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<p>Patrick Stephens, 43, of Lansing, sits with his 9-month-old pit bull, Melly, during a free veterinary clinic hosted by the Michigan Community Street Clinic at Reutter Park in Lansing, Mich., on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. “He was smelly when I got him, so I dropped the ‘S’ and named him Melly,” Stephens said.</p>

Patrick Stephens, 43, of Lansing, sits with his 9-month-old pit bull, Melly, during a free veterinary clinic hosted by the Michigan Community Street Clinic at Reutter Park in Lansing, Mich., on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. “He was smelly when I got him, so I dropped the ‘S’ and named him Melly,” Stephens said.