Deer in Bathtub Prompts Call to Fenton Police
The animal sought shelter in the bathtub of the home.
Pet Cemetery in Ortonville Gives “Your Best Friend” a Place to be Remembered
Pet Cemetery in Ortonville Gives “Your Best Friend” a Place to be Remembered (Lara Mossa, Crystal A. Proxmire, June 23, 2019) Ortonville, MI –“A bundle of happiness with four paws and a tail has quietly left you behind. But sweetness stays close in memories shared with the best friend a person could find.” The poem…
West Bloomfield Woman with Over 175 Cats Could Be Charged with Abuse
West Bloomfield Woman with Over 175 Cats Could Be Charged with Abuse (Oakland County Animal Shelter, May 20, 2019) Pontiac, MI – Oakland County Animal Shelter & Pet Adoption Center will seek animal neglect and abuse charges against a West Bloomfield Township homeowner in the largest animal hoarding case in Oakland County history. Animal control…
Farmer Nate and Animal Friends Visit Ferndale Lower Elementary
Farmer Nate and Animal Friends Visit Ferndale Lower Elementary (Crystal Proxmire, April 19, 2019) Ferndale, MI – The kids in Ferndale’s Lower Elementary had some special guests Tuesday. Nate Perkins, known to children as “Farmer Nate,” of Upland Hills Farm in Oxford spent the day teaching kids at Ferndale’s Lower Elementary about animals and life…
Pets and People Reunited Thanks to Finding Mila and Friends in Waterford and White Lake Facebook Group
Pets and People Reunited Thanks to Finding Mila and Friends in Waterford and White Lake Facebook Group (Dawn Fashho, March 30, 2019) Check out our “Get Involved Guide” for more stories about local organizations. Thank you to Bosco Lounge for sponsoring this series. Want to contribute a write up of a group you care about? …
Cats in the Office are Part of Rose Township Charm
Cats in the Office are Part of Rose Township Charm Rose Township Offices (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 10, 2019) Rose Township, MI- Rose Township Supervisor Dianne Scheib-Snider is “not a cat person,” but when she became Township Supervisor in 2016 she found herself being “office mom” to a pair of somewhat friendly felines – appropriately…
Survivors of Violence Need Not Leave Beloved Pets Behind
Survivors of Violence Need Not Leave Beloved Pets Behind (Lara Mossa, Feb. 2, 2019) PONTIAC, MI – It was 2001. Dr. Tracy Thompson knew she had to do something. Thompson had only the clothes on her back and a hastily-packed suitcase when she left her husband. He had tried to hold her against her will…
Keller, the Blind Rescue Cat, and Companion Helen Hope for Loving Home
Keller, the Blind Rescue Cat, and Companion Helen Hope for Loving Home (Cheryl Weiss, Jan. 20, 2019) Madison Heights, MI- Keller was with his buddy, Helen, under a dresser on a hot August afternoon when the rescuers came. They were the last of many cats in the last room that Madison Heights Animal Control officers…
Creating Homes for Outdoor Cats
Creating Homes for Outdoor Cats (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 19, 2019, adapted from orig. Oct. 28, 2018) Ferndale, MI – It costs about $20 and an hour of being crafty to help save the lives of feral and community cats, and Kimberly Wallace of the Ferndale Cat Shelter is helping people learn how. Though most…
Madison High School Courtyard Goats Give Lessons in…
Madison High School Courtyard Goats Give Lessons in Garbage-Eating, Giving Birth (Lara Mossa, Jan. 12, 2019) MADISON HEIGHTS – The white short-haired goat came to the window and nibbled on the banana peel. George Barndollar stroked her furry head while he fed her. This is not an unusual sight for students at Madison High School.…
Police help Rescue Four Roosters in Ferndale
Police help Rescue Four Roosters in Ferndale (Crystal A Proxmire, Jan. 8, 2019) Ferndale, MI – When Darren Carranza Escalera saw a pair of neighbors chasing chickens across Ten Mile Road near Hilton Tuesday afternoon, he knew he had to help. The trio chased four Barred Rock roosters away from the busy I-696 freeway and…
Holly Township Board to Vote on Revising Chicken Ordinance
Holly Township Board to Vote on Revising Chicken Ordinance (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 26, 2018) Holly Township, MI- The Holly Township Board of Trustees is expected to vote on removing lot restrictions from the ordinance regulating Class III farm animals, including ducks, chickens, and rabbits. Currently residents with lots that are less than 2.5 acres…
Clawson Working Towards New Chicken Ordinance
Clawson Working Towards New Chicken Ordinance (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 26, 2018) Clawson, MI- Clawson City Council is mulling over details of an ordinance regulating chickens in the community. The current ordinance allows for chickens, but only in cases where the coops are built at least 500 feet from the property line and any residential,…
Ferndale Considering Ban on Wild Animals for Performance or Display
Ferndale Considering Ban on Wild Animals for Performance or Display (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 16, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale City Council will be considering a ban on the display or performance of wild or exotic animals on public or private property in the city. The ordinance is on the consent agenda for Monday night’s…
Andrew Scott Charged with Deaths of Petting Farm Animals in Brandon Township
Andrew Scott Charged with Deaths of Petting Farm Animals in Brandon Township (Oakland County Animal Control, Dec. 13, 2018) Brandon Twp., MI. – A 32-year-old Brandon Township man was arraigned today on a charge of cruelty and neglect of 10 or more animals in 52-2 District Court in Independence Township. Andrew Elroy Scott faces up…
Planning Begins for County’s 200th Birthday. Here’s How to Get Involved
Planning Begins for County’s 200th Birthday. Here’s How to Get Involved. Bloomfield , MI – The invitation is open for those who want to help Oakland County celebrate it’s 200th birthday in 2020. Historical societies and commissions, neighborhood groups, downtown organizations, local officials and administrators, school districts, and anyone with an interest in tying…
Slobbery Smiles and Wagging Tails Make Fido Does Ferndale Barktastic
Slobbery Smiles and Wagging Tails Make Fido Does Ferndale Barktastic (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 29, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Hundreds of doggies and their human companions gathered in Downtown Ferndale Thursday for the annual Fido Does Ferndale event. Community groups and canine-related businesses lined W. 9 Mile, and local businesses handed out prizes. Over…
Cat Shelter Volunteer Encourages Crafty Homes for Outdoor Cats
Cat Shelter Volunteer Encourages Crafty Homes for Outdoor Cats (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 28, 2018) Ferndale, MI – It costs about $20 and an hour of being crafty to help save the lives of feral and community cats, and Kimberly Wallace of the Ferndale Cat Shelter is helping people learn how. Though most known for…
Detroit Mounted Police Visit Ferndale Special Needs Students
Detroit Mounted Police Visit Ferndale Special Needs Students (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 22, 2018) Ferndale, MI – “Horses are very gentle. They are majestic,” said Zach Rodriguez after petting the noses of horses that visited Ferndale High School on Friday. Two Detroit Police Horses and their mounted officers visited kids of all grades in…
Ferndalians Can Now Keep Up to Six Backyard Chickens
Ferndalians Can Now Keep Up to Six Backyard Chickens Ferndale, MI- Ferndale City Council voted Monday night to increase the number of chickens permitted by residents from three to six. The item was passed on Monday night’s consent agenda. Ferndale first approved backyard chickens in 2012, with a limit of three. The ordinance retains requirements…