Melissa Smith
Broadcast journalist alum•Public relations consultant•Animal welfare advocate•Full time cat mom•TC Paw Cat Rescue, board vice president
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The Blues making an appearance over the blue sky. 💙
🚨🚨 MISSING KITTY 🚨🚨 (Please Share)
Farrah is a 3-year-old cat from the Slabtown neighborhood in Traverse City.
She lives on Spruce Street near Munson Medical Center.
She went missing Sunday, June 23.
Please check, garages, sheds, under porches and patios.
If you see her, please take a picture and call: (907) 538-1142.
🐾 Say hello to our resident big boy, Rocky! 😆 This lovable kitty cat is on the search for his forever home. Despite his size, Rocky is a gentle giant who loves nothing more than snuggling up and receiving cheek rubs. He may be a little on the chubby side, but that just means there’s more of him to love! 😉🐾
If you’re looking for a laid-back companion to keep you company, Rocky is your guy. Come meet him and give him the loving home he deserves!🥹
Thank you Eric Brazeal TV Host with 9&10 News for featuring TC Paw Cat Rescue’s amazing cats, Samson & Loki. ❤️
Adopt A Pet: Loki & Samson want to bring love and snuggles to your home One very lucky family will soon have the best of both worlds when it comes to cat ownership. One cat that is playful and will be so excited when you come home while the other is a professional cuddlier that will keep your bed warm for you. Meet Loki & Samson, currently available for adoption at TC P...
Big thanks Cartman with Rock105 for having me on
about cats, Kurama and MeiMei!
Tune in every Wednesday to hear about the TC Paw Cat Rescue cats of the week!
You just found a group of tiny newborn kittens 🐈⬛ and their mother is nowhere to be seen 👀. Before that rescue instinct kicks in and you scoop them up, take a deep breath, step back and evaluate the situation. 🧠
Read more to learn how to be their best advocate. 👉 https://bit.ly/3VIklx5
Have you checked out the amazing cats and kittens currently in our foster homes?
These kitties are up to date on vaccines, microchipped, socialized and looking for their forever homes. ❤️
The mission of TC Paw is to not only find cats safe and loving homes, but also educate the public on cat health, welfare and behavior, the importance of spay and neuter, and how to properly integrate a new cat into a home while enriching that cat’s life.
CLICK HERE: https://www.tcpaw.org

Hello friends! Please keep your ears and eyes open for this kitty on the east side of Traverse City.
•Hairy has been missing since April 30 and we’ve had sightings near Garfield Road, Potter Road and even close to the Kingsley area.
•If you see Hairy, please take a picture if you can.
•Any information call: (231) 622-9331
Hello friends! ☺️
I realizing I am not on this social media account as often as I would like to be. For more information with news, animal welfare stories and day to day information about the world around us, please check out my Instagram account:
https://www.instagram.com/melissa_smith83?igsh=MTlrYXd6MmJucnRxdw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
HAPPENING NOW:
4,000 beagles being rescued by The Humane Society of the United States from a testing facility in Virginia.
BREAKING: The Humane Society of the United States embarks on a historic operation involving the removal of approximately 4,000 beagles from the Envigo facility in Cumberland, Virginia which bred dogs to be sold to laboratories for animal experimentation.
https://hsus.link/zcj30w
Tornado Touches Down in Otsego County, Moving Through Montmorency County - 9 & 10 News UPDATE (8:05 PM): Twenty-three people have been reported injured along with one death according to an AP article where they talked to Munson Healthcare spokesman Brian Lawson. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...
DEVELOPING NEWS released after The Humane Society of the United States does an undercover investigation:
Dogs scheduled to be killed at a laboratory in Indiana. YES, animal testing is still happening in 2022. You can help though!
Behind closed doors at an Indiana laboratory, Inotiv, 80 terrified puppies are enduring daily force-feedings of a potentially toxic drug and are scheduled to be killed beginning in mid-May.
Another two “stock” dogs have been repeatedly used in “practice” procedures; their counterparts were recently killed and they could be next.
The Humane Society of the United States needs your help right now to get all 82 dogs out of the laboratory before it’s too late.
PLEASE sign this petition to help these puppies:
https://secured.humanesociety.org/page/104143/action/1?utm_campaign=advo_104143_labs&ea.tracking.id=ad_fb_pp_advo_ff_purchase&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=paid_social_pp&utm_content=video_cg_limping_beagle&en_og_source=ad_fb_advo_104143_labs&&utm_term=Instagram_Feed%7Eadvo&en_txn10=ad_fb_ig_advo_6256341995889_6262106899689_6265234152689&fbclid=PAAaYMfpbEuswiujknMrLmDxIxbxLd0qyBgDvCAPHa6AusA6RsbZbIUlXUsoo_aem_AfXzVITEKYIvc-r4icpwNudBnsqz5UqOYvrbXUsAp63Mj-xjrVtzC4mH7vN2WS-V6bxiEXZAvPno6NpZDRkbAkIoHgetGcRdesGVzKI41fT2PVMMhv72ScPdE5MhagzpWbc
Help dogs scheduled to be killed at a laboratory! Behind closed doors at an Indiana laboratory, Inotiv, 80 terrified puppies are enduring daily force-feedings of a potentially toxic drug and are scheduled to be killed beginning in mid-May. Another two “stock” dogs have been repeatedly used in “practice” procedures; their counterparts were r...