What is the Michigan Humane Society’s position on pound seizure?
The Michigan Humane Society believes that animal shelters should not provide animals for research. The community should be able to trust that if a companion animal is lost or surrendered to a shelter that it will not end up as a research subject. Selling an animal into research is a violation of the communities trust. What can I do to help? Find out if pound seizure exists in your area. If it does, write a letter to your local government officials informing them about pound seizure and requesting that they end the practice. Don’t assume that your local officials know what pound seizure is. Ordinances could have been created before your local official even took office, so they might not even be aware that pound seizure is occurring in your area. Being helpful and polite is the best way to help get positive change for animals, so make sure to provide them with information on pound seizure and offer suggestions for change. For more information on how to address a law maker, please see www
