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Sep 25, 2024


Facebook Page Update!
Hello friends! We unfortunately have lost access to our Facebook page (hopefully temporarily but no promises). Please follow our backup...
Feb 5, 2024


A Clear Path to Financial Ruin
Is or was The Devoted Barn ever in violation of the Excess Benefit Transaction due to housing and horse boarding provided to the...
Oct 5, 2023


Animals in the Woods
We have tried to wait, to let the wheels of justice move in favor of these animals. We wanted to try to give the agencies in charge a...
Sep 14, 2023


39 Forgotten Prisoners
The names below are the 39 dogs still under the care of The Devoted Barn. Some of these dogs have been there since 2014! These dogs are...
Jul 24, 2023


The “Sanctuary” at Clark Rd
Please take a look at these pictures we just received and tell us if this looks like animals "living their best lives" as Melissa Borden...
Jul 5, 2023


The Inevitable Next Lawsuit
While Melissa has been hard at work making TikTok videos this week in an effort to prove just how hard she’s working, Springfield...
Jun 25, 2023


The Devoted Barn: Shell Game
Shell Game Analogy: A shell game is a swindle, a fraud, especially one in which items or information are shifted around in a secret...
Jun 7, 2023


Silenced Suffering: A Tragic Tale
I’m not even sure where or how to start this, so maybe a little background information might help. I had been a long-time supporter of...
Jun 1, 2023


The Story 0f Lester, the I-75 Cow
Many of you have likely seen the now viral footage of the cow being roped by a cowboy on I-75 in Holly, MI. People are putting the...
May 26, 2023


Dollars or Death
We're back! We know that it’s been a minute since we have put a blog together but to be honest, things have been relatively stagnant...
May 13, 2023


Who Will Let The Dogs Out???
(These photos were posted to our Facebook Page on 4-19-2023 but we are sharing some of them here as well for those who do not have...
May 4, 2023


Go Make The Day Neglect For Someone Else
For years The Devoted Barn has always brought in "tough and hard to treat" animals in order to provide them rescue and care. They post...
Mar 26, 2023


Eviction On The Horizon
Well here we are with a looming eviction. We said this day would come, not out of gloating or malice, but out of urgency. For years the...
Mar 8, 2023


Moving Boxes Needed
Well folks- the verdict is in! Sorry for the delay with this news, but we had to physically go to the courthouse to get these documents....
Mar 2, 2023


With Friends Like This Who Needs Enemies???
DISCLAIMER…All parties are innocent until proven guilty. We have also redacted the name of the PLAINTIFF as she is an alleged victim in...
Feb 23, 2023


Lawsuit Number...??
And look…ANOTHER lawsuit! Better get ready to open your pocket books again! The Devoted Barn is in deep doo doo this time. Remember our...
Jan 22, 2023


The Appeal And The Gambler
The silence is deafening...not a word from Melissa, the barn or her blind faithful supporters. Yesterday in Oakland County Circuit Court,...
Jan 14, 2023


The Problem with Puppies
In one of our recent blog posts we referred to the never-ending influx of special-needs puppies at TDB – to be specific, we said, “the...
Jan 6, 2023


When in Doubt, Bring Strawberry Out!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It seems as through we've been causing some fireworks! A live video taken 12/29 was posted to The Devoted Barn Facebook...
Jan 1, 2023
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