Pins for Pets a Super Success!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us at Pins for Pets today! We had a great turnout and had tons of fun raising much-needed funds to help us pay for the veterinary care and supplies we need to help the homeless cats, kittens, dogs and puppies in our care!

The Alley Cats (American Animal Hospital)

The Fox River Animal Hospital team

The Fox Valley Cat Clinic team

The Gutter Dogs (American Animal Hospital) 

Nikki, Erin, Karla & Glen

Carrie and Evie

The Fockers

 The Shelter Rejects

The Soul Cats - sponsored by Russ Darrow!

 Spare Change

The Stage Pins

The Shippers & The Shakers - sponsored by the Postal Annex & Aspen Coffee!

The Wishful Warriors 

The Wish Girls

Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts, for joining us to help the homeless pets!

The Importance of Education

Below is a link to an unfortunate situation that ended in an unfortunate ending. The reason I am posting it is in hopes of changing peoples mentality - a long shot I know!

If you have a moment, read the link. Below is my response, but before reading it, please take a moment to breathe, remember that people sometimes make bad choice, bad decisions, but we are all human and it's important to not quickly judge, but instead support one another. It's really as simple as just being kind.

Read Article Here!

"No species of anything should be singled out and excluded. It's a very unfortunate situation, but with proper education we can change this mentality. Just keep spreading the education about pit bulls. This mentality spreads not just with dogs, but humans too. No matter what our skin color, sex, education, religion, no one should feel excommunicated or excluded.

Also, it's not a question of whether or not he was insane. He obviously felt his situation was hopeless and was either unaware of the option to re-home, or strongly felt it was a better choice to let him go in peace than subject him to the mental anguish of going to a shelter with a high risk of euthanasia.

Instead of bashing him, consider the alternative, spread the word that there are alternatives - no kill rescues. Educate people on spay/neuter and support your local rescue or start your own!"

- Natalie Nelson

Hold a door open for someone today, smile at the cashier, say thank you, give your pet a hug, and just be aware today. Don't hold judgements and remember that most people are out there doing their best everyday whether in animal rescue, or in our day profession. Be kind.

2 Rescue Trips This Week!

What an awesome week of rescuing kitties and a pup too! Wednesday I met Laura R from Catkins Rescue in Stevens Point and picked up 10 kittens and 1 dog (9 kittens from Catkins, 1 kitten and 1 dog from Lincoln County Humane Society), then today I met a rescuer in Fond du Lac from Milwaukee to pick up a mama and 4 baby 6-week-old kittens who were rescued from a sad situation in IL. Love saving these babies and soon we'll find them new loving forever homes!

Here I am with Miss Magoo, a special needs sight-diminished shih tzu girl from Lincoln County Humane who I picked up in Stevens Point and brought to meet her adopter in Neenah!

Here is Laura from Catkins with Miss Magoo - she brought her from Lincoln County Humane in Merrill to meet me in Stevens Point - rescues working together to save lives!

Here's a poster I did that lists most of the kittens we rescued that day: 1 from Lincoln County Humane named Murphy (a shy little tabby boy, just precious), then from Catkins: Humphrey, Pippa, Ellie Mae, Butternut, Buttercup, Grayson, Norton, Boo Bear and Tiny Spirit.

Here is Miss Magoo with her new mama! They absolutely love each other!

And here are the mama and kittens we rescued today...sweet loving Emma and her precious babies, 3 girls and a boy!

Holiday Gift Ideas! Proceeds Benefit WISH Pets!

We have a few very wonderful volunteers crafting some incredible pet blankets and pet beds.

Both the pillows and the blankets are handcrafted out of fleece and machine washable.
Two sizes available for the blankets and pillows (sizes may vary slightly): 27" x 15" for $12 and 37" x 27" for $16.

- 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Wish Upon A Paw

- Will ship to any location in the continental U.S.

Please contact amanda.piepenburg@gmail.com to place your holiday order TODAY!

Holiday Photoshoot!

We had a wonderful time at See Spot Run on 21 a few weeks ago for a great photoshoot opportunity, plus an awesome fundraiser for the homeless pets at WISH! We raised close to $400 from the all-day event! YES!

Thank you to Alex + Natalie Nelson Photography for donating their services and thank you to See Spot Run on 21 for hosting the event!

See catch a glimpse of some of the feline and canine cuties, visit the link below:

Holiday Photoshoot Awesomeness!

Hope for the Holidays

Tuesday, December 6, 5pm-8pm, Carmella’s Italian Bistro, Appleton: HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Happy Hour! Enjoy fine wine for the felines…and delicious cheese, bread, chocolates and more! Free admission; 50% of wine proceeds go to help the homeless pets of Wish; exciting raffle items including $500 worth of jewelry from Holt’s Jewelry in Neenah! By invite only; RSVP required.

Carmella's will be donating 50% of wine glass sales that evening to help the homeless pets at WISH! So, sample some cheese, tempt yourself with a chocolate and indulge on my favorite...authentic Italian WINE!

We will have a supply bucket and welcome any feline or canine supplies. As you may know, WISH not only cares for our 50+ kitties directly in care, but also thousands of cats and dogs across Wisconsin.

Milo, feature on the event page was our first Adoption! He is in a wonderful foster and he will be the mascot for our event. Hi Milo!

If you would like to be invited to the event, please respond to this notification with your name, address and email address.

It's going to be a very fun event with a variety of high-end raffles!

To learn more about the event and to sign up, please visit our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/265819236794425/

Holiday Gift Ideas!

Are you looking for a great gift to give your feline companion (and yourself!), then consider purchasing a kitty tree from WISH!

Here are a few of our trees available. To see the entire collection, please visit: wishuponapaw.org/cat-trees