August 15, 2025 • 29 mins
Marie Sklaad and Trisha Plovie talk about the great things of animal adoption.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to Light Up the D, a focus on what's
happening in our community from the people who make it happen.
Here's your host, iHeartMedia Detroit Market President Colleen Grant.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Good morning and welcome to another episode of Light Up
the D I'm your host, Colleen Grant.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Thanks for joining me today. I have two special guests.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
They're doing some great work in the community and I'm
excited to speak with them. The first is Maurice glad
She's the president of the Michigan Animal Adoption Network and
the Animal Care Network on The Michigan Animal Adoption Network
is the nonprofit supporting her work. It's the organization dedicated
to animal care, rescue and adoption in Metro Detroit, and
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the Animal Care Network is the group of volunteers who
go out and spend weekends and their weekdays in income
challenge areas across PNIAK providing food, shelter, resources, and sterilization services.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
For pets and their owners.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Animal Care networks one national acclaim and recognition for this
unique program that hits the streets assisting animals in need
of rescue or assistance. Joining us from Michigan Animal Adoption
Network and Animal Care network is Marie Sclad and joining
her today is Tricia Plov. And Trisha is with Canine
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Companions Rescue Center, a nonprofit founded in two thousand and
four for the purpose of working with the community and
area animal control agencies to promote the adoption of dogs
without families. They advocate spaying and neutering animals and provide
support and education to the community regarding the proper care
of dogs. CCRC is based in Oakland County and rescues
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dogs throughout Michigan. Please join us and also welcoming from
Canine Companions Rescue Center, Tricia Plovy, Tricia and Marie, thank
you for joining us today.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Thank you for having us. Appreciate it. So why don't
we start with you? Marie? How do you get started
in animal welfare?
Speaker 4 (02:00):
So I'm an old dog now doing this a long time,
and interestingly enough, you know, with the power of radio.
Almost forty years ago, I heard a public service announcement
of a small shelter that needed volunteers, and I called
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them to see if they needed some volunteers and what
they needed.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
And I remember.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
My first day of volunteering like it was yesterday, and
turned the clock forward forty years later, I'm still here,
not on the euthanasia list, and we're still doing what
we have to do on behalf of the animals in
our community.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
You got hooked and it just touched your heart, and
here you are, many many years later, supporting animal care
in our communities, which is just a beautiful, beautiful thing
that you do. Thank you and Trisha, how about you?
How did you get started in animalware welfare?
Speaker 5 (02:57):
Yes, so I went to an adoption event CCRC was
hosting and we adopted our dog from him from them.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
It was about ten years.
Speaker 5 (03:05):
Ago, and I asked them how I could get involved
and they had a little jar for donations on the
table and I said, you.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Know, what do you need? How can I make an impact?
Speaker 5 (03:14):
And they said, well, we're always looking for fosters And
I thought, oh, how easy does that sound.
Speaker 6 (03:20):
It's not quite that easy, right, It's a lot of
time and it's a lot of you know, just you
have to deal with a lot of different things, which
is also you know, so fulfilling.
Speaker 5 (03:31):
But you know, ten years later, seventy two foster dogs later,
and here I am.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
That's great. I appreciate the work you guys do. And
you know, one of the things I really love.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Marie.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I've known you for a long time, and you know,
I'm always so impressed about your dedication to actually hitting
the streets. It's not just about raising money and providing services.
You were out there touching the animals and ensuring that
they are well cared for every weekend and trying to
help owners get resources as they need. Tell me a
little bit about the state of animal welfare at this time.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Well, you know, we are still the entire industry is
extremely challenged at this point. Still, not much has changed
really post COVID. Finding veterinarians, getting vet appointments, staffing, availability,
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all of that still remains really really challenging. And as
a matter of fact, last month, when I was doing outreach,
I happened to meet a family and North Hill Farms
in Pontiac, which is kind of the projects area, and
lovely family adopted a little kitten. The kittens maybe five
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six weeks of age, and she wants to get us sterilized.
That they have to have the animal sterilized. We'll pay
for it through one of our grants in order to
be a recipient of the program.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
And in my mind, I'm thinking.
Speaker 4 (05:00):
By the time I get this kitten in, it can
potentially have one litter and be pregnant again.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
And to go to a corporate.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Beat because many of the mom and pop veterinarians have
been bought out by corporate you know, we can't afford
neither can these owners six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred.
Speaker 7 (05:19):
Dollars for that procedure.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
So, you know, it's been quite challenging still an animal
welfare And as we go through the segment, I'm going
to talk about a project that we're working on which
we're going to really kick off at the Comedy Ball
to kind of make things to relieve some of that
pressure and make things a little easier for citizens to
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get back care for their animals.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Oh, that's great. We look forward to hearing about that.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
And Tricia, explain how your foster based program works. What's
the state of foster care these days for animals?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Sure?
Speaker 5 (05:55):
So with CCRC, all of our dogs go immediately into
foster care, and that's for a couple of reasons. It
allows us to get to know them and their behaviors.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
It also allows them.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
To decompress and just unwind from the circumstances that they're
coming from. But it allows us to make the best
adoption match for them possible.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
So tell me how your organizations work together. So, I actually.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Have known CCRC almost from their inception, and I watch
a lot of groups from AFAR and when we were
talking about hosting this event, we wanted to have a partner,
and they were the first group that I thought of.
They are extremely well respected in the community. They do
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right by their animals. They have a huge, dedicated team,
and you know, last year was our first time event.
We feel that we hit a grand slam with the event,
and organizations have just kind of meshed together. Their efforts
in the community is different than ours, and their work
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so potentially combined, it's really been beneficial on behalf of
the animals in our community.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Yeah, it seems very very complementary what you do that
you really envelop a great scope of animal care between
all three organizations.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Correct, correct, Tricia, talk.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
To us a little bit about the animal adoption process
at CCRC.
Speaker 5 (07:34):
Sure, someone would simply go to our website CCRC doogs
dot com and they would see all.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Of our available dogs.
Speaker 5 (07:41):
They would simply fill out a short application about their
home environment, why they're looking which dog they're interested in,
or what type of dog they would be interested in
the future, and someone from CCRC calls them, usually within
twenty four hours. It's very quick, and they will usually
set up a meet and greet to make sure that
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you know the to the dog and the human are
compatible and that it's a good fit.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
So it's a very simple process. And is there an
adoption fee?
