ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Power Play for Heroes on Nov. 15 not only hosts an entertaining hockey game — it also raises money for a good cause.

METRO DETROIT — For those who seek to build bonds with animals, getting a pet is one way to go. But not everyone has the time or space to commit to a furry friend for years.

SOUTHFIELD — At 11:30 p.m. Oct. 5, the Southfield Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at a single-story home on Spring Arbor Drive, where they located two dogs and 13 puppies inside, relocating the dogs outside the structure.

METRO DETROIT — The Facebook page “For the Love of Louie” helps find lost pets and returns them to their families in happy and sometimes sad reunions.

ROCHESTER — There’s “a cat problem” in the city’s neighborhoods, according to Councilwoman Sara King.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Since opening its doors in 2007, the Animal Welfare Society of Southeastern Michigan has found homes for more than 10,000 dogs and cats.

MOUNT CLEMENS — A dog named Buddy died following a shooting on Aug. 15.

ROYAL OAK — A resident has come up with a way to help dog walkers who might find themselves needing supplies while out for a stroll.

ROYAL OAK — For the first time in the Detroit Zoo’s 96-year history, a baby gorilla has been born at it, and according to the zoo’s experts, the first few weeks of the baby gorilla’s life have been ideal.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The family of Edsel and Eleanor Ford were known for their love of dogs, and that affection for canines is reflected in dog-friendly events held on the grounds of their Grosse Pointe Shores estate.

SOUTHFIELD — Veterinary technician and Southfield resident of 20 years Jeremy Gerhard competed with Maverick, a Pembroke Welsh corgi owned by Sally Slade of Grand Blanc, Michigan, in their fourth international event together at the 2024 World Agility Championship, bringing home a silver medal.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — An animal welfare group is protesting after a local shelter cat, Cleo went missing.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Turtle eggs discovered on the playground of an elementary school two months ago appear to be doing well.

METRO DETROIT — Over the weekend of Memorial Day, a very delicate ecological operation took place. Two peregrine falcon chicks were removed from a nest at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and rehomed within Mount Clemens’ Old Macomb County Building.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Those in search of feline companionship may find it while enjoying a light snack, a drink, and maybe even a movie, thanks to the arrival of a new cat adoption center.

METRO DETROIT — As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, pet owners need to be mindful of their animals’ anxiety. Elaborate fireworks displays, although beautiful to human eyes, for animals, especially dogs, can bring a vast amount of fear and tension.

ROYAL OAK — In honor of her daughter, who died in 2020 due to suicide, Melissa Ambrose-Eidson created a charity event dedicated to the things that her daughter, Tatum, loved.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center has a new rescued opossum, and he is already popular with the community.

METRO DETROIT — It’s 10 p.m. and a howl breaks the calm of an early-summer evening. It doesn’t matter if you are already in bed or up and waiting to see what the night brings as all ears turn to the sound that pierced the darkness.

MADISON HEIGHTS — If left unchecked, feral cats will multiply like rabbits. A female cat can birth 20 or more kittens in one year, and more than 420 kittens in a lifetime. And the life they face outdoors is one fraught with peril, such as starvation, freezing to death or getting hit by traffic.