Find out the latest on what's happening at Saving Paws by reading the articles below!

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Thank you Steve and Meghan Vanheertum!  8/15/09

Steve and Meghan brought out donations in celebration of their Marriage!!  They asked for donations to help the animals and look and what they all got! The animals certainly appreciated the supplies!!

Many thanks and we hope Steve and Meghan best wishes on their journey together. 

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Thank you Makenzie Van Dyke!   6/27/09

Left to right:  Mazie, Jacob, Kayla, Makenzie, Nicole, and Jade

Makenzie celebrated her 10th birthday by asking for donations for Saving Paws animals instead of presents.  Afterwards, her friends joined her to deliver the donations and meet some of the kitties! Makenzie received her first dose of Opie Lovin' which was soon followed by a few of her friends.  The kids loved that Opie and Tippy both competed to see who could get on the most laps!! Thank you Makenzie for thinking of the Saving Paws animals!

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Thank you Humana!  6/27/09

 

Humana in Green Bay had their first Pet Charity Challenge to collection donations for both Saving Paws and Bay Area Human Society.  They had a great turnout and Marie Franczek was wonderful enough to bring the donations to us.  They even had a digital camera donated! Thank you so much Humana and Marie!!

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Thank you Sly Foxes 4H group!   6/24/09

The Sly Foxes 4H group held a pet supply drive at Jefferson School benefiting the animals of Saving Paws!  They decorated a bin ( you can see it in the picture) and spread the word about donating.   Paula Carlson, 4-H Mom, was then put in charge of bringing out all of the wonderful donations to the shelter where she and a few girls got to meet some of the shelter kitties. Thank you to everyone who donated and to the Sly Foxes 4H group for helping the animals of Saving Paws!!!

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Saving Paws taking in 80 kittens to save their lives! 6/17/09

Saving Paws will be taking in 80 kittens from another agency over the next two weeks in order to save them from an untimely fate!  Ages ranges from 5 weeks to 3 months old and we've already received 15 adorable little fur babies on 6/17.  We are in need of lots of kitten food (both hard and soft) to help these little babies along with other supplies such as litter scoops, litter boxes, kitty toys, small scratching posts, and litter.

We are also looking for FOSTER HOMES for these little kittens to go as they come in until they are adopted.  If you are interested in fostering, please visit our page "Volunteer" for an application and information.

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Saving Paws gets 6 Puppy Mill dogs!  6/17/09

Saving Paws worked with multiple agancies to take in dogs from a puppy mill that was shut down.  We were able to take in 6 small dogs that consist of 3 Shih Tzu, a Schnauzer mix, and two Poodles.  They all seem to be in good health and have been vet checked before coming to SP so will be available for adoption after June 24.

We are in desparate need of Small Breed dog food along with small dog toys and treats. 

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Thank you Bre Nichols! - 5/09

Bre Nichols had a birthday party where she asked for donations of pet supplies instead of presents for herself.  She, along with her family, came out to the shelter to deliver a TON of donations and play with all the kitties.

THANK YOU BRE for thinking of Saving Paws!!!

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Nutro Products Announces Voluntary Recall of Limited Range of Dry Cat Food Products - 5/21/09

Nutro Products announces a voluntary recall of limited range of Dry Cat Food products.  Please click the following link for more details:  http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/nutro05_09.html

The cat food is being voluntarily recalled in the United States and ten additional countries. This recall is due to incorrect levels of zinc and potassium in our finished product resulting from a production error by a US-based premix supplier.

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Thank you Trinity McGillvray!  5/21/09

Trinity McGillvray asked for donations for Saving Paws from her friends and relatives for her birthday again this year.  She and her sister then had a wonderful visit with the shelter kitties to deliver some of the toys and give plenty of pets, hugs and kisses.   Thank you Trinity for all of your support and kitty love!!

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A HUGE Thank you to Kathleen Goggins! - 5/09

We would like to thank Kathleen Goggins for her tremendous support and donation for us to purchase litter!

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Girl Scouts from Troops 2241 & 2547! - 5/15/09

 

The girls from Girl Scout Troop 2241 and Troop 2547 made a return trip to our shelter to bring donations and visit the kitties. The girls asked "Where's Opie?" as soon as they walked in and then he was on a lap for the majority of the visit (see picture to the right). The girls also helped Saving Paws by making a TON of kitty toys and catnip pouches.  The catnip pouches were an instant success judging by all of the shelter kitties' reactions.    Thank you to the girls for all of your hard work and support!!!!

