Susan Houser
Worth Watching – Niagara County, NY
Niagara County (population 216,000) is in the far western part of New York state and includes the Niagara Falls area. The county is just...
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Susan Houser
- Jan 19, 2015
- 2 min
Buncombe County, NC
Asheville is a city of almost 90,000 people located in the mountains of western North Carolina. It is the county seat of Buncombe County,...
Susan Houser
- Jan 11, 2015
- 2 min
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore is an independent city in Maryland with 622,000 human residents. The Baltimore metro area has about 2.7 million people. Animal...
Susan Houser
- Dec 22, 2014
- 2 min
Williamson County, TX
The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter (WCRAS), located in Texas just north of Austin, provides animal sheltering services for...
Susan Houser
- Dec 12, 2014
- 1 min
Alpena County, MI
Alpena County is located in the far northern part of Michigan’s lower peninsula, bordering Lake Huron. It is a predominantly rural county...
Susan Houser
- Dec 8, 2014
- 2 min
Aquidneck Island, RI
Newport County in Rhode Island (population 83,000) lies along Narragansett Bay, and there are several islands in the bay that are part of...
Susan Houser
- Dec 5, 2014
- 1 min
Worth Watching – Downriver, MI
Downriver Central Animal Control (DCAC, formerly the Southgate Animal Shelter) is a cooperative animal control and sheltering...
Susan Houser
- Dec 2, 2014
- 2 min
Roscommon County, MI
Roscommon County is located in the northern part of Michigan’s lower peninsula, in the Au Sable State Forest area. There are no...
Susan Houser
- Nov 28, 2014
- 2 min
Otsego County, MI
Otsego County is located in a rural area in the northern part of Michigan’s lower peninsula, and has a population of about 23,000 people....
Susan Houser
- Nov 24, 2014
- 2 min
Montmorency County, MI
Montmorency County, Michigan, is located in the northern part of Michigan’s lower peninsula, and has about 10,000 residents. Up until...
Susan Houser
- Nov 20, 2014
- 2 min
Midland County, MI
Midland County, as you would expect from the name, is located near the center of Michigan. It is primarily rural, neither wealthy nor...
Susan Houser
- Nov 17, 2014
- 2 min
90% Reported – Kitsap County, WA
[NOTE: The 90% Reported category lists communities whose animal shelter systems report having been at a 90%+ live release rate for at...
Susan Houser
- Nov 14, 2014
- 1 min
Marquette County, MI
Marquette County is located in the upper peninsula of Michigan and has about 67,000 residents. The city of Marquette, with about 21,000...
Susan Houser
- Nov 12, 2014
- 2 min
Worth Watching – St. Paul, MN
[NOTE: The Worth Watching category lists communities whose animal shelter systems are doing substantially better than average, but have...
Susan Houser
- Nov 8, 2014
- 2 min
Copper Country, MI
Keweenaw, Houghton, and Baraga counties are located in a mostly rural area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Together, they form a...
Susan Houser
- Nov 6, 2014
- 1 min
Grosse Ile, MI
Grosse Ile Township consists of a large island and several smaller islands adjacent to Detroit. The area has about 10,000 residents. The...
Susan Houser
- Nov 3, 2014
- 1 min
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco is a combined city and county located in northern California. It has a population of about 837,000 people. The city/county...
Susan Houser
- Oct 30, 2014
- 2 min
Gogebic County, MI
Gogebic County in Michigan and Iron County in Wisconsin are located across the state boundary from each other at the western end of...
Susan Houser
- Oct 26, 2014
- 2 min
Delta County, MI
Delta County is located in Michigan’s upper peninsula and has over 37,000 residents. The county seat is the city of Escanaba, with 13,000...
Susan Houser
- Oct 19, 2014
- 2 min
Crawford County, MI
Crawford County in northern Michigan has a population of about 14,000, including the county seat of Grayling. The AuSable Valley Animal...
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