Speaker 5 (08:13):
There is, So the adoption fee for puppies is three
hundred dollars. The adoption fee goes towards their span neuter,
their heartworm testing, medicine, flee in tick medicine, They get
microchipped and they're basically ready to go, and that also
includes their first vet appointment and then also tips and
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additional training should the dog meet additional training as well.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
So it's pretty encompassing.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Appreciate that three hundred dollars can't possibly cover the cost
of all of those things. I mean for what somebody
would pay to go get all of that done. I mean,
your organization is really helping underwrite the cost of the
vast majority of the service. It sounds like because three
hundred dollars, as Maria just said, when you know, we
know that you go and get these services done and
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adds up so quickly with animals.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
It does it, really does it. We have some great
partners that we work with.
Speaker 5 (09:07):
Too, calleing, but yes, and that's why we fundraise all
the time and do events to help raise money.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
And if somebody's interested in helping your organization through funds,
how would they help specifically CCRC.
Speaker 5 (09:19):
Yes, they can go to the website ccrcdogs dot com
and there's multiple ways that they can help donate or
even choose to fill up the app and volunteer.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
With us too.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
And where do the animals come from that you accept
in your rescue organization?
Speaker 3 (09:33):
They're all in Michigan.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
They all come from various animal controls of Michigan. Our
operations manager is always going to the different animal control
units and looking at the dogs that we think we
have great chances of getting adopted. And that's where they
come from. We don't go out of state. It's all
from our community in Michigan.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
So somebody goes to CCRC dogs dot com, they can
see can they see all the dogs?
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Then there, yes, the see all the dogs.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
Now if a dog, if say dogs just came in today,
they may not be up on the site yet, but yes,
they can see the adoptable dogs, the ones that have
been vetted, they're ready to go to their forever family,
and they can fill.
Speaker 3 (10:11):
Up the app. And what what kind of dogs might
people see on there? Cute ones? Did you guys hear
that they are cute dogs there? You're gonna want them?
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Yes, exactly, But I mean it runs the gamut, big, small,
elderly puppies. All different types of breeds come through our
rescue so and they're all especially cute, and you know,
some come with different needs as well, so and that's
where the education part comes. And if someone's going to
adopt a dog that has you know, needs outside of
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the normal dog, then we would walk them through what
they would need to do and all that.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
But I love that you put it that way, because
when you get a dog, it's it's you know, it's
a new family member. And you guys know every member
of your family is different, nobody's alike.
Speaker 3 (10:57):
You know.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
You always say, I can't believe how different my canids
are from each other, and they came for me or
my all my siblings are so different from me, And
it's just the same thing with a dog. Get you
get a dog and ends up being another family member
that you're going to spend its life with. You become
have that devoted relationship that you keep with them forever,
and they have their own personality. And that's just the
most beautiful thing about what happens when you bring an
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animal into your household is that very special personality that
you start to learn about with them. And if they
have special needs, that's just part of the special dog
that they are, and there's somebody perfect just for that.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Dog as well. Totally free.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Hey, Marie, let's talk about animal outreach, you know, explain
what an animal outreach organization does in the community.
Speaker 4 (11:45):
So as far as as the Animal Care Network is concerned,
we have targeted really for almost the past thirty five years.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
We started working in other cities.
Speaker 4 (11:56):
However, we noticed that the city of Pontiac not a
lot of resources out in that area of Oakland County
for pet owners, and we specifically target targeted Pontiac. Initially,
when we started, there were packs of dogs in Pontiac
everywhere everywhere. Ultimately, packs of dogs can become an extreme
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danger to the community. So it took us about twelve years,
literally about twelve years of trapping and trapping and trapping.
There are no more packs of dogs. If you see
a dog running, maybe somebody left the gate open or
they just you know, went out the front door. But
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we have maintained a wonderful relationship with our friends out
at Oakland County Animal Care and Control.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
We work cooperatively.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
So when we have a dedicated phone line and we
have our manager that's out about four days, and we
our larger teams are out on the weekends, someone will
call us they are in need of food assistance.
Speaker 7 (13:08):
So we let.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
Them know that a their animal has to be sterilized
before we provide services. We will cover the cost of
the sterilizations through one of our grants. Also we can
we are the supplemental source of food, not.
Speaker 7 (13:26):
The primary source of food.
Speaker 4 (13:29):
If we are the primary, even though it is a
little challenging these days, they may need to consider giving
up the animal because we are there as supplemental. We
try to spread our funds as best we can.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Currently, we and we track everything.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Currently we are servicing about three hundred families a month.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Wow wow, that's extraordinary.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
So, and we do food and we try to target
the food. We purchase the food because for digest ustive reasons.
We want to keep the animals on the same food
and so we buy about eight pallets of food a month.
And then if you choose to keep your animal living
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in strictly outdoor conditions, we don't recommend or support. However,
we do understand that that happens. If that is in
fact the case, we want your animal to have proper shelter,
a proper collar, a tie out straw, and then talk
to them about when the weather is extreme to please
bring the animals in.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
So we work with the owner to.
Speaker 7 (14:37):
Develop a good, healthy pet community.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
And if in fact we are not making any progress
with the owner and we feel that the animal is
at risk, that's when we call our friends in at
Oakland County. At that point, we've given you every opportunity
and they're the big guys that step in.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
And what kinds of situations do you see when you're
doing our outreach work.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
You know, Colleen, it has been in forty years. I
mean we've seen some of the worst of the worst.
You know, embedded chains in an animal's neck that's filled
with maggots, that really the only option is youth in
Asia because the animal is too far gone.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
You know, it's we.
Speaker 7 (15:19):
Don't so much like to talk about the stories.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
Not everybody really wants to hear because because it can
be challenging. And you know, our whole goal is we're
the good guys. We're here to help you, okay, and
we want your animals to be healthy and happy and
live with you for their whole lives because many of
these in many cases, if these animals were surrendered, they
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would be deemed unadoptable. You know, we have we have
a lot of two whiles I want to rip your
face off, Okay that ultimately, you know, people, we deal
with a lot of pit bulls and pit bull mixes.
Speaker 7 (15:55):
Which for me is one of my favorite breeds.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
You know, you get a good pit bull, so medium.
