With poll: The Discovery Channel's "A Dog's Life": a source of controversy in the Metro-Detroit area
It's no secret that times have been tough in Michigan , and in many respects, it's undoubtedly spilled over to the pet population. People have had to leave the state in order to seek a better way to make a living, and in some cases, abandoned ship completely: leaving homes, friends -- and in some cases, their companion animals behind. flickr photo courtesy of manitari Some pets have been relinquished to already strained Humane Societies and shelters , others, simply left behind to fend for themselves. The Discovery Channel had an idea: to chronicle the life of stray dogs in Detroit from a four-legged point of view: attaching tiny cameras to the dogs and seeing what goes on day-to-day. According to freep.com , the project, "A Dog's Life", estimated to be over one million dollars qualified for a $559,361 tax credit from the Michigan Film Office - but Mayor Bing's Detroit film office nixed the deal saying that it would be bad in too many way...