Monthly Archives August 2026

Lunabelle Is Seeking Foster

Age: 1  Sex: Female   Breed: Pitbull Mix  Weight: 52 lbs   Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs, No Cats, Must Meet Kids Lunabelle is a young, energetic girl who would greatly benefit from the ability to get out of a kennel and stretch her legs in the home. She is easily overstimulated by the hustle and bustle of the shelter. The routine and calmer environment of a home will allow her to decompress and regulate her emotions much better. She likes other dogs but can be a bit pushy with play, so she will likely do best with another young dog with a similar level of energy
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Biscoff Would Like A Foster

Age: 2  Sex: Male   Breed: Pitbull Mix  Weight: 60 lbs   Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids Under 12 Biscoff can be nervous at first but has been learning to make friends with new people. He can find the shelter overwhelming with all the strange people walking past and would love somewhere quiet where he can romp around and explore the world at his own pace. Biscoff would benefit from meeting all household members before going to foster. He may do well with quieter, older children and should not go with kids under 5 due to his levels of fear/nervousness. Biscoff likes treats, but
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Jay Would Love A Foster

Age: 7 Months  Sex: Female   Breed: American Blue Heeler Mix  Weight: 40 lbs   Restrictions: Must Meet Dogs; No Kids Under 5 Jay is a young pup seeking foster! She is pretty jumpy and high arousal in the shelter setting and we would like to get her back into a home where she can work on basic training while waiting to be adopted. She would need to meet any dogs prior to going to foster to make sure they match in play style, as she is an excitable young girl. She did display some resource guarding when first arriving to the shelter, but
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Scooby Doo Needs A Foster

Age: 3  Sex: Male   Breed: Pitbull Mix  Weight: 60 lbs   Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids Under 12 Scooby Doo has been in and out of the shelter over the past few months due to changing life circumstances with his previous owner. He has been very overwhelmed by the constant changes in his life and the busy shelter environment and needs to get out of a kennel. He previously lived with a dog in his home and does enjoy participating in play groups with this dog but has not been comfortable meeting new dogs here at the shelter and would likely be most
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149 Cats Rescued from Four Homes in Under Eight Weeks

Ann Arbor, MI (August 19, 2026) — The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) has rescued 149 cats from four local homes within only two months. In late June, HSHV rescued 43 cats from a Manchester, Michigan home after the resident reached out to the shelter for help. At the beginning of July, HSHV responded to a call regarding a reportedly abandoned home in Ypsilanti. Rescue Officers arrived to find 17 cats living in highly unsanitary conditions among garbage, feces, urine, and a number of deceased cats and kittens. The situation remains under investigation. At the end of July, HSHV took
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Our spoiled boy

We were dropping off some donations at the Humane Society when we noticed a sign for the Love Train. My mom was with us and said that she was considering adopting so we got a spot on the list. We loved the look of this sweet boy and he took to us right away. We knew he was meant to come home with us. He has been loved and spoiled since. Loving spending time with his kids and his best buddy Moxley! Hunter is the white puppy and Moxley is the black lab.
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Ginny Bean Is Seeking Foster

Age: 7   Sex: Female   Breed: Mastiff Mix  Weight: 124 lbs   Restrictions: No Dogs; No Kids under 12 Ginny is a big older girl who is looking for a quiet foster home to spend some time in. She’s been at the shelter for a while and is still a little nervous of new people coming up to her kennel, but has been cuddly and sweet with known staff and volunteers. We want to see how she is once she gets to actually relax in a home environment. She would need to go to a foster with no other dogs and no younger kids, we don’t
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A soft Place to land

When I found Potato’s (then Frances) HSHV profile, it said all she wanted was a soft place to land. There was no picture, which I found out when I visited her was because she had just gotten her eye removed! Adopting a 6-pound, newly one-eyed senior cat for my first adult pet has been quite a ride, but I’ve learned so much and it has been the most gratifying experience of my life. One year later, she has grown into a cuddly, opinionated, *very* vocal cat, and in the end has offered me a soft place to land just as
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