Speaker 4 (15:59):
Sized dog, it's short hair, they're fiercely loyal versus the
chuil that wants to just kill you. And you know
that animal, if it were to be surrendered, I can
pretty much guarantee that it would be on the ethan
Asia list because it would be deemed unadaptable and not
really be chosen by a rescue group because that animal
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just would never be considered. You know, they're fearful, they
don't know what's happened to them. So you know, it's
just a variety of situations. You never know what That's
one of the reasons why I love it is every
single time we go, I'm the captain for this weekend
as well with my team, you never know what's going
to happen, and it's always an adventure.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
Well, and you're helping three hundred animals a month.
Speaker 4 (16:44):
You said, right, three hundred households I have sold.
Speaker 7 (16:48):
I have some households that have forty animals.
Speaker 2 (16:52):
Did you say forty four zero four zero? How do
they care for forty animals? I mean with yours support?
I mean because you said you are the support mechanism,
not the primary mechanism.
Speaker 4 (17:04):
So you know there's sadly there are just cats everywhere.
You know, cats is just such a huge concern, and
so you know you have an l dated person. Maybe
you know, somebody let their cat out. Now it's become
lost or stray, and now it's found its way to
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a caregiver. Well, now we kind of tease that they
tell their friends and one comes to comes.
Speaker 3 (17:31):
Time comes. Now we got.
Speaker 4 (17:32):
Litters and okay, so but the deal is is that
we work with that owner on getting the feral cats
that show up at their house sterilized so that we
don't become part of the problem and that we're supporting
that problem.
Speaker 7 (17:48):
So on average when I.
Speaker 4 (17:50):
Do them my outreach days, we see about one hundred animals.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Wow, that's extraordinary.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
It really is what types of new projects are in
the works, Marie.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
What are you guys working on these days?
Speaker 4 (18:04):
And this is one of the things that we are
actually going to launch at the Comedy Mall. When I
had mentioned about the challenge of veterinary care, especially in.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
You know, you don't as in many.
Speaker 4 (18:17):
Industries, corporates have come in in a lot of different industries.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
It has also.
Speaker 7 (18:21):
Happened into the veterinary industry as well.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Corporates don't set up shop in disadvantaged areas.
Speaker 7 (18:28):
They're a business. They are a for profit business.
Speaker 4 (18:31):
They're not coming into areas with that low income. That's
not their mo So our and I've already been working
on this for the last several months.
Speaker 7 (18:42):
Our goal is to open a clinic in Pontiac.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
We are looking to vaccinate, just start slow and then
to eventually sterilize at an extremely low cost.
Speaker 7 (18:57):
You know, we're a nonprofit, so We're just looking to.
Speaker 4 (19:00):
Cover our hard costs and we're looking to launch in January.
We have a site visit schedule and we have three
locations that we're going to visit and hopefully set up
shop starting in January and get these animals vaccinated and sterilized.
Speaker 7 (19:18):
And not have to worry about how to get this done.
Speaker 3 (19:22):
Marie.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
If somebody's interested in helping support your efforts, where should
they go?
Speaker 4 (19:26):
They can go to our website, Michigan Animal Adoptionnetwork dot org.
Speaker 7 (19:30):
They can follow us.
Speaker 4 (19:32):
On Facebook, which is also Michigan Animal Adoption Network. We're
very active on social media every day, as are our
friends at CCRC. You always know what we're doing on
both sides and where your donations and what they are supporting.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Do either of your organizations receive any type of government funding?
Speaker 3 (19:52):
We do not.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
No, you don't either, Trisha. So how are you guys
funded in general?
Speaker 3 (19:57):
General? Tricia? You go ahead and start donation funded.
Speaker 5 (20:02):
So that's why our fundraising efforts are huge. That's what
goes towards helping us bring these animals in, care for them,
get them vetted, and then get them in the right
the right owners and the right.
Speaker 3 (20:16):
Families and Marie.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Same thing with Michigan Animal Adoption Network.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Same thing.
Speaker 4 (20:22):
We have a couple of Grand Tours that we've been
working with for many, many years, mostly just really for
our sterilization and our wellness care which we established about
five years ago. Many of these animals, whether they have
skin infections, ear infections, whatever that may be, they will
silently suffer as the owner cannot afford to offer that.
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So our wellness grant we give each owner a stipen
of a two hundred dollars to get their animal with
one of our partners and to get the animal seen,
to get on medication and to clear up whatever they
have going on.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
So and excitingly enough, you have another thing that's going
to help raise funds coming up, a wonderful event.
Speaker 3 (21:07):
Tell us about that.
Speaker 4 (21:09):
So that's also this is year two for the No
Ball's comedy Ball No Balls, because that's going to support
our serialization programs. And it's on a Sunday, September twenty eighth.
It's out at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle. Our comedian is
a young man by the name of Matt con conn
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He's actually a Gross Point native and he wrote a
book and he's writing a pilot and he was absolutely
hilarious and so we're very excited about working with him.
And our tickets are just one hundred dollars. You can
go on to Mark Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle on the
website and purchase your tickets.
Speaker 7 (21:49):
We also have sponsorships available.
Speaker 4 (21:52):
That you can find out either on either of the
ORCS websites, and we're looking for sponsors.
Speaker 7 (21:59):
We appreciate all that folks.
Speaker 4 (22:00):
That everything in the you folks at iHeart had done
for us as well to support our efforts, and we're
truly grateful.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
And that is specifically to support your wellness and steril
sterilization programs.
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Correct. And the date again is.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
Sunday, September twenty eighth at Mark Ridley's in Royal Oak.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Great venue to see a show.
Speaker 2 (22:24):
So you're looking for something to do to help a
great organization, that's the one September twenty eighth at Mark
Ridley's and you get tickets, you can go to Mark
Ridley's website to buy your tickets the one hundred bucks.
Speaker 3 (22:34):
And again it's to see Matt.
Speaker 2 (22:37):
Kona right Cohn, Matt, I'm sorry, Matt Cohn, Matt Khan,
all right and you guys, somebody's probably listening and they're like,
this is right up my alley, just like that happened
to you ages ago. Mhurrie you said, you know, you
remember your first volunteer opportunity, and somebody's probably listening.
