OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — The Michigan Bureau of Laboratories notified the Ottawa County Health Department (OCHD) that a bat the county had submitted for testing came back positive for rabies. Now, the ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — A bat in Ottawa County has tested positive for rabies, area health officials announced Friday. According to the Ottawa County Department of Public Health (OCDPH), this is the ...

A property in Vanier has been approved for rezoning to allow the Ottawa Humane Society to turn a former post office building ...

Ottawa County has established a new animal control ordinance, which regulates items from dog licenses to exotic animal keeping. Doug Van Essen, corporation counsel at Ottawa County, said he is unsure ...

WEST OLIVE, Mich. — An Ottawa County animal shelter is in crisis mode as an influx of incoming pets has staff members overwhelmed and scrambling. Harbor Humane put out a plea for help on Facebook ...

The tragedy at Marineland continues as hundreds of animals remain in inhumane conditions, demanding urgent provincial action, transparency and lasting humane solutions It's believed Marineland is ...

WEST OLIVE, Mich. — An Ottawa County animal shelter has helped rescue nearly three dozen dogs from an Alabama puppy mill. Harbor Humane says the Bissell Pet Foundation tipped them off on what was ...

Bear shot and killed in Kanata Residents upset a bear that was eating from neighbourhood bird feeders had to be shot and killed late Monday. CTV's Jackie Perez reports. The head of Ottawa Bylaw and ...

The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is conducting an animal cruelty investigation involving numerous cats being horded in Olive Township. Ottawa County Animal Control deputies began the investigation ...

The Ottawa Police Service has announced an animal cruelty investigation after a gosling was apparently stomped to death in Kanata. An online post on Thursday said officers had responded to a report of ...

OTTAWA, Nov. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Doug Ford’s government is at it again. The province’s lack of transparency and accountability – already identified in a damning report by the Ontario Auditor ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — A bat in West Michigan has tested positive for rabies, the Ottawa County Department of Public Health (OCDPH) announced Tuesday. The health department was notified by the ...