Lena recently celebrated her 11th birthday here at HSHV! Lena very generously asked that her guests bring donations from our wish list in lieu of birthday gifts. Lena collected and donated an awesome amount of items including towels, beds, and cheese treats. We are so grateful that our animal residents got to celebrate Lena’s birthday too! Thank you so much for your kindness and selflessness, Lena!
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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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Levi had a rough first year of life starting off as a Love Train puppy. He was brought back with minor injuries before his first birthday, and was adopted again right away only to be brought back shortly thereafter because he was so afraid he refused to eat and had lost at least 10 pounds. This is when we met “Teddy.” He was anxious, especially with my husband, but there was an instant connection between all of us. So on a rainy Saturday afternoon, we brought him to his new forever home. It has been a month now, and he
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At the shelter, “Silas” was evaluated as needing to be the only pet in a home. As a pit bull mix, this made it even harder for him to get adopted. I’m so glad that the staff at Humane Society of Huron Valley were willing to consider my rescue experience and consider not just how he interacted with Ragnarok when we visited, but how I managed their interactions. It was far from a fairy tale meeting of dogs destined for brotherhood. They were growling, a little nippy, aggressive postures. By the end of the visit, the staff felt confident that
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Moving and can’t take your pets? There’s an alternative to taking them to a shelter: rehoming on your own. And the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) is making it less stressful for local residents.
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Our animal residents are saying a big thank you to Brandon! In an awesome act of generosity, he saved up his allowance and birthday gifts and donated all the funds to HSHV. We are so grateful for his compassion and kindness for animals. Thank you so much, Brandon!
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The Smith Elementary Brownie Troop #40053 is fantastic! To earn their Brownie Pets Badge, they learned all about animal costs, care, love, and enrichment. They made pet blankets and cat toys for our animal residents as well as donating litter and food. Thank you so much, Troop #40053, you’re all amazing!
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Ava, Lilly, and Liam love animals! Their grandparents were inspired by this love and organized a fun adventure for these kind kids. For their adventure, Ava, Lilly, and Liam collected dog food, treats, and toys to donate to HSHV. Our animal residents are so grateful their awesome kindness and generosity! Thank you so much, Ava, Lilly, and Liam!
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Two years ago I went to HSHV to look at some puppies with a friend. My old dog had died months earlier, and I was beginning to think about a new one. In the last pen of the puppy area was a small, ragamuffin with a crooked underbite and a slightly off-center button nose. His name was Paploo, and he was a stray, estimated to be between 8-10 years old. As we were visiting, an employee told me about their senior-to-senior program. This fabulous program waives the adoption fee if a senior human adopts a senior pet. ❤ As luck
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Late on the Friday before the Martin Luther King Day long weekend, I was scrolling through the HSHV app and saw the intake picture for 12-year-old Chloe. I am a volunteer at HSHV and have taken dogs for overnight shelter breaks in the past, so I texted my husband and told him we would likely be having a guest for the weekend. I went to pick Chloe up the next day, and for the first time in 18 months of volunteering, I burst into tears when I met a dog at the shelter. Chloe was huddled in the corner of
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