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Thank you Allie Buckingham, http://www.leashespetservices.com/ for holding a supply drive for the animals of Saving Paws.

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Thank you Polly Bunker and the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP)! - April 2009

The Appleton office held five “jeans days” during the month of March and donated the money to help save more animals at Saving Paws. Thank you so much to everyone that participated and to Polly Bunker for organizing it!!

 

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Thank you Girl Scout Troop 2256! - 4/23/09

The girls from Girl Scout Troop 2256 came to Saving Paws to bring kitty blankets and cat toys that they made along with donations that they collected for all of the pets.  They offered to use their community service hours for their Bronze badge helping Saving Paws when they visited us back in November.  The shelter kitties really enjoyed their company and of course Opie and Tippy were spoiled once again with the love!!   Thank you so much for helping us!

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Saving Paws rescues 14 puppies from South Carolina! - 4/3/09

 

We received 14 puppies from South Carolina that were scheduled to be euthanized due to lack of space.  These included 6 Husky mix puppies, 4 lab mix puppies,  a jack russell mix,  a terrier mix, a shepherd mix and a boxer mix puppy.  They range in age from 7 to 12 weeks.   Donations of puppy food including Science Diet, Pro Plan, Pedigree or Puppy Chow are much needed or you can make a cash donation by clicking on the donation box to the left.

Meet Chardonnay, Riesling, and Shiraz!

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Thank you Bridget and Seth Hammett! - 3/28/09

Bridget and Seth collected donations instead of presents again for their birthdays this year.  This is the second year in a row that these wonderful kids have given up presents just to give the animals food, toys, supplies and treats!  They brought out over $300 worth of donations this year!!!!

Thank you so much!!

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Thank you Julie Weber and Tidi Products!! - 3/25/09

 

Julie Weber and Tidi Products did a supply drive for the pets of Saving Paws and had an amazing turn out!  Thanks to everyone who donated and supported us!  Julie came out with some co-workers to visit the kitties and drop off donations. Pictured are just some of the amazing amount of donations.  Also pictured are the following wonderful ladies:  Michelle Taves, Tiffany Rosin, Julie Weber, Rachel Coonen, and kelley Gmeiner. Thanks Julie and the Tidi Products crew!

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Thank you Ariel Bjorge! - 2/9/09

 

Ariel Bjorge is an amazing girl who only wanted to help the animals of Saving Paws for her birthday!  She asked everyone for supplies for all of the kitties and puppies instead of presents for herself.  When she came out to our shelter with her donations Opie definately showed his appreciation with his famous Opie Lovin and of course the other kitties quickly joined in also. Thank you Ariel!!!

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Thank you Janelle Fisher! - 2/7/09

 

Janelle Fisher decided that she wanted donations for Saving Paws pets instead of presents for her 8th birthday party.  She brought the donations to our shelter with some of her friends and met the kitties who thanked her for all of the wonderful gifts. Thank you for helping all of the animals!

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Thank you Robyn Nick and CMSi/Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Green Bay! - 1/29/09

 

Robyn Nick and the staff of CMSi/Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield held a supply drive for the animals of Saving Paws.  They had a wonderful and supportive collection and then Robyn dropped off the supplies along with visiting our shelter kitties. Thank you to everyone that donated and supported Saving Paws!!

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17 Puppies and Dogs from Kentucky! - 01/31/09

Dr. Harness and Dr. Gaywont examine one of the puppies.   Our Director comforting a puppy after the long ride.

Four AWESOME Saving Paws volunteers traveled to Kentucky TWICE to save a total of 17 puppies and dogs from euthanasia due to lack of space!  The brave volunteers traveled despite Kentucky's STATE OF EMERGENCY due to ice storms determined to rescue as many pets as they could from the terrible fate. Dr. Carrie Harness and Dr. Melissa Gaywont from American Animal Hospital in Neenah volunteered to help examine and vaccinate the dogs and puppies.  Some had more serious injuries and illnesses that will need further medical treatment but despite everything they all were sweet and wanting love. WE NEED YOUR HELP so that we can help these captivating canines get healthy enough to find new homes.  Your donation is tax deductible and 100% goes to the care of the animals because we are completely volunteer-run. Please consider making a donation to help with their care. Click here to see some of the pictures that were taken.

