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Santa Paws & Mrs. Claws Open House
December 7, 2008
Time: 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
Join us for our holiday open house. There will be tours of the new facility, bring your furry family member and have a photo taken with Santa (donation of $10 per photo requested)and meet our new executive director and staff. We will be serving refreshments. Please schedule an appointment for your pet photograph with Santa, as space is limited for this activity.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
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Love Lights Tree Ceremony
December 7, 2008
Time: 5:15 pm
HSMC will host its first love lights tree ceremony. For just a $5.00 donation per light you can choose 3 diffent colors to celebrate the season or someone special in your life. WHITE bulbs are for memorials, RED bulbs are for adopted pets and BLUE bulbs are for tributes or anything you wish. You may purchase/donate any number or combination of bulbs.
Please provide us with the name of the individual or pet you wish to honor. All names will be listed and memorials will be read at the tree lighting.
To purchase a bulb, please contact HSMC at 845-2810.
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VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION/TRAINING
November 15, 2008
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Place: Humane Society Community Room
All volunteers are encouraged to attend the first orientation & training session for our new volunteer program - Pet Pals. This session will cover volunteer opportunities, safety and training that is available for all volunteers -plus so much more.For information and to register, contact our volunteer coordinator Terry Carroll by email at jcar620558@aol.com or call HSMC at 845-2810.
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Holiday Antique Show
November 15, 2008
Date(s): November 15-16
Place: Marathon Park Youth Building
HSMC will be at the Holiday Antique Show on both days with volunteers serving lunch and food items between 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. All proceeds from the food service will benefit HSMC programs.
Come out to park and support HSMC and shop for the holidays!
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Welcome New Volunteer - Volunteer Coordinator
November 3, 2008
HSMC has our first-ever volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator. We are pleased welcome Terry Carroll to that position. Terry is a long-time HSMC volunteer and animal lover who recently retired. With a little more time on her hands, we were pleased that she accepted our invitation to help develop our new volunteer program - Pet Pals.
Terry will be coordinating volunteer applications, setting-up volunteer trainings, meeting, and scheduling of events that need volunteer participation. We will be updating our files and developing a data base with all of our volunteers outlining special gifts & talents, times available, types of volunteer experiences you are interested in and providing training opportunities. Our goal is to have 1,000 volunteers and Friends by 2010!
Volunteers are the backbone of HSMC! We could not exist without these very special people who give of their time & talents.
To be a Pet Pal volunteer, please contact Terry by email at jcar620558@aol.com. Or contact HSMC by phone at 845-2810 or by email at info@catsndogs.org
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Empty Bowl Dinner
November 3, 2008
HSMC is hosting its first Empty Bowl Dinner...to participate, please contact HSMC at 845-2810
Date: November 27
Time: Anytime
Place: Comfort of your Home
Cost: $25.00 per person
Reason: to fill empty bowls in support of HSMC
An Empty Bowl Dinner is not a dinner at all.
An Empty Bowl Dinner never really takes place.
An Empty Bowl Dinner has a date & a time,
An Empty Bowl Dinner never really takes place.
An Empty Bowl Dinner has a guest list, invitations & an RSVP.
An Empty Bowl Dinner never really takes place.
An Empty Bowl Dinner is black tie & lace.
An Empty Bowl Dinner never really takes place.
An Empty Bowl Dinner has a purpose & a cause.
An Empty Bowl Dinner saves lost cats & dogs.
An Empty Bowl Dinner is a fundraiser you see.
An Empty Bowl Dinner only requests a donation from you & from me.
An Empty Bowl Dinner means you may stay at home & relax.
And an RSVP today means in the future,
An Empty Bowl Dinner never really has to take place.....
Thank you for your support & Happy Thanksgiving from all the cold noses with warm bellies that your RSVP donation will make possible.
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NATIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK...
November 3, 2008
...was organized by the Humane Society of the United States to remind us of the importance of our local animal shelters. Animal shelters provide a valuable service to our cities and towns by keeping stray animals off the streets, rescuing injured animals, returning lost pets to their owners, and helping families find new pets.
Did you realized that our shelter is running perpetually short on cat litter, dog food, and chewies for the dogs.
Animal shelters -- even the ones that aren't "no-kill" -- keep dogs and cats alive longer than if they were stray and trying to survive on their own. Foraging in an urban environment is very hard on an animal and it's even more difficult in a rural environment. Cars hit roaming dogs and cats. Stray animals may wander into another animal's territory and be injured in a fight. Small dogs and cats are easy prey for wild animals.
