Posts by Wendy Welch

Local Youth Win Humane Youth Awards 

The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) received the most nominations ever, in this the fifth year of the Humane Youth Awards. The winner? Zoe Zhang, with runners up Maddie Miller and Cara Gilbert. All three are from Ann Arbor.
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Your dog: “Will work for food.”

Did you know that dogs (and, it appears, all animals) are “contra-freeloaders”? This curious phenomenon means that given the option, they would choose to perform a behavior to acquire food even if that same food were freely available.
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From trash to treasure

A cat was desperately trying to open a plastic bag on the sidewalk. A caring passerby stopped to look; someone had thrown her five kittens in there and tied it up. Fortunately, the Good Samaritan brought them to us, and now Mama and her family are treasured!
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What hackles mean

While we're often told if a dog's hackles are up (their fur along their shoulders and spine), it's not good... it's actually just a state of heightened arousal!
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What I didn’t know i was missing

When I went to HSHV to adopt, I knew I was missing a cat in my life. From the moment Perlman stepped into my home, he fearlessly claimed me as his own. I wanted a companion and what I got was a lifelong friend. I didn’t know I was missing the feeling of waking up with a kitty sleeping soundly on my chest. I didn’t know that watching my favorite tv shows could be made better with our nightly brushing sessions. I didn’t know how easy it would be to say “I have to go home, my cat is waiting
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