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Saving Paws won 1st place in Wisconsin!!

The Animal Rescue Site had a Shelter Challenge where people could vote every day for a shelter and Saving Paws was voted #1 in Wisconsin and #69 in the nation by YOU!!!  Thanks to everyone that voted we won $1000.00 which is greatly needed for the animals.

To see the complete list of the Shelter Challenge winners, please click on the following link:  Shelter Challenge Winner List

Thank you again to everyone that voted and showed your support for Saving Paws by getting the word out to vote!  We can't do this without all of you!!

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THANK YOU to all who helped make out season bright by donating to our first Light the Shelter campaign!!

Thanks to all of you we were able to light 106 Christmas lights at our shelter!

To see a list of participants please click here and look for the notation next to the donor's name.

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Thank you Jenni McGillivray and her daughter! - 1/20/09

 

Jenni McGillivray and her daughters came out to bring donations that were collected at a birthday party.  While they were at our shelter, they got to meet our kitties and as you can see from the picture Opie is showing his appreciation for all of the wonderful gifts. Thank you for helping the animals!

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Thank you Lauren! - 1/9/09

Lauren had a party for her 11th birthday and requested her birthday presents be given in the form of donations for Saving Paws.  She was able to bring out $175 in supplies for our animals!

Thank you Lauren!

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Thank you Bonnie Kennel and her Grandkids! - 12/20/08

 

Bonnie Kennel (a longtime volunteer) and her grandkids brought out donations for all of the Saving Paws animals on 12/20 as part of a Christmas present. Thank you so much kids!

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Thank you Santa! Dec. 6 & 7, 2008

 

Santa joined us at Petsmart so customers could bring their pets in and get pictures with him. Santa visited with many cats and dogs along their families.  Everyone had tons of fun and enjoyed candycanes and laughter. Thank you to Santa and all of the volunteers that helped!

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Thank you Nora and Katharine! - 11/28/08

 

Nora and Katharine requested their birthday presents be given in the form of donations for Saving Paws.  As you can see their combined birthday party received generous pet supply gifts.  Nora is a volunteer for Saving Paws and loves coming out to help with the kitties along with helping foster kittens. Thank you girls!

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Thank you Girls Scouts from Janet Barry School! - 11/22/08

 

The girl scouts from Janet Barry School came to Saving Paws to learn about us and how they can help animals.  They offered to use their community service hours for their Bronze badge helping Saving Paws. The girls will be doing a food drive at Petsmart, making kitty toys, scratching posts, cleaning cages, etc. all to help the animals. Thank you for helping us!

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Thank you Hannah Dornfeld! - 11/22/08

 

Hannah asked for donations to help the animals instead of presents for her birthday. Thank you Hannah for thinking of the animals of Saving Paws!  This was awesome!!

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Thank you Huntley Girl Scout Troop 183! - 11/22/08

 

Girl Scout Troop 183 from Huntley brought out donations and toured the shelter.  The girls got to meet the shelter kitties and learn all about Saving Paws and what we how we help the animals. It was such a big group that we had to have them come out in two groups just to have enough room! The troop had a lot of fun and the kitties definately enjoyed the extra attention!!

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Thank you to everyone who made our Boo Bash a success!! 10/31/08

Thank you to all of the people and companies that donated to our event, all of the wonderful volunteers, and an amazing event coordinator, Jan K!!!  Our 2008 annual fundraiser event was a BOO-tiful event!  There were lots of costumes, many prizes and over 90 items and baskets up for auction!   Thanks to the many volunteers and community supporters, especially The Wave Bar & Ballroom for hosting our event and to Doug Erickson of 95.9 KISS FM for being our wonderful D J and Emcee for the evening.  Thank you to all that attended this year and we hope to see you again for next year’s annual fundraiser!  

Check out some of the pictures that were taken at the Boo Bash here!

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Thank you Michael for creating Animal Allies fundraiser! - 10/16/08

 

Michael told his mom that he wanted donations for the animals instead of presents for his 9th birthday.  His amazing thought turned into a full fledged fundraiser for Saving Paws at Skate City in Kimberly.  It was a lot of fun and brought in $500 to help animals in need at Saving Paws.  They also were able to donate additional funds to North Heights Vet Clinic and Domestic Cat Rescue.  Thank you again Michael for thinking of the animals!!

