All across the country the foreclosure crisis has hit really hard.  First and foremost, it has put many families living situations in jeopardy. This has had a ripple effect on all aspects of the economy. One effect is an increasing number of displaced pets. This is one of those things that is easy to overlook.

If people cannot keep their homes, then they certainly are going to have a hard time with the upkeep of the family pet. Animal shelters that were probably already overburdened, are now facing even more crowded conditions. No doubt it is heartbreaking to have to give up a cherished pet in the face of financial difficulty. But this is much better than the alternative: neglecting the pet because the family is stressed out.

If you are fortunate enough to be able to give a little extra, consider adopting a pet from a local shelter. Whatever the reason those animals are there, welcoming an animal into your home is a great opportunity.

The Macomb County Animal Shelter provides shelter for pets and facilitates pet adoptions. They also have a pet lost and found, in case you are not seeking a new pet, but looking for the one you used to have.

Macomb County Animal Shelter
21417 Dunham Rd
Clinton Township, MI 48036
(586) 469-5115

From Jeannie Sample, the author of Happy in Horse Poop: The Entremanureal Journey

By Jeannie Sample-Author of "Happy in Horse Poop: The Entremanureal Journey"

Jeannie Sample Author of Happy in Horse Poop: The Entremanureal Journey

An early-morning German bank customer had a bit of a shock when he found a horse already in line at the automatic teller machine in front of him. It seems the horse's owner, identified only as Wolfgang H., had a bit too much to drink the night before and decided to sleep it off inside the bank's heated foyer, police said Tuesday.

In Macomb County and all over the Metro Detroit area, those cute little wiggly nosed bunnies are in your flowers again.  They sniff out yummy morsels and chomp away all night long.  But there is a way to keep them only eating grass.  Try deodorant soap shavings or dried blood meal sprinkled in your garden. According to the Farmer's Almanac, this is a sure fire way to keep bunnies from your precious flowers!

The Rescue Barn, home of the stories from the book by Jeannie Sample, “Happy in Horse Poop: The Entremanureal Journey” is finally open to the public starting on Mother’s Day weekend, March 12-13, 2007.  (You can read excerpts here on MacombCountyVoice.com under Macomb County Pets)  Here, you can see many of the great animals that have been depicted in the book and enjoy a