Posts by Wendy Welch

What is a feral cat and what is a stray?

  To determine if a cat is simply a visiting community cat from the neighborhood or a lost or abandoned stray cat, monitor the cat for a few days. If the cat is clean and healthy, it is likely a community cat just visiting. You may notice that the cat already has an ear tip on its left ear, indicating it has been sterilized through a TNR program. If the cat is friendly, you can place a collar on the cat’s neck with a note asking the owners to notify you if this is their cat. This way, an owned
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It’s like he’s always belonged here.

I’ve had animals as part of my life for as long as I can remember. After I lost my last cat two months ago, I thought I would wait until the fall to travel over the summer and then commit to another animal. Needless to say, I only made it three weeks. I came to the shelter and kept circling back to a cat that one of the volunteers was petting. When I asked if I could see him, of course she said yes! And when I bent down to pet him, he licked my hand. That was it! I
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Marzipan moon pie

Before my husband and I were married, we attended college together at the University of Michigan. We both loved cats and knew that we needed to find the perfect companion to complete our little family. We went to the Humane Society and fell in love with Marzy (previously Honey). Since then we’ve been through graduate school, multiple city moves, new jobs, and Marzy has been by our sides for everything providing soft comforting purrs and warm cuddly naps. A few months ago, we bought a home and moved to Dixboro, so close to where our little family started at the
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When you need a big brother

We adopted Cosette almost two months ago, and she’s an absolute joy. Especially to her big brother Henry. She is so smart, and it’s obvious she had an outstanding foster family! She has been an absolute joy.   Favabean now Cosette
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Moose gets a forever family

Two years ago, my boyfriend was supposed to take me to the opening day Tigers baseball game. The game got rained out, and we instead decided to go look at the animals at the humane society! We really only went to look, but when we saw little Moose, we fell in love. I petted him through his cage, and he fell asleep in my hand. I knew then that he was going to be coming home with us! He’s now grown up, but he remains as friendly, cuddly, and rambunctious as he was the first day we brought him into
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The Sweetest Senior

We adopted Jessa about four years ago. She was a stray and was so timid when we first got her. Lots of anxiety, and many accidents. Well, Jessa got more comfortable with our family and her new home, and she has been an absolute blessing. She is wonderful with my kids — so well mannered and has been such an amazing dog. We love her so much!  
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An update on Roxy

I adopted Roxy on 2/2/20. She is doing SO well! A few snippets: – Her walking has improved immensely. She topples over much less often but I’m still getting it looked at, to be safe. – She’s become more friendly with her fur siblings, the canine ones at least. I think she’s taken a particular liking to Benji (formerly Junior at HSHV). She is not fond of the cats and barks at them whenever she sees them. It’s a work in progress. – After several days of trying, I finally got her to take a Minty bone. She loves them
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My best friend in the whole world

I went to the shelter to look at cats with my roommate 3 years ago, and Nebula caught my eye right away with her big blue eyes. As soon as I reached through the crate, she ran up to head-but my hand and started purring like an engine.
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Augusta Township Supervisor Found Guilty of Animal Cruelty

Brian Shelby, Augusta Township Supervisor, recently pled guilty to seven counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, and his wife, Tammy Shelby pled to one misdemeanor, after Animal Cruelty Investigators from the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) found 71 animals living in neglectful conditions. 
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