How to Make Your Outdoor Cat a Happy Indoor Cat

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Daisy, my beloved cat – she’s crazy!  At six pounds 4 ounces, 11 years, beautiful thick, dark brown, long hair and stunning green eyes she has put more lines in my face and worry in my heart than any pet I’ve raised. And Iv’e had dozens of furry pets. I’ve always been sucker for cuddly [...]

Home, Sweet Home: Bringing an Outside Cat In

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As the days get shorter and cooler, it’s the perfect time to snuggle up with your honey. We’re talking about your cat, of course. It’s also the perfect time of year to change your attitude, and your cat’s attitude, about the great indoors. Are you one of those people who think that a cat must [...]

‘Animal print pants outta control!’—LMFAO

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Do you like animal print? Do you like animals? Do you want to have both in your life? While watching a movie on Christmas night (yes, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation…on TV = lots of commercials), I for some reason became enamored with the Tigers on the World Wildlife Foundation and instantly wanted to donate to [...]

Sweet Victories For Animals! HSUS Heart Warming Animal Rescue Video Stories From 2011

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Wayne Pacelle and The Humane Society of the Untied States have put together a beautiful retrospective video from 2011 – A year of heart warming animal rescue stories! .. You made a difference for animals. You were a hero for the dogs, cats, horses, farm animals, wildlife, and so many more who desperately needed help. That’s [...]

I Can Get What From My Pet?!?

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Most people know that wild animals can give rabies to people, but what they may not realize is that pets like cats, dogs and birds can pass diseases to people. That may sound scary, but prevention isn’t all that hard. Here’s what to know about keeping pets and people safe from each other. First, don’t [...]

Be a Hero for Animals

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A dog named Honey found her hero this past summer. Honey was one of twenty dogs our Animal Rescue Team saved from dogfighting in Indiana this past July. She was weak and injured after spending most of her life either staked in a yard or fighting for her life in a bloody pit. She had [...]

Update On U of M Inhumane Animal Testing

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Exciting news! Please read below, how PETA explains U of M has committed to stop using kittens for experiments and advancements in the name of medicine. They will be employing technology as so many other schools now do! Thank you if you were one of those that sent a letter to U of M helping [...]

Help! Stop U of M From Inhumane Animal Testing

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Of all things to have to hear about and/or read this time of year, a time when we are supposed to be helping one another with caring, sharing, love and concern for those who can’t help themselves; people and animals, alike. I’m steaming mad to hear that U of M is again doing horrid things [...]

ASPCA Raids AR Puppy Mill, Rescues 175 Small Dogs

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A message from Animal Joy: Please, people, if you must get (buy) a specific breed from a breeder rather than do a rescue, just make sure you go to the breeder’s home and/or you see the mom of the pup. If you are told to meet them somewhere they are probably not a true and [...]

Ace: Mourning a Tragedy, and Where We Go From Here

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Yesterday night, we all heard the heartbreaking news that Ace, the emaciated Pit Bull found at a hardware store in Detroit and brought to Detroit Animal Control, had been euthanized following his state-mandated four-day stray hold, despite the best efforts of MHS and other animal welfare groups. MHS had urged DAC and city officials to [...]