So remember the animal shelters this week. Volunteer if you have time. Donate if you have money. And don't forget the dedicated staff who care for hundreds of animals every day! Stop in for a visit, adopt, say "thank you"!
ALSO IN NOVEMBER - ADOPT A SENIOR PET MONTH!
"No Time To Teach New Tricks? Adopt a Senior Pet!"
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and Petfinder.com celebrate November as Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month. The upcoming holiday season may be an excellent time to put some balance in your life and adopt a senior pet. Senior pets can and do bond very strongly with adopters. Many seem to understand they have been given another chance at a happy life and are grateful for the opportunity to love someone and be loved in return.
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HSMC Day at Noodles & Company - DECEMBER 17, 2008
November 2, 2008
When: December 17, 2008
Place: Noodles & Company
Please join us at Noodles for HSMC Day. A portion of all dinners purchase that evening will be donated to HSMC programs.
Stop in, eat and let us wish you Happy Holidays!
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On a Journey.......Begins!
November 1, 2008
Our critters are on a journey and you are their travel agent. Help our critters travel around the world beginning in October thru February 2009.
Send our critters to family and friends and encourage them to send the critters onward to their family and friends. The critters that have traveled the furthest and their original travel agent will win On a Journey prizes.
Pick-up your critters and their passport in October for just $5.00. And send our critters around the world!
Watch upcoming events for more details.....
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NEEDED AT HSMC - URGENT
October 27, 2008
- URGENTLY NEED DOG/PUPPY / CAT/KITTEN FOOD
- URGENTLY NEED OLD TOWELS
- URGENTLY NEED PAPER TOWELING
- C litter (just the inexpensive clay - not clumping)
- Wet dog / cat food
- WHITE COPY PAPER - 8.5 x 11
- BLEACH
- PEOPLE TO ADOPT CATS AND DOGS (we are full)!!
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REMINDER: Our New Location
October 26, 2008
7001 Packer Drive
Directions: Take either Hwy. 29 or Stewart Avenue west to 72nd Ave. Turn south onto 72nd Avenue and travel to Packer Drive. Turn east onto Packer Drive and travel approximately 300 feet until you see a sign for THE HUMANE SOCIETY and a road to the right. Turn right at the sign adn travel east on this road approx. 2 blocks until you see our facility.
Our new building is locaed between the Sunnyvale Park softball diamonds and Manmade Lake.
Questions? Call 715.845.2810
Adopting a friend
Before you can adopt a pet, we will require proof of address. If you do not rent, bring proof of home ownership with you. If you do rent in Marathon County, a signed letter of consent from your landlord will be needed. It is a real shame when a pet is returned or abandoned because a renter was not supposed to have pets.
There are several other things to consider before you adopt. The humane society does want to find homes for all the animals we receive, however, we want to find permanent and loving homes for them. That means we do our best to ensure a pet isn't returned because the person giving it a home didn't think this through completely.
Adoption Fees:
Not Spayed/Neutered* Spayed/Neutered*
Dogs** $40.00 $90.00
Cats ** $30.00 $80.00
Rabbits & Guinea Pigs $5.00
Rodents $2.00
Ferrets $40.00
*Fee includes:
Free Exam At Vet of Your Choice. (Within 14 days of adoption.)
Free Pet Adoption Kits
Free Dog Leash & Collar (When Available)
Pets Have Received First Set of Innoculations (These will require boosters and do not include rabies vaccine.)
Fees listed do not include tax.
** $10.00 additional fee for any pet that is:
-feline leukemia tested
-rabies vaccinated
-declawed
** After adoption, Cats/Dogs MUST be spayed or neutered if they are not already.
Come Visit Us!
The Humane Society Shelter is located at:
7001 Packer Dr.
Wausau, Wis. 54401
Phone: 845-2810
E-Mail: info@catsndogs.org
If you have any trouble getting to the shelter, just call us at (715) 845-2810
The shelter hours are: 12:00pm-5:00pm Monday through Saturday
1pm to 3pm on Sunday and closed on Holidays
The Shelter is closed until 12:00PM because we have cages to clean, walks to give, and animals must be fed, watered, bathed, medicated, and LOVED! Please respect the shelter hours. The animals in our care will thank you for doing so.
Marathon County Humane Society
7001 Packer Dr.
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715-845-2810
Email:
info@catsndogs.org
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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