My partner and I had discussed adopting a second cat for several months, but hesitated because we weren’t sure how our first cat would react. One Sunday we stopped at the shelter “just to look” and fell in love with Venus (now Freya), who was newly 3-legged, missing parts of her ears and nearly half of her tail. She was also incredibly friendly, easy-going, and began purring the moment her cage was opened. There was no way we could go home without her! Freya loves watching birds from the window, crinkle toys, snuggling at night, and playing with her new
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My son was looking for an older cat to adopt. He had moved out on his own and wanted something to come home to. Joe visited the Humane Society for weeks looking at all of the cats. We finally came together on a Sunday afternoon to pick out his forever friend. Libby was the last cat we visited – and despite Libby’s being 10 years old and nervous, she climbed right up into Joe’s lap. Decision made! Libby, now Captain Marvel, went home that day. Captain Marvel sleeps with her human, sits on her human’s chair while he is at
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I’m a junior volunteer here. I was volunteering on July 21, 2017. I came across this black and white kitten. I volunteered with him, and we instantly bonded. A day later my family and I came back and adopted him. I’ve gotten to watch him grow up and add to his personality. Now, he’s the most interesting cat I’ve ever seen. He runs around the house and plays with the weirdest toys he can find. He loves lying in the sun and playing with our other cat.   Pesternomi
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A mere few hours after our engagement, we decided to celebrate by visiting the Humane Society of Huron Valley. My boyfriend, er fiance, and I have been talking about adopting for a while and thought it was time to check out the cute kitties. That was when we met this cute, friendly and fluffy cat. He was a stray and came in to the Humane Society the day prior and was not quite ready for adoption. We asked the front desk for more information, and she informed us that he has to checked by the behavior specialist, neutered and emancipated.
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I moved out in my own and had always had cats growing up. I lasted less than 24 hours before I went to the Humane Society of Huron Valley and found Mochi. He is the busiest, most outgoing, confident cat I have ever met, and my life is much better with him in it! I even have a tattoo of him so we’re together forever!   Bobble now Mochi
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Whoever writes the Facebook posts for the HSHV should get a raise! 🙂 In October 2018, a post was put on facebook about Sydneny– a 15 year old “pit mix” who was surrendered by her owners, and had been at the shelter for 6 weeks. Her adorable face broke my heart, so our family decided to adopt her. After attending to some medical issues, Rosie is a totally new dog. It’s been a pleasure seeing her true personality come out! She loves to play, and bounces around the living room like a rabbit. She loves her family, and is especially
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My first experience with HSHV started long before Kirk joined our family – as a child with a debilitating fear of dogs, adopting a dog was never in the picture for me. Enter Abby, a sweet black lab/terrier mix whom my parents adopted from HSHV when I was in 5th grade as a gift to my brother and the final “push” to get me over my fear of dogs after successfully completing dog therapy (yes, such a thing does exist). Abby was the textbook definition of “the perfect dog” and, long story short, she turned a young girl who previously
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My husband and I always talked about getting a dog. We decided to put in an application and heard back the next day about coming and and looking for a dog. We came in to the humane society the next day to just look. We looked at all the dogs, and I saw this puppy that was sleeping and was like, “I want to see and hold her.” My husband went and asked one of the volunteers and she got Honey (the name given there) out for us and put us outside with her, and handed her to me while
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My fur baby and I found each other one Saturday two years ago at HSHV, in the kitten room. As soon as I saw him climbing all over the other sleeping kittens, begging to be played with, I knew he was special. He’s playful and outgoing, but also cuddly and sweet. I never thought I could love a cat so much, but here I am, with him lying on my feet, totally smitten with my best buddy.   Goldfish now Marshmallow
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Our son is 1 year, 9 months old. We have two dogs (not including Grizzley) who are 10 and 11. Though we are blessed to have them in our son’s life, unfortunately they won’t be there when he is an older boy with a friend… So we decided to add on to our family. We saw Chidi (now Grizzley), and we could see the desperate love in his eyes. We knew he was the one. Especially with the fact that he is so young, he is perfect for our little man. He has become more than just our son’s friend.
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