DETROIT ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

Do you have room in your home and your heart for a new pet? The BISSELL Pet Foundation is hosting an emergency “Empty the Shelters” adoption event at Detroit Animal Care and Control.

Animal shelters in Michigan are overflowing with animals and Detroit Animal Control is busy.

The shelter has space for 84 and is currently housing 150 dogs.

Each day Detroit Animal Care and Control (DACC) finds dozens of dogs roaming the streets but there is limited space in the building.

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

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.

The plans announced today build on work done over the last two years to begin addressing longstanding challenges at Detroit Animal Care and Control (DACC). New StructureA key part of the citys new plan is a new organizational structure to separate the animal control side of the operation from the care side. Here is a breakdown of the improvements coming to DACC:Customer ServiceExpanding Animal Control operations to 12 hours a day, seven days per week beginning in December. Additional StaffSeven additional animal care technicians for shelter operations to increase the total number to 20. Major facility investmentInvesting $3 million dollars in capital to expand the shelter for capacity and improved operations for both care and control operations.