the counter. When I walked over and slowly put my hand into the box to pick him up, he instantly crawled up on my hand and just stared at me as I lifted my hand out of the box. He never once got upset or tried to bite while we were looking him
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While the benefits of socializing puppies are well known, not every pup should be pushed into more situations. Here's what to do for those scaredy pups.
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