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  • The Rescue Pet Project Finding Pets Forever Homes

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    Another episode of the WCSX Rescue Pet Project features 4 loveable pets looking for forever homes

    In a recent visit to one of my favorite places, Macomb County Animal Control. Got a tip from my friend Lori about four loveable pets in need of a forever home. A Few that have been at the shelter for a while.

    Along with my trusty cameraman, Will Spurrier, I went to Mt Clemens to take a look for ourselves.

    Macomb County Animal Control

    Just off the path of
    21417 Dunham Rd, Clinton Township, Groesbeck Hwy.

    Say hello to Sara, a lovely 6-year-old black and white pit bull mix with a heart as big as her smile.

    If you’re looking for a loyal, mellow best friend who will be happy just to hang out with you, Sara is your girl!

    Lupe the Dog

    Lupe is a 4-year-old Pit Bull spayed Female. A sweet, smart, and playful girl looking for a forever home. Full of love and belly rubs!

    Very eager to please, especially if you have treats and toys.

    Lupe gets along with other dogs and is a great companion at dog parks or walks.

    Abe is a smart cookie who is incredibly treat-motivated. ( will do anything for a snack.)

    Do you have a fenced-in yard where he can run and play and burn off a case of the zoomies? He loves other dogs and is ready to play. Abe just might be your perfect match.

    Penny the pit bull

    A one-of-a-kind beauty with a heart of gold!

    A 4-year-old white pit bull mix with a unique spotted coat. Penny is affectionate and adorable.

    This loving girl is spayed, up to date on all vaccines, and ready for her fur-ever home.

    Come meet Penny today and her friends – she might just be your perfect match!

    Interested in Adopting?

    If you are interested in adopting any of our pets featured on the Rescue Pet Project or another homeless pet.

    Visit the Macomb County Animal Control.

    Walk-in adoption hours are Monday -Friday from 10 am -4 pm

    21417 Dunham Rd, Clinton Township, MI, United States, 48036

    • animalcontrol@macombgov.orgEmail

    Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin’ Scott has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for 30-plus years. With 40 years of experience in radio. When he’s not out on the streets for WCSX, you can find him devoting time to local charities with his, “Screamin Angels”; and for 16 years with Rock 4 Tots charity. And last 10 years with his local band, “Chit!.” Screamin Scott likes to write about nostalgic Detroit area memories, classic rock, and local metro Detroit topics.

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  • Fatal dog-mauling lawsuit claims Detroit’s no-kill model is dangerous

    Fatal dog-mauling lawsuit claims Detroit’s no-kill model is dangerous

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    Harold Phillips was fatally mauled by three dogs in Detroit.

    Harold Phillips was walking home from the bus stop on Detroit’s west side when three dogs viciously attacked him in January.

    The 35-year-old father of six died about a week later.

    Now his wife Shauntaye Phillips is suing the dogs’ owners Roy and Trevina Phillips, Detroit Animal Care and Control (DACC), former Animal Control Director Mark Kumpf, interim Director Lori Sowle, two investigators, and the nonprofit that helps find homes for neglected dogs, Friends of Detroit Animal Care and Control.

    The lawsuit suggests that attempts by the nonprofit and city to avoid euthanasia have created a dangerous environment for Detroiters. The no-kill model is “utterly ineffective, reckless, and deadly,” the lawsuit argues.

    According to the lawsuit, the dogs that attacked Phillips have been a constant nuisance and were known to be dangerous. In fact, the dogs’ owners were sued in April 2023 for after several of their canines attacked a Detroit man.

    In February 2021, Roy Goodman was charged with a misdemeanor for failing to keep an animal from being a nuisance or engaging in menacing behavior after two of his dogs bit a 5-year-old child he had been watching. He was fined $240.

    Even though DACC deemed one of the dogs to be dangerous, the city returned the canine to the Goodmans, the lawsuit states.

    In March 2021, Trevina Goodman was charged with a misdemeanor for having more than two animals, but she failed to show up for court so a warrant was issued for her arrest. She wasn’t arraigned until after Phillips’s death.

    “Mr. Phillips was sadly no match for the pack mentality of the Goodmans’ dogs,” the lawsuit, filed by attorney Paul Huebner, states. “With their more than sufficient bite force, the Goodmans’ dogs tore the flesh from Mr. Phillips’ body focusing it would seem on the vulnerable inner upper extremity of Mr. Phillips’ right side — chewing a literal hole into his arm.”

    Phillips, who was a rapper and business owner, was in a medically induced coma after the attack. One of his arms was amputated.

    Detroit has a history of fatal dog attacks, which experts blame on irresponsible ownership and the city’s lack of resources to handle an abundance of neglected and stray canines, as Metro Times reported in a cover story in October 2019.

    City officials stepped up enforcement after 9-year-old Emma Hernandez was fatally attacked by three undernourished pit bulls in August 2019. Detroit City Council strengthened its dangerous animal ordinance in February 2020 by adding a provision called “Emma’s Clause,” which requires DACC to investigate and evaluate all complaints about dangerous animals.

    Detroit declined to comment for this story, citing active litigation. Metro Times couldn’t reach Friends of DACC for comment.

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