Animal control is hosting several adoption events in an effort to clear out the shelter before they move to a new facility.

Detroit has a messy history with dogs.

In August, Detroit Animal Care and Control took in 790 unwanted dogs -- a new record.

Adoptions take place daily at Detroit Animal Care from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The capacity of DACC is 86 for dogs, and now they’re just over 200. Most were young, too, two years and under.

A call for help has been issued as Detroit Animal Care and Control no longer has a veterinarian.

A new animal shelter and office building for Detroit Animal Care and Control is expected to begin construction in January and open before the end of 2023.

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Adoption fees are getting waived through the weekend at Detroit Animal Care and Control in honor of National Dog Day.

Adoption fees are being waived for nearly two weeks at Detroit Animal Care as part of an “Empty the Shelters” program.

To celebrate the Detroit Tigers’ home opener this weekend, Detroit Animal Care and Control is waiving all adoption fees for adoptable pets through Monday.

To kick off the new year, a Detroit animal shelter is offering free pet adoptions and waiving licensing fees through Tuesday.

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

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Nearly 50 dogs found new homes on Friday. Now Detroit Animal Care and Control hopes another dozen will find new families on Saturday.

Animal shelters were seeing more people adopting and fostering pets at the beginning of the pandemic.

The Detroit Dog Rescue is reportedly meeting animal control trucks on the street to take in dogs to avoid them having to be taken in at the Detroit Animal Care and Control’s facility.

DETROIT – Last month Detroit Animal Care and Control got a call about a puppy that was wedged underneath a car. They thought the dog may never walk again, but now they’re optimistic about the puppy making a full recovery because it has a new set of wheels. “She was unable to use her back legs and she was in quite a bit of pain,” Dr. Patricia Bigwood said. Detroit Animal Care and Control knew they needed to get the dog a set of wheels if she was ever going to move like a dog again. Nibbles is still going through her recovery process but she will be up for adoption over the next couple of months.