What’s the Large Carnivore Act … and Why Do We Oppose Revisions (HB 5778)?

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Back in 2000, the Michigan Legislature passed a comprehensive act to regulate Large Carnivores. This includes lions, leopards, jaguars, tigers, cougars, panthers, cheetahs; and bears which are native or nonnative to Michigan. It covers both wild and captive bred members … Continued

Community Cats

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This is a preliminary report, but it demonstrates the difficulties associated with feral or community cats, and with determining hoarding. This case from Livingston County has many of the elements of these stories: neighbor disputes, condition (and number) of the … Continued