Creating special bonds at Mackenzies!

Posted on August 11, 2015

A big ‘Thank you’ to eightWest for visiting the Sanctuary last week and putting together this wonderful footage of what we do best!

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. (WOOD) Dogs are often considered part of the family. There’s a place in West Michigan where the mission is to find new homes for dogs.

Mackenzie’s Animal Sanctuary provides a temporary home for dogs while they search for a forever family. But it’s more than just a shelter. The staff and volunteers at Mackenzie’s take excellent care of each dog, providing human interaction and bonding, exercise, enrichment, education, and excellent medical care.

Mackenzie’s Animal Sanctuary is situated on more than 200 acres with several buildings dedicated to housing, exercise, and veterinary services.

The adoption process at Mackenzie’s is very thorough. They will walk you through their process, including multiple visits and a visit to your home to ensure it’s a good match. The cost is $150 and they help dogs find homes within 150 miles of Lake Odessa. To meet any of their dogs, call (616) 693-2490 or visit their website.

Mackenzie’s is always looking for good volunteers. Each volunteer is asked to give at least 30 hours of time a year and can help out any day of the week between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., usually for at least two hours at a time. They also need help on holidays because caring for dogs is a full time job! Kids can help alongside a parent or legal guardian. For information, go to the website and click the “volunteer” tab.