Say Hello to Beaufort

Time now for this week's Pet Connect with us this morning is Ian Ows from Michigan Humane and a special buddy. Who's this little lovely beauty here? This is Buford. Buford, what a name. Buford is four years old. And he's a domestic short hair mix. He is very, very sweet and very calm as well. I love calm. And I have five rescue kitties and a poodle at home right now. And I love the demeanor of this. I heard that back there. Somebody said, wow. So I'm not trying to look too hard at Buford. But Buford, tell me about Buford's history. What's going on with him? Yeah, he came to us as a stray just the end of last month, and he had a few wounds that have since been treated and cleaned up. He also had some fractured teeth that have also been taken care of. Oh, I bet that was painful. So that's why he's probably a lot sweeter now because he feels a lot better. Oh, absolutely. Is it normal that you get in strays like that? Do people drop animals off at you? How do they normally connect with you? They can come to us through owner surrenders, but they can also come to us through strays Or our Field Services Department sometimes goes out and picks up strays as well from the street. And you have a big event. That's coming up. Yes. Yes. Yes. Tonight from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Fox Subaru in Macomb, we are going to have a small adoption event. So about 20 kittens and puppies are going to be there. If you're interested, you can call us or check our website page for more information. And this year was a big kind of kitten year for just an oversupply of kittens. How were How were you guys able to handle that? Are you still kind of like? Hi, I've got someone up for adoption. Please come. How's that been for you? Yeah, so we go through a period known as kitten season. That's what I'm saying. Do you want to come over here? Shall we try and see if he wants to come over? He can come over. Let me see you. Come on over here, baby. He just loves being in laps and nudging people. Hi, pooh-pooh. Okay. So I'm sorry, you were talking about kitten season. Kitten season, it's a period in the summertime where a lot of kittens are born. Yes. TNR programs really help out with kitten season. We're seeing that kind of slow down a little bit. We do still have kittens left over from that, though. So it's kind of just a period where we're very, very busy getting kittens out as quick as possible. But luckily, people love to adopt kittens. And again, tell us about the event that's coming up. How do people get in touch with you if they want to adopt Buford this little sweetie here or anybody else? Yeah, they can call our website for Buford or they can visit our Berman Center in Westland for the event. And they can visit our website, the events page, call our number, or just stop by the Fox Subaru in Macomb. Adoption fees will be waived for veterans in honor of Veterans Day. Well thank you so much. And Buford, I'm not trying to look at you for cat number six, but Buford is available for adoption and everybody else too. You want to give these companions a second chance. Thank you so much for coming in. Yeah, thank you. Dana. Beep, beep, beep. Lori is the animal whisperer.