Speaker 3 (22:55):
They're like, this is right up my ali.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
Animal welfare helping rescue animals or assisting with animal adoption
with you, Trisha, you guys tell us how a person
can get involved if they want to volunteer.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
There are a few ways.
Speaker 5 (23:09):
So they can go to our website again CCRC dogs
dot com and they can fill out a volunteer application
and the volunteer opportunities. You know, our biggest need is
probably fosters. The more fosters we have calling, the more
dogs we can bring in and get adopted out.
Speaker 3 (23:24):
So that's probably the biggest need. But there are other
things that they can get involved with.
Speaker 5 (23:28):
We have an administration office that they can help do
dog enrichment, put together you know, dog treats and fill
congs with peanut butter and things like that for the dogs.
Speaker 3 (23:38):
They can also help us with adoption events.
Speaker 5 (23:40):
So whatever someone's interest is, we can accommodate that.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
We always need good volunteers.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Well, let's talk about your greatest need, which is foster homes.
What kind of household makes a good foster home?
Speaker 3 (23:54):
People that.
Speaker 5 (23:57):
Are, you know, invested in helping the dog to acclimate.
So you've got to give them time to unwind and
decompress from the circumstances that they're coming from. Even if
it was a short stint at animal control, it takes
a while. So people that are patient, people that are loving,
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that are willing to open their homes and know that
maybe a rug might get soiled every now and then
because some of the dogs are still learning right, or
something might get chewed up, but that all goes with
the territory. But to watch these dogs decompress when they
come in your home and know that you're able to
feed them and give them the love and attention that
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they need, Oh my gosh, there's nothing more rewarding than that.
So I would say, if you're interested in fostering, we
would love to have a conversation with you.
Speaker 3 (24:47):
Give us a call and we can see if it's
a fit. That's great. And Marie, what about you?
Speaker 2 (24:51):
If somebody's interested in volunteering with your one of your
two organizations, how would they get involved.
Speaker 4 (24:56):
They can, whether they choose to do outreached on the
streets with us, they can. We have a lot of retirees,
you know, you're looking for some to do. You love animals, uh,
you know, outreach delivering food is a little different. That's
pretty much where we're focused. You know, as we open
the clinic, we would look for folks to you.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Know, check people in.
Speaker 4 (25:17):
And make sure that the animals as they have their surgery,
that they're that they are coming out of surgery, that
they're doing okay. Working with the owners, so whether it's
the Animal Care Network or Canine Companions, we have a
volunteer opportunity that will be probably the most rewarding thing
you'll ever do when it comes to animal welfare.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Well, and everybody needs to make a note in January
that clinic is going to be opening and you're going
to need an extra hand here and there to keep
it running smoothly. And as you said, it's going to start,
which is some of the most basic needs. But ultimately
the things that you want to be able to do
to serve the community there, to keep animals healthy and
happy and safe and well fed, are just going to
be you know grow and growfully every year with the
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help of people's people volunteering. What is it that you
really love about what you do most?
Speaker 3 (26:07):
Trisha, let's start with you.
Speaker 5 (26:09):
I love that we are a voice for these animals
when they don't have a voice themselves.
Speaker 3 (26:15):
And what does that mean to you?
Speaker 5 (26:17):
That means that, you know, sometimes they're in horrible situations
and circumstances, and we can be their voice by getting
them out of that horrible situation, giving them a better life,
and also impacting the families that adopt them.
Speaker 3 (26:32):
I mean, it goes hand to hand.
Speaker 5 (26:33):
It fills the dog's heart as well as the family's
heart to be able to help out.
Speaker 3 (26:38):
And Marie, what about you, what is it that you
love about what you do?
Speaker 4 (26:42):
I I kind of second what Tricia mentioned. You know,
when we do outreach, because you really never know what's
going to happen. There's always there's always an addressor to
that we are either scheduled to visit because maybe it
was a cruelty complaint or that you know, we're driving
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on our outreach efforts on the streets and we find
a poppy in the middle of Woodward. You know that
ultimately would be a huge risk if we were not
at the right place at the right time.
Speaker 7 (27:14):
So I feel every single time I.
Speaker 4 (27:17):
Go, there was a reason that I was supposed to
be where I was, where I ended up, or you know,
just to make a difference in potentially one or two
or one hundred animals lives in the course of a day.
Speaker 3 (27:33):
That's fantastic.
Speaker 2 (27:34):
And Marie tell us again, so everybody knows how to
get tickets and what they're going to get tickets to
to support your guys's organizations.
Speaker 3 (27:40):
Give us another rundown if you would please.
Speaker 4 (27:42):
So the event is on Sunday, September twenty eighth a
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royalo. You can go to
the Mark Ridley's website. Tickets are available. They host all
their list all their events. Matt Kahn from Gross Point
is our lead and the tickets are one hundred dollars
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and it's an absolute blast. We have awesome auction items,
lives deputy for a day with the Oakland County Sheriff's Department,
you know, a week long stay at a B and B,
and great silent.
Speaker 7 (28:19):
Auction items as well.
Speaker 4 (28:20):
We have a fabulous meal and thanks to CCRC.
Speaker 7 (28:24):
You're going to meet some awesome puppies. You get to
two ons puppies.
Speaker 2 (28:28):
Oh, there's actual adoption there too. Then we don't actually
do adoptions.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
We just bring animals for photo apps because everybody wants
to get their photo and puppies. However, if there is animals,
you're more than welcome to fill out an adoption application
at the event for any of the animals that are
on site.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
That's great, all right, Well, our guest today Maurice Glide,
president of the Michigan Animal Adoption Network and the Animal
Care Network, and Trisha Plovy from Canine Companions Rescue Center.
You guys, best wishes to you on a veruccessful Noball's
Comedy event at Mark Woodley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak
on September twenty eighth. I hope it's hugely successful, and
thank you for all the work you're doing to support
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animals in our community.
Speaker 3 (29:10):
We certainly appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (29:12):
We thank all of you as well.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Yes, we really appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (29:16):
This has been light up the d a community a
fairs program from iHeartMedia Detroit. If your organization would like
to get on the program, email Colleen Grant at iHeartMedia
Dot com Here are all episodes on this station's podcast page.
Welcome to Light Up the D, a focus on what's
happening in our community from the people who make it happen.
