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Doggy rescue team calls for improved Detroit shelter for homeless pets

Doggy rescue team calls for improved Detroit shelter for homeless pets
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Detroit — A puppy rescue team in the city is contacting for the relocation of animals housed in Detroit’s shelter amid claims the dilapidated creating is a breeding ground for deadly respiratory infections and condition.

Kristina Rinaldi, head of Detroit Canine Rescue, said Thursday that she’s urging town officers to right away find out an alternative web-site for canines, cats and other animals at the shelter, a former Michigan Humane Society making off Chrysler Push. 

DDR's Kristin Rinaldi said her group has found "horrendous respiratory infections" in dogs from Detroit Animal Control and Care. The city said kennel cough has been a problem at the facility but denied major issues with the city's care of stray animals.