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Kirtland’s warbler inspires pen pal program for Michigan and Bahamas kids
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (755+ words) Kirtland's warbler pen pal project The Kirtland's warbler is among Michigan's best-known snowbirds, and now schoolchildren from its breeding and wintering grounds have connected through handwritten letters to help each other learn about the migratory songbird they share. The American…...
Rescue crews save golden retriever who spent 30 minutes trapped in frozen pond
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (177+ words) SPRING ARBOR, MI " A dog is alive and well after being rescued from a pond Tuesday afternoon after breaking through thin ice 30 yards offshore. Rescue crews were called Tuesday, Jan. 13, to a private pond off Moscow Road in Spring Arbor…...
Genesee County Animal Control shelter closed by water main break
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (104+ words) GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A water main break has closed the Genesee County Animal Control Department shelter until Friday, Jan. 16. The county announced the closing in a news release on Wednesday, Jan. 14, saying normal operations -- from noon until 6 p.m. -- are expected to…...
Jocelyn Benson adopts a puppy on the first day of Detroit Auto Show
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (310+ words) Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tours Detroit Auto Show, adopts puppy DETROIT " Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson " a Democratic candidate for governor " toured the Detroit Auto Show during the annual media preview day Wednesday, taking home an unexpected…...
Snow flea season: Little black specks that jump on top of the snow
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (328+ words) If you see little black specks sitting on top of the snow on a warm winter day - and then they start jumping around - you've stepped into a patch of snow fleas. Welcome to snow flea season. These primitive little bugs,…...
She tried to help a loose dog on the highway but ‘lost her life instead’
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (585+ words) MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI " When she saw the dog running loose on Seaway Drive, Shanna Vanderlaan had to stop. She had already rescued one dog that day. She got out of her pickup truck on Seaway Drive, near Hoyt Street in…...
Pets of the week: McCarty has a lot of enthusiasm. Hannah needs a gentle touch
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (464+ words) JACKSON, MI -- The Jackson County Animal Shelter, 3770 Spring Arbor Road, has many pets available for adoption. Here are two of them. When Jackson County Animal Control was called to assist a local fire department at a residential home on Dec....
Dogs found allegedly neglected, abused lead to charges for 2 Oakland County residents
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (181+ words) OAKLAND COUNTY, MI " Two Oakland County residents were charged in separate animal cruelty cases this week, according to a news release from Prosecutor Karen McDonald. Myelia Michelle King, a 32-year-old Fendale resident, faces one charge of abandoning/cruelty to 2-3 animals…...
Humane Society of Genesee County celebrates 100 years of service
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (446+ words) Humane Society of Genesee County celebrates 100 years BURTON, MI- The Humane Society of Genesee County has now served animals of the community for 100 years. The nonprofit is an animal welfare organization that takes in unwanted, homeless and abused animals and adopts…...
8 orphaned newborn puppies among 23 dogs in care of U.P. shelter after hostage situation
1+ week, 3+ day ago (393+ words) GWINN, MI " Sixteen puppies, including eight orphaned newborns, are among 23 dogs now in the care of an Upper Peninsula animal shelter after a hostage situation over the weekend, officials said. The dogs" owner, Kyle Beauchemin, was arrested Sunday morning after…...