pets
Community Updates: Friday, June 30
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-30-2023 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Fire Department, Grand Rapids Police Department, and Kent County Animal Shelter Release Helpful Firework Tips Ahead of Independence Day As Independence Day approaches, many Grand Rapidians may be preparing to...
Community Updates: Friday, November 11
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 11-11-2022 under NEWS
Kent County Encourages Residents to Ensure Their Pets' Safety as Cold Weather Approaches As autumn begins to wind down and the weather grows increasingly colder, the KCSO Animal Control Division and the Kent County Animal Shelter are encouraging...
Happy Cat Cafe encourages visitors to socialize with cats up for adoption
by (Kent Innovation...)
Submitted 12-11-2018 under OPINION
If you’re a cat person, then you may just want to consider paying a visit to Kati Palmurkar’s Happy Cat Cafe in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Being the first official cat cafe in Michigan, the Happy Cat Cafe is a popular feline-themed hangout...
Eastown hosts 'Dog Days of Summer'
by (Eastown Communi...)
Submitted 07-28-2016 under NEWS
Wilcox Park will see its first "Dog Days of Summer"event on Saturday, July 30 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. "Dog Days of Summer" is a festival developed to celebrate dogs and their owners. Wilcox Park is widely known throughout the Eastown...Dog Adoption Day
by (jpawlik)
Submitted 07-05-2016 under
Join Wendy’s of Michigan, owned and operated by Grand Rapids based Meritage Hospitality Group, on Saturday, July 16th from 11:30am-2:00pm for an animal adoption day. The West Michigan Humane Society will be at the Walker Wendy's, located at 3922...Dog Adoption Day
by (jpawlik)
Submitted 07-05-2016 under
Join Wendy’s of Michigan, owned and operated by Grand Rapids based Meritage Hospitality Group, on Saturday, July 9th from 11:30am-2:00pm for an animal adoption day. The West Michigan Humane Society will be at Michigan Street Wendy’s, located at 1061...
Dog training business to open in Baxter neighborhood
by (breensea)
Submitted 04-26-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
A Pleasant Dog, doesn’t just train dogs, they train the humans who love them too. Jenn Gavin, owner of A Pleasant Dog (City dog & People training) had been training dogs for 20 years, when she realized there were no dog trainers in...
Pet ownership limit law proposes wrong answer
by (jon_dunn)
Submitted 07-03-2014 under OPINION
When faced with tragic situations such as animal hoarding cases like the one recently in the Creston neighborhood, it is a natural reaction to consider an ordinance that would try to prevent the situation from happening again. However, it is best to...
Creston neighbors meet to discuss Grand Rapids's lack of pet ordinance
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 06-25-2014 under NEWS
On June 11, neighbors in the Riverside Gardens area of Northeast Grand Rapids met in the basement of Second Congregational Church to discuss the city’s lack of a pet ordinance. Mac Brown from Creston Neighborhood Association led the discussion...
Ferret shelter finds new homes for abandoned pets
by (rpontius)
Submitted 10-10-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
When Dee Gage added two ferrets to her family in 1996, she didn’t expect to become the founder of The West Michigan Ferret Connection (WMFC) shelter. “If you had told me I would be doing this 11 years ago, I would have said you were...