Meet Your Best Friend at the Law Firm is this Saturday

When people talk about diabetes, they often think of children and adults, but you may want to dig a little deeper. Devan Bianco from Michigan Humane joined Jason Carr on “Live in the D” to explain the symptoms of diabetes commonly found in animals.

Michigan Humane shares some tips and tricks to keep your pet safe

Please join us for this special Local 4 event called “Empty The Shelters” all day Thursday.

Please join us for this special Local 4 event called “Empty The Shelters” all day Thursday.

Right now in Michigan there are 11,000 children in foster care.

As we slowly work our way into the hot months of the year, it’s a time when it’s so important to be aware of our pets, as the heat can be very harsh on our furry friends.

The Pet Food Pantry was created for families and people who are having trouble feeding their pets. So, Michigan Humane is hoping to receive some more help. Viewers can also drop off any type of pet food for the pantry to any of the Michigan Humane locations. Anna Chrisman, from Michigan Humane, also introduced two adorable bonded guinea pigs, sisters, named pumpkin and spice. If you would like to adopt these cute guinea pigs, the Mike Morse Law Firm will cover the standard adoption fees.

BISSELL Pet Foundations (BPF) Empty the Shelters (ETS) event will take place July 10-12. More than 160 of BPFs shelter and rescue partners are participating in this reduced fee adoption event which will aim to find forever homes for thousands of cats and dogs. Nows the time to adopt a new best friend for $25 or less at one of the 40 locations across Michigan. BISSEL said since the program began in 2016, Empty the Shelters has found homes for 37,394 pets and counting. During the COVID-19 pandemic alone, 6,231 pets were adopted during two ETS events executed by appointment only, according to BISSEL.

Chuck and Casey Edwards fostered Brienna Jones. In the past, she’s rarely talked about homelessness, truancy and more -- but now, Brienna Jones is an open book. Just a home until someone permanently adopted Brienna Jones. In November, Brienna Jones became an official part of the family. There’s a lot of great stories that come from adopting teenagers.”Great stories that children like Brienna Jones thought were only fiction.