Michigan Pet Report – Season 1, Episode 2 – March 28, 2021

Hello Michigan Pet Friends. This is season 1 episode 2 of the Michigan Pet Report and it was recorded on Sunday March 28, 2021.

The focus of this weekly podcast is to highlight Michigan pet news and to put a spotlight on rescue organizations and special dogs and cats waiting to be adopted. We’ll also cover animal legislation and other important issues that are of interest to Michigan pet owners and animal advocates.

You will hear the word dash which will signify that a story has ended and another has began.

For today’s episode, we’re going to start out spotlighting a few animals. The first is a dog whose owner passed away and needs a new home. Megan Pember posted about her neighbor who passed away and left behind a sweet American Staffordshire dog who is about 3 or 4 years old. She’s mostly white with some black splotches on her face. From the photos, she is just adorable. She is also very scared and lost without her owner. She needs to lose a little weight and needs a home without small kids or other animals. She will, of course, need time to decompress and adjust to her new home. She has some skin allergies and needs a lot of T L C. If you are interested in this sweetie, the person to contact through Facebook is Megan Pember and her Facebook address is Facebook dot com and then after the slash it’s megan dot mc dot 520. The dog is currently in Allen Park.

It’s Time to Start Thinking About the Grand Traverse County Animal Control Millage Renewal

Back in August of 2008, the residents of Grand Traverse County passed an Animal Control Millage by an overwhelming margin with 71.65% support of the voters. This is quite possibly the highest vote for a millage on record.

In order to get the Animal Control measure on the ballot three years ago, Jennifer Isbell of Pet Friends Magazine worked with Republican County Commissioner Cheryl Gore-Follette. This time around, she’s teaming up with Republican County Commissioner Penny Morris to get things moving forward in order to have the millage renewal on the ballot in November.

In order to get the Animal Control Millage Renewal on the ballot, it has to be presented and voted on by the County Commissioners and the process needs to start now.

Michigan Pet Report – Season 1, Episode 1 – March 21, 2021

Hello Michigan Pet Friends. This is season 1 episode 1 of the Michigan Pet Report and it was recorded on Sunday March 21, 2021.

The focus of this weekly podcast is to highlight Michigan pet news and to put a spotlight on rescue organizations and special dogs and cats waiting to be adopted. We’ll also cover animal legislation and other important issues that are of interest to Michigan pet owners and animal advocates.

For now, until I get a little bit more versed in this podcasting software, you will hear the word dash which will signify that a story has ended and another has began.

For today’s episode, we’re going to start out spotlighting a dog who needs a home. His name is Chester and he is with a rescue organization in the Traverse City area called A C PAW. Chester is a beautiful 8-year-old Lab Pit Bull Terrier mix whose dad had terminal cancer so he contacted A C PAW to make sure that Chester would be taken care of. Chester is currently in a foster home where he loves to play and go on walks so he’s looking for a family that is home a lot and can spend time with him. Because he’s older, he has some arthritis and skin issues and takes some supplements. He’s been around cats his whole life and he loves kids. A home without other dogs would be best. Chester is already neutered, up to date on vaccines and is microchipped. You can go to the A C PAW Facebook page to see a video of Chester that was posted on March 12th. There is also a link to fill out a pre-adoption application. Their website is at A C PAW dot o r g.

Lansing’s Capital Area Humane Society Looking for Person Who Shot Clinton County Stray Dog in the Face

Big Busterson was recently found as a stray, and brought to CAHS when Clinton County Animal Control discovered he had been harmed.

Upon his physical examination at the shelter, we realized that he had severely injured his jaw. Once sedated, we took dental x-rays and found that he had been shot in the face. Despite having part of his jaw removed, he is eating, drinking, and doing well after a few weeks in the care of CAHS.

If you know this dog, or have any information as to what happened, please contact our Intake and Cruelty Manager, Liz Kowal at lkowal@AdoptLansing.org, or call the shelter at (517) 626-6060. Thank you.

You can see the video of the dog here.