Dear Colleagues:

As part of the new restructuring plan for The Humane Society of the United States, the Great Lakes Regional Office will be permanently closed on January 28, 2005. After that date, Michigan will be served by our Central States office in Naperville, Illinois: (630) 357-7015 (Central Time Zone), email: csro@hsus.org  Richard Rice and Jennifer Schwade-Brown are on staff there and have extensive experience in the animal welfare field.

It has been a great privilege to work with you over the past years to promote animal protection in Michigan. We wish we could say goodbye to each and every one of you, but there is simply not enough time. We're working now to make the transition as smooth as possible.

You have our very best regards,

Sandy Rowland

Linda Reider

Natalie DiGiacomo

Brenda Castor