Here's your host, iHeartMedia Detroit Market President Colleen Grant.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Good morning and welcome to another episode of Light Up
the D I'm your host, Colleen Grant.
Speaker 3 (00:20):
Thanks for joining me today. I have two special guests.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
They're doing some great work in the community and I'm
excited to speak with them. The first is Maurice glad
She's the president of the Michigan Animal Adoption Network and
the Animal Care Network on The Michigan Animal Adoption Network
is the nonprofit supporting her work. It's the organization dedicated
to animal care, rescue and adoption in Metro Detroit, and
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the Animal Care Network is the group of volunteers who
go out and spend weekends and their weekdays in income
challenge areas across PNIAK providing food, shelter, resources, and sterilization services.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
For pets and their owners.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Animal Care networks one national acclaim and recognition for this
unique program that hits the streets assisting animals in need
of rescue or assistance. Joining us from Michigan Animal Adoption
Network and Animal Care network is Marie Sclad and joining
her today is Tricia Plov. And Trisha is with Canine
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Companions Rescue Center, a nonprofit founded in two thousand and
four for the purpose of working with the community and
area animal control agencies to promote the adoption of dogs
without families. They advocate spaying and neutering animals and provide
support and education to the community regarding the proper care
of dogs. CCRC is based in Oakland County and rescues
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dogs throughout Michigan. Please join us and also welcoming from
Canine Companions Rescue Center, Tricia Plovy, Tricia and Marie, thank
you for joining us today.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Thank you for having us. Appreciate it. So why don't
we start with you? Marie? How do you get started
in animal welfare?
Speaker 4 (02:00):
So I'm an old dog now doing this a long time,
and interestingly enough, you know, with the power of radio.
Almost forty years ago, I heard a public service announcement
of a small shelter that needed volunteers, and I called
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them to see if they needed some volunteers and what
they needed.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
And I remember.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
My first day of volunteering like it was yesterday, and
turned the clock forward forty years later, I'm still here,
not on the euthanasia list, and we're still doing what
we have to do on behalf of the animals in
our community.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
You got hooked and it just touched your heart, and
here you are, many many years later, supporting animal care
in our communities, which is just a beautiful, beautiful thing
that you do. Thank you and Trisha, how about you?
How did you get started in animalware welfare?
Speaker 5 (02:57):
Yes, so I went to an adoption event CCRC was
hosting and we adopted our dog from him from them.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
It was about ten years.
Speaker 5 (03:05):
Ago, and I asked them how I could get involved
and they had a little jar for donations on the
table and I said, you.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Know, what do you need? How can I make an impact?
Speaker 5 (03:14):
And they said, well, we're always looking for fosters And
I thought, oh, how easy does that sound.
Speaker 6 (03:20):
It's not quite that easy, right, It's a lot of
time and it's a lot of you know, just you
have to deal with a lot of different things, which
is also you know, so fulfilling.
Speaker 5 (03:31):
But you know, ten years later, seventy two foster dogs later,
and here I am.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
That's great. I appreciate the work you guys do. And
you know, one of the things I really love.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Marie.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I've known you for a long time, and you know,
I'm always so impressed about your dedication to actually hitting
the streets. It's not just about raising money and providing services.
You were out there touching the animals and ensuring that
they are well cared for every weekend and trying to
help owners get resources as they need. Tell me a
little bit about the state of animal welfare at this time.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Well, you know, we are still the entire industry is
extremely challenged at this point. Still, not much has changed
really post COVID. Finding veterinarians, getting vet appointments, staffing, availability,
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all of that still remains really really challenging. And as
a matter of fact, last month, when I was doing outreach,
I happened to meet a family and North Hill Farms
in Pontiac, which is kind of the projects area, and
lovely family adopted a little kitten. The kittens maybe five
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six weeks of age, and she wants to get us sterilized.
That they have to have the animal sterilized. We'll pay
for it through one of our grants in order to
be a recipient of the program.
Speaker 3 (04:58):
And in my mind, I'm thinking.
Speaker 4 (05:00):
By the time I get this kitten in, it can
potentially have one litter and be pregnant again.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
And to go to a corporate.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
Beat because many of the mom and pop veterinarians have
been bought out by corporate you know, we can't afford
neither can these owners six hundred, seven hundred, eight hundred.
Speaker 7 (05:19):
Dollars for that procedure.
Speaker 4 (05:21):
So, you know, it's been quite challenging still an animal
welfare And as we go through the segment, I'm going
to talk about a project that we're working on which
we're going to really kick off at the Comedy Ball
to kind of make things to relieve some of that
pressure and make things a little easier for citizens to
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get back care for their animals.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Oh, that's great. We look forward to hearing about that.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
And Tricia, explain how your foster based program works. What's
the state of foster care these days for animals?
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Sure?
Speaker 5 (05:55):
So with CCRC, all of our dogs go immediately into
foster care, and that's for a couple of reasons. It
allows us to get to know them and their behaviors.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
It also allows them.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
To decompress and just unwind from the circumstances that they're
coming from. But it allows us to make the best
adoption match for them possible.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
So tell me how your organizations work together. So, I actually.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Have known CCRC almost from their inception, and I watch
a lot of groups from AFAR and when we were
talking about hosting this event, we wanted to have a partner,
and they were the first group that I thought of.
They are extremely well respected in the community. They do
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right by their animals. They have a huge, dedicated team,
and you know, last year was our first time event.
We feel that we hit a grand slam with the event,
and organizations have just kind of meshed together. Their efforts
in the community is different than ours, and their work
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so potentially combined, it's really been beneficial on behalf of
the animals in our community.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Yeah, it seems very very complementary what you do that
you really envelop a great scope of animal care between
all three organizations.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Correct, correct, Tricia, talk.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
To us a little bit about the animal adoption process
at CCRC.
Speaker 5 (07:34):
Sure, someone would simply go to our website CCRC doogs
dot com and they would see all.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Of our available dogs.
Speaker 5 (07:41):
They would simply fill out a short application about their
home environment, why they're looking which dog they're interested in,
or what type of dog they would be interested in
the future, and someone from CCRC calls them, usually within
twenty four hours. It's very quick, and they will usually
set up a meet and greet to make sure that
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you know the to the dog and the human are
compatible and that it's a good fit.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
So it's a very simple process. And is there an
adoption fee?