 

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Thank you Greenville Lioness' Club! - 10/5/08

The Greenville Lionesses invited Saving Paws to be the "taxi" drivers for the annual Fall Craft Fair.  Saving Paws had 5 drivers that took customers to their cars with purchases and sometime back for more. It was great fun and raised over $310 to help the rescued animals in our care. THANK YOU!!

 

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Thank you Dylan! - Oct. 2008

Dylan asked for donations to Saving Paws instead of presents for his birthday. Way to Go Dylan!!

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PLEASE HELP! - 9/5/08

Sneakers, one of the puppies rescued from a sad situation - we nursed he and his 6 brothers back to health from a bacterial infection

We recently took in 14 puppies and 3 special needs dogs who need your help! Your donation is tax deductible and 100% goes to the care of the animals because we are completely volunteer-run. We need your help so that we can pay our veterinary bills and supplies to care for these pups. Learn ways you can help here or consider making a donation. 100% of donations go directly to animal care.

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PLEASE HELP! - 8/20/08

Kittens brought to us in a cardboard box

In August alone, over 20 kittens - literally from dumpsters, ditches, wood piles, backyards and even a junkyard - have come to Saving Paws needing significant medical intervention to save their lives - and 2 very nice Labs that need surgery and physical therapy to live out healthy lives. We are struggling now to meet the most basic needs of food and medications. Learn ways you can help here or consider making a donation. 100% of donations go directly to animal care.

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THANK YOU AGAIN, All Creatures, for saving lives! - 8/19/08

Thank you to ALL the staff at All Creatures Animal Hospital for being so generous and allowing us to host yet another Adoptathon on Saturday, August 16th! We received applications for 2 dogs, 4 adult cats and 4 kittens as a result of this effort!

AND, All Creatures has now adopted MORE THAN 100 kitties through our on-site hosting program! Thank you so much to all the employees and volunteers who made this happen!

We could not be more delighted to partner with a wonderful veterinary clinic like All Creatures Animal Hospital!

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Thank You to All Creatures Animal Hospital for hosting a successful ADOPT-A-THON! - 7/29/08

We are thrilled to announce that we had a successful first-ever ADOPT-A-THON at one of our wonderful vet partners, All Creatures Animal Hospital, on Saturday July 29! We received EIGHT adoption applications for 6 kittens, a cat and a puppy from Saving Paws and the Neenah Animal Shelter. Hooray! See pictures here

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Thank you PETCO for donating supplies! - 7/28/08

 

We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to PETCO for donating five large wire dog crates, 10 pet carriers and 20 small litterpans. We could not help the homeless pets that we do without the support of donors like this. Please tell PETCO "thank you" for helping homeless pets when you shop there!

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Thank You to Vande Hey Brantmeier Auto Sales for hosting a car wash fundraiser for us! - 7/12/08

We had a successful car wash fundraising event that raised $584.88! Thanks to Vande Hey Brantmeier for hosting this wonderful event at their Appleton location, and thanks to everyone who came out to volunteer and support this event. A special thanks to Jan and Greg Kutsch and her family for organizing this wonderful event!

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Saving Paws has FaceBook and mySpace pages! - 7/8/08

We now have profile pages on http://www.facebook.com/ and http://www.myspace.com/savingpaws! Please check us out and make sure to make us a "friend" - the more friends we have, the more we can spread the word about the homeless pets in our care who need loving new homes!

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Saving Paws Director featured in the Post Crescent! - 7/6/08

Thank you to the Post Crescent newspaper for featuring our very own Director, Michelle McRae, in the Good Neighbors section! Read the article on their Web site here.

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Thank You to everyone who supported us at the Human Race! - 6/19/08

Thanks to all the amazing animal lovers who came out and supported the homeless pets of Saving Paws at the Human Race, a fundraising event put on by the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin and co-sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Kimberly-Clark. With your help, we raised a total of $8,500! Read more and see photos here.

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Thank You to PetSmart for donating stainless steel cages! - 5/31/08

Thank you to PetSmart for donating six stainless steel cat cages to Saving Paws! This is a HUGE donation and will make a great difference for the homeless cats and kittens in our care. Thank you PetSmart!

