MHS' Peter Poulos at Rotary

Club President Fred Ollison III, left, welcomes guest speaker Peter Poulos, Community Engagement Manager for the Michigan Humane Society, at the March 14 luncheon meeting of Rotary of Grosse Pointe. To engage the Club, Poulos presented a “pup” quiz that included questions about the humane society as well as fun questions about animals in popular culture.

 

Rotarians learned that the MHS was founded in 1877 and is one of the oldest and largest humane societies in the country. Unfortunately, it investigates over 6,500 charges of animal cruelty a year, which include abandonment, neglect and dog fighting. Over 2,000 families receive pet food once a month through a pet food bank. Finally, one out of every 10 adoptions in the state go through the MHS and 100 percent of all healthy and treatable animals are adopted.  

 

The MHS just christened their new 35,000-square-oot Detroit facility on March 11. The intent is to be an anchor for the community for the next 139 years. To learn more, go to www.michiganhumane.org.

 

(Photo by George R. McMullen Jr.)