Animal Rescue Director Says Michigan DNR Is Targeting Her in Retaliation Campaign

Kelley LaBonty of the Detroit Animal Welfare Group says repeated inspections, court battles, and permit threats are jeopardizing care for injured and orphaned wildlife.

ROMEO, Mich. – A Michigan animal rescue director claims her organization is facing relentless harassment by the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR), threatening the future of one of the region’s largest wildlife rehabilitation centers.

Kelley LaBonty, director of the Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG), says the DNR is attempting to revoke the …