![]() ![]() The resources and stability that WHS can bring to the region will strengthen our ability to serve animals in need.”Īdditional animal medical and behavioral care resources are expected to be made available in Kenosha County via the merger. “In the end, the animals win, the staff win, the community wins. “This is truly the best thing that could have happened for the Safe Harbor Humane Society,” said Bill Bohlman, SHHS’s board president. “And we are excited to pool our resources to sustain lifesaving services for animals and the people who love them.” “We are incredibly grateful for the vital work Safe Harbor does for 3,000 animals and their families every year in Kenosha County,” said Fotsch Kleibor. SHHS noted this includes keeping animals in their homes and out of shelters, people-centric adoption processes that break down barriers, vaccine clinics, pet food banks, low-cost spay/neuter services and programs for young people. WHS said it will bring “efficiencies and innovative approaches” to Kenosha, to make sure that care for animals goes on without interruption. “By consolidating both organizations’ experience and resources, we can not only strengthen our efforts, but also provide a better return on investment for the communities that support this critical work for animals. “Nonprofit animal shelters operate with limited resources, and it is even more difficult because every organization is separate and has to individually fund their overhead costs,” said Alison Fotsch Kleibor, president and CEO of WHS. Upon acquisition, SHHS will be renamed to Wisconsin Humane Society Kenosha Campus. WHS said it wants to close the deal by May 31 “pending final stages of due diligence, including agreements with municipalities as well as satisfactory title reports on real estate.” WHS said the boards of both shelters voted unanimously to approve the acquisition in April. Together, WHS and SHHS said they’ve been working for months on the acquisition. SHHS leaders said the shelter was facing “economic challenges that threatened the future of their work.” SHHS and WHS started talking about ways to ensure animal sheltering could continue in the Kenosha area back in fall 2022. Kenosha’s Safe Harbor Humane Society - also known as Kenosha County Humane Society - announced it will become a part of the Wisconsin Humane Society. ![]() “If you are that magical person who you know is either working from home or has someone home all the time, that’s really good for a lot of these animals.”Ĭlick here for more information on how to become a foster.ĭonate here to help purchase food and supplies for those foster animals.Ĭopyright 2023 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.WISCONSIN - Two animal shelters in Wisconsin are uniting to give more furry friends a better life. “We can work with a lot of different fosters in different situations,” Baker said. So if we can have fosters who could take them right away and not have them be housed here (at the shelter), that usually limits their stress.”Ĭurrently, fosters have to take in more than one pet at a time, but Humane Society of Huron Valley knows there are more people out there who spend a lot of time at home, maybe retired or seasonal, that have space for a temporary pet, a furry friend you can keep company as their family is transitioning. “They’re just taken from their home sort of abruptly, and then coming to this environment can be very stressful on them. “Whatever’s going on in their (families’) life, it shouldn’t have to be an extra stress trying to deal with their pets,” said Baker. “People have, unfortunately, been hospitalized or they’ve suffered another emergency like a house fire, and they need someone to help with their dog, and we have some space here at the Humane Society of Huron Valley, but we really depend on fosters,” Welch said.įoster Manager Kaylee Baker said they know the temporary boarding takes a load off pet owners, but it doesn’t work as well for the animal without fosters. The need is great for Safe Harbor there are only a few programs like it in the state. “We’ve recently had an uptick in people who have needed emergency fostering of their animals,” said Communications Director Wendy Welch. This year’s numbers have tripled compared to last year, so the organization is searching for more fosters. Whether it’s a medical emergency or a house fire, Humane Society of Huron Valley offers a temporary emergency shelter program for pets while families deal with a crisis. – A Washtenaw County animal shelter needs your help. ![]()
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