Speaker 5 (08:13):
There is, So the adoption fee for puppies is three
hundred dollars. The adoption fee goes towards their span neuter,
their heartworm testing, medicine, flee in tick medicine, They get
microchipped and they're basically ready to go, and that also
includes their first vet appointment and then also tips and
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additional training should the dog meet additional training as well.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
So it's pretty encompassing.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
Appreciate that three hundred dollars can't possibly cover the cost
of all of those things. I mean for what somebody
would pay to go get all of that done. I mean,
your organization is really helping underwrite the cost of the
vast majority of the service. It sounds like because three
hundred dollars, as Maria just said, when you know, we
know that you go and get these services done and
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adds up so quickly with animals.
Speaker 3 (09:04):
It does it, really does it. We have some great
partners that we work with.
Speaker 5 (09:07):
Too, calleing, but yes, and that's why we fundraise all
the time and do events to help raise money.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
And if somebody's interested in helping your organization through funds,
how would they help specifically CCRC.
Speaker 5 (09:19):
Yes, they can go to the website ccrcdogs dot com
and there's multiple ways that they can help donate or
even choose to fill up the app and volunteer.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
With us too.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
And where do the animals come from that you accept
in your rescue organization?
Speaker 3 (09:33):
They're all in Michigan.
Speaker 5 (09:35):
They all come from various animal controls of Michigan. Our
operations manager is always going to the different animal control
units and looking at the dogs that we think we
have great chances of getting adopted. And that's where they
come from. We don't go out of state. It's all
from our community in Michigan.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
So somebody goes to CCRC dogs dot com, they can
see can they see all the dogs?
Speaker 3 (09:58):
Then there, yes, the see all the dogs.
Speaker 5 (10:00):
Now if a dog, if say dogs just came in today,
they may not be up on the site yet, but yes,
they can see the adoptable dogs, the ones that have
been vetted, they're ready to go to their forever family,
and they can fill.
Speaker 3 (10:11):
Up the app. And what what kind of dogs might
people see on there? Cute ones? Did you guys hear
that they are cute dogs there? You're gonna want them?
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Yes, exactly, But I mean it runs the gamut, big, small,
elderly puppies. All different types of breeds come through our
rescue so and they're all especially cute, and you know,
some come with different needs as well, so and that's
where the education part comes. And if someone's going to
adopt a dog that has you know, needs outside of
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the normal dog, then we would walk them through what
they would need to do and all that.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
But I love that you put it that way, because
when you get a dog, it's it's you know, it's
a new family member. And you guys know every member
of your family is different, nobody's alike.
Speaker 3 (10:57):
You know.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
You always say, I can't believe how different my canids
are from each other, and they came for me or
my all my siblings are so different from me, And
it's just the same thing with a dog. Get you
get a dog and ends up being another family member
that you're going to spend its life with. You become
have that devoted relationship that you keep with them forever,
and they have their own personality. And that's just the
most beautiful thing about what happens when you bring an
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animal into your household is that very special personality that
you start to learn about with them. And if they
have special needs, that's just part of the special dog
that they are, and there's somebody perfect just for that.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Dog as well. Totally free.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Hey, Marie, let's talk about animal outreach, you know, explain
what an animal outreach organization does in the community.
Speaker 4 (11:45):
So as far as as the Animal Care Network is concerned,
we have targeted really for almost the past thirty five years.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
We started working in other cities.
Speaker 4 (11:56):
However, we noticed that the city of Pontiac not a
lot of resources out in that area of Oakland County
for pet owners, and we specifically target targeted Pontiac. Initially,
when we started, there were packs of dogs in Pontiac
everywhere everywhere. Ultimately, packs of dogs can become an extreme
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danger to the community. So it took us about twelve years,
literally about twelve years of trapping and trapping and trapping.
There are no more packs of dogs. If you see
a dog running, maybe somebody left the gate open or
they just you know, went out the front door. But
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we have maintained a wonderful relationship with our friends out
at Oakland County Animal Care and Control.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
We work cooperatively.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
So when we have a dedicated phone line and we
have our manager that's out about four days, and we
our larger teams are out on the weekends, someone will
call us they are in need of food assistance.
Speaker 7 (13:08):
So we let.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
Them know that a their animal has to be sterilized
before we provide services. We will cover the cost of
the sterilizations through one of our grants. Also we can
we are the supplemental source of food, not.
Speaker 7 (13:26):
The primary source of food.
Speaker 4 (13:29):
If we are the primary, even though it is a
little challenging these days, they may need to consider giving
up the animal because we are there as supplemental. We
try to spread our funds as best we can.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Currently, we and we track everything.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Currently we are servicing about three hundred families a month.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Wow wow, that's extraordinary.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
So, and we do food and we try to target
the food. We purchase the food because for digest ustive reasons.
We want to keep the animals on the same food
and so we buy about eight pallets of food a month.
And then if you choose to keep your animal living
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in strictly outdoor conditions, we don't recommend or support. However,
we do understand that that happens. If that is in
fact the case, we want your animal to have proper shelter,
a proper collar, a tie out straw, and then talk
to them about when the weather is extreme to please
bring the animals in.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
So we work with the owner to.
Speaker 7 (14:37):
Develop a good, healthy pet community.
Speaker 4 (14:40):
And if in fact we are not making any progress
with the owner and we feel that the animal is
at risk, that's when we call our friends in at
Oakland County. At that point, we've given you every opportunity
and they're the big guys that step in.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
And what kinds of situations do you see when you're
doing our outreach work.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
You know, Colleen, it has been in forty years. I
mean we've seen some of the worst of the worst.
You know, embedded chains in an animal's neck that's filled
with maggots, that really the only option is youth in
Asia because the animal is too far gone.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
You know, it's we.
Speaker 7 (15:19):
Don't so much like to talk about the stories.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
Not everybody really wants to hear because because it can
be challenging. And you know, our whole goal is we're
the good guys. We're here to help you, okay, and
we want your animals to be healthy and happy and
live with you for their whole lives because many of
these in many cases, if these animals were surrendered, they
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would be deemed unadoptable. You know, we have we have
a lot of two whiles I want to rip your
face off, Okay that ultimately, you know, people, we deal
with a lot of pit bulls and pit bull mixes.
Speaker 7 (15:55):
Which for me is one of my favorite breeds.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
You know, you get a good pit bull, so medium.
