Published April 28, 2025
STERLING HEIGHTS — For more than 10 years, Kim Walton served as the animal control officer for Sterling Heights, Warren and Eastpointe. She enforced animal welfare laws, taught the public about pet safety and found homes for strays at the shelter.
Read MorePublished April 25, 2025
MOUNT CLEMENS — A Mount Clemens animal control officer is on administrative leave after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing him mistreating a dog.
Read MorePublished April 25, 2025
METRO DETROIT — On a cool late March morning, one of Shelby Township’s newest residents stumbled his way out of bed.
Read MorePublished April 23, 2025
ST. CLAIR SHORES — At the St. Clair Shores City Council meeting on April 7, residents came out in support of allowing egg-laying chickens within the city’s boundaries.
Read MorePublished April 23, 2025
ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester may soon have another tool when it comes to managing the city’s feral cat population.
Read MorePublished April 22, 2025
UTICA — The Utica Puppy Parade will return to the downtown area with all sorts of activities and animal support groups brought together for a cause.
Read MorePublished April 3, 2025
METRO DETROIT — The changing of the seasons doesn’t only bring warmer weather to metro Detroit — it also brings different wildlife, including birds to the area.
Read MorePublished March 29, 2025
METRO DETROIT — Rat poison, while effective at getting rid of a rodent problem, can have adverse effects on creatures that aren’t meant to get their claws on it.
Read MorePublished March 27, 2025
MADISON HEIGHTS — Those interested in giving a cat a home — or temporarily fostering one while it awaits adoption — are invited to the second annual Kitten Shower.
Read MorePublished March 15, 2025
ROSEVILLE — There’s still blood that won’t come out of Brandon Moreno’s seat, but he’s not too concerned about it. He doesn’t see himself as a “saint”; he just did what anyone would do if they saw a dog being thrown from a vehicle.
Read MorePublished March 5, 2025
EASTPOINTE — Repeat violators of Eastpointe’s amended rodent control ordinance won’t have to worry about facing jail time.
Read MorePublished February 20, 2025
NOVI — Canada geese are causing problems in the city of Novi, especially near Walled and Shawood lakes, according to Jerry Anderson, of the Lakes Area Homeowners Association.
Read MorePublished February 15, 2025
ROSEVILLE — There is something fishy going on inside Christopher Kawiecki’s fifth grade classroom at Green Elementary School in Roseville Community Schools.
Read MorePublished February 4, 2025
ROYAL OAK — Some big changes are being made at the Detroit Zoo to align with the rebranding that took place in 2024, including a revamp of the Zoofari Market involving a coffee shop at the front of the zoo.
Read MorePublished January 30, 2025
METRO DETROIT — As the air chills and days get shorter, it’s common for snowbirds to take their flights south.
Read MorePublished January 6, 2025
WARREN — The Warren Police Department along with Mayor Lori Stone thanked the owners of Pet Beastro in a special acknowledgement at the store’s Warren location Dec. 23 for supporting the Police Department’s K-9 unit with food and supplements.
Read MorePublished January 5, 2025
ROYAL OAK — The Detroit Zoo has a giant addition who is sure to turn some heads.
Read MorePublished January 2, 2025
METRO DETROIT — Cold weather can injure and kill pets, and no breed is entirely safe. Animal control officers are reminding residents to be vigilant, protecting their furry friends from frostbite, falls on ice, hypothermia and other winter woes.
Read MorePublished December 19, 2024
ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Police Department has welcomed an addition to the team, a 19-month-old, 60-pound black Labrador Retriever named Raider.
Read MorePublished December 12, 2024
MADISON HEIGHTS — The lake sturgeon is among the oldest and largest native species of fish in the Great Lakes — living up to 150 years, reaching lengths of more than 6 feet, and weighing more than 200 pounds when fully grown.
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