Confirmed: Large tiger escapes photo shoot inside vacant Packard Plant
A large tiger escaped during a photo shoot at the abandoned Packard Plant on Detroit’s east side late this morning.
Detroit defends handling of dog found bleeding to death in cramped cage
Detroit officials were quick to defend the seizure of a 2-year-old dog, but they refuse to answer the bigger questions of accountability and deplorable conditions at the shelter.
Beloved family dog dies after being covered in blood, feces at city of Detroit shelter
Veronica Seward was horrified when she saw her 2-year-old pit bull bleeding profusely, laying motionless in a pile of his own feces inside a dirty cage at the Detroit Animal Control Shelter.
Mayor Duggan: City won’t remove animals from Detroit Dog Rescue – for now
The pledge by the mayor means the dogs won’t be seized and euthanized if the rescue group gets its proper paperwork.
Detroit firefighters rescue 22 dogs – mostly puppies – from burning house
The pit bulls were confined to a burning basement.
State launches investigation into 17 animal shelters in Michigan for alleged violations
At least three of the shelters are in metro Detroit and involve privately and publicly run facilities.