Speaker 4 (15:59):
Sized dog, it's short hair, they're fiercely loyal versus the
chuil that wants to just kill you. And you know
that animal, if it were to be surrendered, I can
pretty much guarantee that it would be on the ethan
Asia list because it would be deemed unadaptable and not
really be chosen by a rescue group because that animal
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just would never be considered. You know, they're fearful, they
don't know what's happened to them. So you know, it's
just a variety of situations. You never know what That's
one of the reasons why I love it is every
single time we go, I'm the captain for this weekend
as well with my team, you never know what's going
to happen, and it's always an adventure.
Speaker 2 (16:42):
Well, and you're helping three hundred animals a month.
Speaker 4 (16:44):
You said, right, three hundred households I have sold.
Speaker 7 (16:48):
I have some households that have forty animals.
Speaker 2 (16:52):
Did you say forty four zero four zero? How do
they care for forty animals? I mean with yours support?
I mean because you said you are the support mechanism,
not the primary mechanism.
Speaker 4 (17:04):
So you know there's sadly there are just cats everywhere.
You know, cats is just such a huge concern, and
so you know you have an l dated person. Maybe
you know, somebody let their cat out. Now it's become
lost or stray, and now it's found its way to
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a caregiver. Well, now we kind of tease that they
tell their friends and one comes to comes.
Speaker 3 (17:31):
Time comes. Now we got.
Speaker 4 (17:32):
Litters and okay, so but the deal is is that
we work with that owner on getting the feral cats
that show up at their house sterilized so that we
don't become part of the problem and that we're supporting
that problem.
Speaker 7 (17:48):
So on average when I.
Speaker 4 (17:50):
Do them my outreach days, we see about one hundred animals.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Wow, that's extraordinary.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
It really is what types of new projects are in
the works, Marie.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
What are you guys working on these days?
Speaker 4 (18:04):
And this is one of the things that we are
actually going to launch at the Comedy Mall. When I
had mentioned about the challenge of veterinary care, especially in.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
You know, you don't as in many.
Speaker 4 (18:17):
Industries, corporates have come in in a lot of different industries.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
It has also.
Speaker 7 (18:21):
Happened into the veterinary industry as well.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Corporates don't set up shop in disadvantaged areas.
Speaker 7 (18:28):
They're a business. They are a for profit business.
Speaker 4 (18:31):
They're not coming into areas with that low income. That's
not their mo So our and I've already been working
on this for the last several months.
Speaker 7 (18:42):
Our goal is to open a clinic in Pontiac.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
We are looking to vaccinate, just start slow and then
to eventually sterilize at an extremely low cost.
Speaker 7 (18:57):
You know, we're a nonprofit, so We're just looking to.
Speaker 4 (19:00):
Cover our hard costs and we're looking to launch in January.
We have a site visit schedule and we have three
locations that we're going to visit and hopefully set up
shop starting in January and get these animals vaccinated and sterilized.
Speaker 7 (19:18):
And not have to worry about how to get this done.
Speaker 3 (19:22):
Marie.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
If somebody's interested in helping support your efforts, where should
they go?
Speaker 4 (19:26):
They can go to our website, Michigan Animal Adoptionnetwork dot org.
Speaker 7 (19:30):
They can follow us.
Speaker 4 (19:32):
On Facebook, which is also Michigan Animal Adoption Network. We're
very active on social media every day, as are our
friends at CCRC. You always know what we're doing on
both sides and where your donations and what they are supporting.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Do either of your organizations receive any type of government funding?
Speaker 3 (19:52):
We do not.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
No, you don't either, Trisha. So how are you guys
funded in general?
Speaker 3 (19:57):
General? Tricia? You go ahead and start donation funded.
Speaker 5 (20:02):
So that's why our fundraising efforts are huge. That's what
goes towards helping us bring these animals in, care for them,
get them vetted, and then get them in the right
the right owners and the right.
Speaker 3 (20:16):
Families and Marie.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Same thing with Michigan Animal Adoption Network.
Speaker 3 (20:21):
Same thing.
Speaker 4 (20:22):
We have a couple of Grand Tours that we've been
working with for many, many years, mostly just really for
our sterilization and our wellness care which we established about
five years ago. Many of these animals, whether they have
skin infections, ear infections, whatever that may be, they will
silently suffer as the owner cannot afford to offer that.
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So our wellness grant we give each owner a stipen
of a two hundred dollars to get their animal with
one of our partners and to get the animal seen,
to get on medication and to clear up whatever they
have going on.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
So and excitingly enough, you have another thing that's going
to help raise funds coming up, a wonderful event.
Speaker 3 (21:07):
Tell us about that.
Speaker 4 (21:09):
So that's also this is year two for the No
Ball's comedy Ball No Balls, because that's going to support
our serialization programs. And it's on a Sunday, September twenty eighth.
It's out at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle. Our comedian is
a young man by the name of Matt con conn
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He's actually a Gross Point native and he wrote a
book and he's writing a pilot and he was absolutely
hilarious and so we're very excited about working with him.
And our tickets are just one hundred dollars. You can
go on to Mark Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle on the
website and purchase your tickets.
Speaker 7 (21:49):
We also have sponsorships available.
Speaker 4 (21:52):
That you can find out either on either of the
ORCS websites, and we're looking for sponsors.
Speaker 7 (21:59):
We appreciate all that folks.
Speaker 4 (22:00):
That everything in the you folks at iHeart had done
for us as well to support our efforts, and we're
truly grateful.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
And that is specifically to support your wellness and steril
sterilization programs.
Speaker 3 (22:13):
Correct. And the date again is.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
Sunday, September twenty eighth at Mark Ridley's in Royal Oak.
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Great venue to see a show.
Speaker 2 (22:24):
So you're looking for something to do to help a
great organization, that's the one September twenty eighth at Mark
Ridley's and you get tickets, you can go to Mark
Ridley's website to buy your tickets the one hundred bucks.
Speaker 3 (22:34):
And again it's to see Matt.
Speaker 2 (22:37):
Kona right Cohn, Matt, I'm sorry, Matt Cohn, Matt Khan,
all right and you guys, somebody's probably listening and they're like,
this is right up my alley, just like that happened
to you ages ago. Mhurrie you said, you know, you
remember your first volunteer opportunity, and somebody's probably listening.
