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Hoping For Homes: Local Humane Societies Share Triumphs And Challenges

By Beth Milligan | Oct. 24, 2022

It’s been a couple of years since the phrase “pandemic puppy” entered our lives, and for those among us who helped empty the shelters and added a new pet to the family in 2020, it might be almost time for another Gotcha Day. But how are our humane societies and animal shelters doing in the wake of the global pandemic? How have they adapted, where are they now, and what do they need from us?

In this week's Northern Express, sister publication of The Ticker, writer Karl Klockars checks in with three major Northern Michigan shelters to find out. Collectively, they have nearly two centuries of animal-care experience among them, and they help find homes for everything from puppies and kittens to guinea pigs, lizards, livestock, and more. Read more about the latest with Traverse City's Cherryland Humane Society, the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, and the Cheboygan County Humane Society in this week's Northern Express, available to read online or on newsstands at nearly 700 spots in 14 counties across northern Michigan.

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