Two of Cherokee County’s animal welfare organizations joined forces Dec. 15, to make a Christmas miracle for local unwanted puppies and kittens, taking them to Michigan where they will be adopted.

Judy Wyles, founder of Project Zero, a local limited-entry pet rescue, is a member of www.911petrescue.com, an online message board for people and organizations all over the U.S. and Canada who want to save lives and stop animal cruelty. Judy read a call for Southern puppies and kittens from one of the board’s administrators, Shari Wilcox, who volunteers weekly for her local Humane Society of Huron Valley. Shari had been given the go-ahead by shelter management to bring puppies and kittens between 8 and 12 weeks of age which were also healthy and adoptable into their facility.