Sasawin Safe Haven

07/11/2025

Today is Cheer Up the Lonely Day! Let's take a moment to appreciate the role pets play in combating loneliness. Research shows that social relationships greatly impact mental and physical health. The Human-Animal Bond Research Institute has found that human-animal interaction improves social connections, provides social support, and decreases loneliness and depression.

If you are lonely and aren't already owned by a pet, consider being adopted today! 🐶🐱🐹🐴🐈‍⬛🐕🐇🐍🐢🦎🦜

Adoption: It’s Not Just for Pets. You belong together. Now’s the time to make it happen. https://thepeteffect.org/

07/04/2025

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1239643834874440&id=100064865043521

And thank you to all of the shelters who opened their doors to help them heal.

07/02/2025

Wishing you a happy, safe Fourth of July holiday! To ensure everyone has a good time – including furry family members – keep the following pet safety tips in mind:

• Take current photos of your pet(s).
• Make sure each pet has an ID tag or microchip. If your pet is chipped, check that contact info is up to date.
• Leave your pets at home in a safe, secure environment. Keep pets indoors if your neighbors set off fireworks.
• If you’re hosting guests, make them aware of your pet(s) and their location(s) and ask them to help keep pet(s) safe.
• Avoid feeding pets any human table scraps.
• Keep sparklers, glow sticks, fireworks, charcoal, hot grill, and kabob skewers away from curious pets.
• Too much sun, heat, and humidity can be dangerous to pets. Keep them inside when it's extremely hot/humid, and make sure they have access to shady spots and plenty of water when outdoors.
• Never leave your pet in a vehicle when it’s warm outside.
• Check your home and yard for debris and dangerous items before allowing pets outside to play or relax. Even if you did not set off fireworks on your property, litter can still make its way into your yard.

Source: https://www.avma.org/resources/pet-owners/petcare/july-4-safety

06/17/2025

This announcement is from Allie Phillips who is the founder and CEO of Sheltering Animals & Families Together - SAF-T.

If you listen to podcasts on Spotify, The SAFeTy Chronicles can now be found there! 🎉🎉🎉 We are launching with our very 1st podcast so it's a great way to listen from the beginning!
If you have friends or coworkers who love to listen to podcasts and they love animals, we would appreciate you sharing this to increase our listener audience as we celebrate the human-animal bond and keeping everyone safe!

Welcome to The SAFeTy Chronicles: Exploring how to keep people & pets safe from the cycle of interpersonal violence as we celebrate the human-animal bond and the love we have for our animal companions. Hosted by Allie Phillips, Founder & CEO of Sheltering Animals & Families Together, the...

06/07/2025

We at Sasawin Safe Haven remember Women's Center Founding Mother, Sally May. With one story told by Sally May to yours truly (Helen Kahn) of an animal abused by a perpetrator of domestic violence Sasawin Safe Haven was launched. Barely one month later we met in October, 2013. Thank you, Sally. May your memory be a blessing to all who love you and appreciated all you accomplished during your lifetime. https://www.canalefuneral.com/obituaries/Sally-N-May?obId=42729665&fbclid=IwY2xjawKxXiVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFMVEE4Y0dYRElZQ2hCcDhMAR4QgOJi0EpGH4dpCut1PunCvps9qYiyHl9_heccUmmQrVfg8tw5qHlJU-aFZw_aem_S4kX0RItZey57K7tMzJOSg

View Sally N. May's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

06/04/2025

Today is Hug Your Cat Day - give your feline friend some extra cuddles!

05/25/2025

Look! Some regions in the Republic of Ireland are now recognizing what we, at Sasawin Safe Haven, advocate. According to the article, this will soon become a national effort all across Ireland.

Pets are rarely considered as a barrier for those seeking to escape from domestic violence, but behind closed doors, they are often used by abusers to control their partners and their children.

03/14/2025

Here's an article that might explain why we don't know more about cats.

Many aspects of feline health remain a mystery, even to experts. Our cat-owning reporter learned this the hard way.

10/29/2024

We know your dog is a member of your family. Do you need help with your dog's behavior? TacoMo Dog Training is a partner in Marquette, Michigan with Sasawin Safe Haven. They offer Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge & Skills Assessed CPDT-KSA) in private and group sessions. They even offer remote sessions. Why work with a certified trainer? They know dog behavior and provide positive training techniques.

TacoMo Dog Training- Love, Patience & Commitment

05/06/2024

Sasawin Safe Haven received a grant funded by RedRover. This is in recognition of Sasawin Safe Haven, with the The Women's Center in providing support and housing for the Whole Family.

05/04/2024

Sasawin Safe Haven was established in 2013. As a program of the Women's The Women's Center Sasawin Safe Haven provides a safe home and veterinary care for domestic violence survivors while they and their human family seek safety.
The word "Sasawin" is Anishinaabe. It means a nest of safety or safe haven. We worked with a native speaker of Anishinaabe at the NMU Center for Native American Studies to arrive at this name because we wanted to honor the land and people on which we reside.
We chose this name many years before Northern Michigan University began to recognize the importance of this land and people in their graduation ceremony (today) and other writings. How about that? Sasawin Safe Haven was also ahead of the curve at a state and national level in recognizing that pets are family.
Please share this post so everyone can learn about who we are and what we do. Saving the Whole Family.

We work with the Women's Center/Harbor House to maintain the Human-Animal Bond. We will help you to heal with your Whole Family.