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Columbia County Humane Society
N7768 Industrial Road
Portage, WI 53901
608-742-3666
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Our dogs love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for another dog to sleep in comfort, please click here.

Help Wanted!

CCHS has an immediate opening for a part-time animal caregiver for Saturdays. The hours for Saturdays are from 7am-3pm. Duties include cat cage cleaning, phones duties and working with the public. Must have good people skills. Please send resume to CCHS Attn Susan N7768 Industrial Rd Portage, WI 53901 or stop by CCHS to fill out an application.

Adoption Price Lowered on All Kittens!

We have 150 cats at our shelter right now, with 97 of them being kittens. The shelter has never had so many kittens! At the present time, we are lowering their adoption fee. Kittens are regularly $80 each; now they are only $60. Two kittens can be adopted for $100. All kittens have been spayed/neutered, microchipped, and have received distemper shots. Some kittens and adult cats have their fees reduced or waived because their adoption fees have been sponsored. Check our listing to see who is available. More cats and kittens are added regularly.

The Watchdog!

Click here for the latest issue!

Pet of the Week!

Rex!
Rex is a sweetheart of a guy. He is 9 years old and searching for a new home. He arrived with Samantha. He is good with other dogs. Rex would love a place to live! Please consider him. Rex is in a foster home, please contact the shelter to meet him.

Click here for more info...

Help Wanted?

We need volunteers to help a few days a week to work at the front desk and enter info into the computer and greet customers. Please can contact Michelle Aldridge at aldrste@hotmail.com for details.

Looking to volunteer?

We need volunteers to help with cat cage cleaning Monday - Saturday mornings.

Looking to buy something for CCHS? We are in desperate need of kitten chow, bleach and canned dog food. All donations large or small are greatly appreciated.

Supplies Needed ASAP!

Looking to donate items to CCHS? We really need:
Canned dog and cat food,
Laundry Detergent (High Efficiency for front loading machines),
Vitamin C - keeps the animals healthy,
and Clay Cat Litter (non-scoopable).
Click here for complete list of needed items.

The "Bibi Fund"

Some animals need more medical care than others.
Help us give these animals a fighting chance!

Click here for more information on the Bibi Fund.

Support our Business Sponsors!

Renew or Start your CCHS Membership!

Click here for more information on membership.

Upcoming Events

Board Meeting, September 11th 9:00 - 11:00
Wo-Zha Parade Wisconsin Dells, September 19th
Blarneystone, Portage September 26th
Sept. 25, 2010 Marching For Mutts!
NBC 15, September 27 - 6:40 am

2010 Dog Paddle N Pool - Results!

Pictured is shelter director Susan Bratcher accompanied by Booker the Mascot receiving money from Barb Byrnes the Dog Paddle Fundraiser Coordinator. This year the Dog Paddle Fundraiser raised $3900 for the humane society. Thank you to all who participated and organized this event. It was a big success for the shelter!

Update on Cat Cage Fund!

We would like to thank everybody who has donated so far to the CCHS Cat Cage Fund. Because of your generosity, we have purchased this bank of cages for the cat adoption room, and we have enough money to buy all new cages for our cat intake room. From the pictures you can see how much better the new cages are. We have solid partitions between cages instead of hanging towels. This will help keep all of our cats healthy! We felt it was important to do the intake room before we finish the cat adoption room because that is where all the animals go when they first arrive at the shelter. Many of these animals have upper respiratory problems when they come into the shelter, and the new cages will help keep the other cats healthy until they are able to be moved up front and be adopted. Thanks to everybody for making our dream of new cat cages come true! We haven't reached our goal of all new cages yet, but we're well on our way!

CAT CAGE FUND!

CCHS needs to replace the cat cages in the shelter.
The new cages will allow us to house more cats and will have solid dividers between the cages to prevent the spread of disease.
Please consider donating to this worthy cause.
On behalf of the cats, thank you for your generosity!
Want to help? Click here!

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