Speaker 3 (22:55):
They're like, this is right up my ali.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
Animal welfare helping rescue animals or assisting with animal adoption
with you, Trisha, you guys tell us how a person
can get involved if they want to volunteer.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
There are a few ways.
Speaker 5 (23:09):
So they can go to our website again CCRC dogs
dot com and they can fill out a volunteer application
and the volunteer opportunities. You know, our biggest need is
probably fosters. The more fosters we have calling, the more
dogs we can bring in and get adopted out.
Speaker 3 (23:24):
So that's probably the biggest need. But there are other
things that they can get involved with.
Speaker 5 (23:28):
We have an administration office that they can help do
dog enrichment, put together you know, dog treats and fill
congs with peanut butter and things like that for the dogs.
Speaker 3 (23:38):
They can also help us with adoption events.
Speaker 5 (23:40):
So whatever someone's interest is, we can accommodate that.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
We always need good volunteers.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Well, let's talk about your greatest need, which is foster homes.
What kind of household makes a good foster home?
Speaker 3 (23:54):
People that.
Speaker 5 (23:57):
Are, you know, invested in helping the dog to acclimate.
So you've got to give them time to unwind and
decompress from the circumstances that they're coming from. Even if
it was a short stint at animal control, it takes
a while. So people that are patient, people that are loving,
(24:18):
that are willing to open their homes and know that
maybe a rug might get soiled every now and then
because some of the dogs are still learning right, or
something might get chewed up, but that all goes with
the territory. But to watch these dogs decompress when they
come in your home and know that you're able to
feed them and give them the love and attention that
(24:38):
they need, Oh my gosh, there's nothing more rewarding than that.
So I would say, if you're interested in fostering, we
would love to have a conversation with you.
Speaker 3 (24:47):
Give us a call and we can see if it's
a fit. That's great. And Marie, what about you?
Speaker 2 (24:51):
If somebody's interested in volunteering with your one of your
two organizations, how would they get involved.
Speaker 4 (24:56):
They can, whether they choose to do outreached on the
streets with us, they can. We have a lot of retirees,
you know, you're looking for some to do. You love animals, uh,
you know, outreach delivering food is a little different. That's
pretty much where we're focused. You know, as we open
the clinic, we would look for folks to you.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Know, check people in.
Speaker 4 (25:17):
And make sure that the animals as they have their surgery,
that they're that they are coming out of surgery, that
they're doing okay. Working with the owners, so whether it's
the Animal Care Network or Canine Companions, we have a
volunteer opportunity that will be probably the most rewarding thing
you'll ever do when it comes to animal welfare.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Well, and everybody needs to make a note in January
that clinic is going to be opening and you're going
to need an extra hand here and there to keep
it running smoothly. And as you said, it's going to start,
which is some of the most basic needs. But ultimately
the things that you want to be able to do
to serve the community there, to keep animals healthy and
happy and safe and well fed, are just going to
be you know grow and growfully every year with the
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help of people's people volunteering. What is it that you
really love about what you do most?
Speaker 3 (26:07):
Trisha, let's start with you.
Speaker 5 (26:09):
I love that we are a voice for these animals
when they don't have a voice themselves.
Speaker 3 (26:15):
And what does that mean to you?
Speaker 5 (26:17):
That means that, you know, sometimes they're in horrible situations
and circumstances, and we can be their voice by getting
them out of that horrible situation, giving them a better life,
and also impacting the families that adopt them.
Speaker 3 (26:32):
I mean, it goes hand to hand.
Speaker 5 (26:33):
It fills the dog's heart as well as the family's
heart to be able to help out.
Speaker 3 (26:38):
And Marie, what about you, what is it that you
love about what you do?
Speaker 4 (26:42):
I I kind of second what Tricia mentioned. You know,
when we do outreach, because you really never know what's
going to happen. There's always there's always an addressor to
that we are either scheduled to visit because maybe it
was a cruelty complaint or that you know, we're driving
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on our outreach efforts on the streets and we find
a poppy in the middle of Woodward. You know that
ultimately would be a huge risk if we were not
at the right place at the right time.
Speaker 7 (27:14):
So I feel every single time I.
Speaker 4 (27:17):
Go, there was a reason that I was supposed to
be where I was, where I ended up, or you know,
just to make a difference in potentially one or two
or one hundred animals lives in the course of a day.
Speaker 3 (27:33):
That's fantastic.
Speaker 2 (27:34):
And Marie tell us again, so everybody knows how to
get tickets and what they're going to get tickets to
to support your guys's organizations.
Speaker 3 (27:40):
Give us another rundown if you would please.
Speaker 4 (27:42):
So the event is on Sunday, September twenty eighth a
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royalo. You can go to
the Mark Ridley's website. Tickets are available. They host all
their list all their events. Matt Kahn from Gross Point
is our lead and the tickets are one hundred dollars
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and it's an absolute blast. We have awesome auction items,
lives deputy for a day with the Oakland County Sheriff's Department,
you know, a week long stay at a B and B,
and great silent.
Speaker 7 (28:19):
Auction items as well.
Speaker 4 (28:20):
We have a fabulous meal and thanks to CCRC.
Speaker 7 (28:24):
You're going to meet some awesome puppies. You get to
two ons puppies.
Speaker 2 (28:28):
Oh, there's actual adoption there too. Then we don't actually
do adoptions.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
We just bring animals for photo apps because everybody wants
to get their photo and puppies. However, if there is animals,
you're more than welcome to fill out an adoption application
at the event for any of the animals that are
on site.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
That's great, all right, Well, our guest today Maurice Glide,
president of the Michigan Animal Adoption Network and the Animal
Care Network, and Trisha Plovy from Canine Companions Rescue Center.
You guys, best wishes to you on a veruccessful Noball's
Comedy event at Mark Woodley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak
on September twenty eighth. I hope it's hugely successful, and
thank you for all the work you're doing to support
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animals in our community.
Speaker 3 (29:10):
We certainly appreciate it.
Speaker 7 (29:12):
We thank all of you as well.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
Yes, we really appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (29:16):
This has been light up the d a community a
fairs program from iHeartMedia Detroit. If your organization would like
to get on the program, email Colleen Grant at iHeartMedia
Dot com Here are all episodes on this station's podcast page.
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