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Thank You to Soccer Heaven for holding a fundraiser for Saving Paws! - 5/10/08

Thanks to Soccer Heaven and the more than 30 vendors who supported this fundraising event! We were able to show off some of our adorable, adoptable kitties, sell some merchandise, and raise some much-needed supply and monetary donations. Thank you to the volunteers who helped us set up and staff our booth, including Fred W, Mikki W, Donna M, Emily V, Diane C, Emily A, Juli and Linda J!

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Thank You to Lori Yaeger for donating a vehicle! - 5/5/08

Thank you to Lori Yaeger, who has donated a car to Saving Paws! This will help us with veterinary transports, rescue missions, event trips and much more. Thanks so much Lori!

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Thank You to ThedaCare for holding a supply drive for Saving Paws! - 5/2/08

Thank you to the employees of ThedaCare, who held a supply drive to gather donations for the homeless pets of Saving Paws. A special thanks to volunteer Nancy Kampo for organizing the drive and dropping off the donations!

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Thank You to the Fox Valley Cat Clinic for having Saving Paws at their Open House! - 4/22/08

Thank you to one of our wonderful life-saving community partners, the Fox Valley Cat Clinic (http://www.foxvalleycatclinic.com/), for letting us have an informational booth and adoptable kitties at their Open House event!

We recruited new volunteers, received some donations, and got a kitty adopted! Thanks to everyone who came! See pictures from the event here.

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Thank You to the 4-H Hi-Flyers Club for Their Donations! - 4/5/08

Thank you to the 4-H Hi-Flyers Club for coming out to tour our shelter and bringing lots of donations! They had a great time and learned a lot. Read a letter from one of their members and see pictures here.

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Thank You to The Dog Lounge for donating a cargo van to Saving Paws! - 3/27/08

Thank you to The Dog Lounge for donating a used cargo van to us! This much-needed vehicle will provide us the transportation and hauling capacity for community events, fundraising activities, and rescue runs to other shelters to help save more homeless pets' lives!

And thank you to Greg's Detailing Service for donating a detail for our new cargo van!

Thank you to Greg and Jan Kutsch, who generously donated a detail service on our new cargo van! Pictured to the left: Greg Kutsch and Michelle McRae, Director of Saving Paws. Greg's Detailing Service is located at 331 Crestview Ave. in Neenah. Detailing is by appointment only. Phone: 920-727-1623; e-mail: gregsdetailing@new.rr.com.

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Thank You to Clever K9's for Hosting a Puppy & Dog Meet and Greet Event! - 2/16/08

Thank you to the wonderful and generous staff at Clever K9's in Kaukauna for allowing us to bring our adoptable puppies and dogs to their facility for a "meet and greet" with the public and potential adopters on Saturday, Feb. 16th! Clever K9's also held a raffle for Saving Paws and raised more than $200 to help the homeless pets!

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Thank You to Speakeasy Ultra Lounge for Hosting Our Party for the Paws Valentine's Event! - 2/14/08

We would like to extend a tremendous THANK YOU to Speakeasy Ultra Lounge in downtown Appleton for hosting our Party for the Paws event on Valentine's Day. We raised nearly $1,300 to help the homeless pets in our care. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us at this wonderful event!

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Thank You to The Dog Lounge for Hosting a Puppy & Dog Meet and Greet Event! - 2/2/08

A huge thank you to The Dog Lounge for hosting our first-ever Puppy & Dog "Meet and Greet" event! The event was a resounding success, raising more than $500 in donations to help us help even more homeless dogs in the future. Read more and see photos here

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Thank You Sarah and Callie for Helping Homeless Pets! - 1/29/08

Appleton resident Sarah B. turned 6 years old, and instead of getting gifts for her birthday party, she asked for donations to Saving Paws! Also, 11-year-old Callie donated her birthday money to Saving Paws! Read more here

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Saving Paws Holiday Miracle Event is a Success! - 12/8/07

THANK YOU to all our supporters and volunteers who came out on Saturday, December 8th for our first Holiday Miracle Event. We raised $15,028.50! WOW! What an amazing success!

Thanks to everyone who donated their time, talents and countless donations to help make this event a success!

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Saving Paws and North Heights Veterinary Clinic Celebrate First "Spay Day!" - 10/21/07

We are excited to celebrate our first-ever Spay Day with North Heights Veterinary Clinic! The generous veterinarians at North Heights spayed and neutered feral cats from our community in order to reduce the feral cat population. Thank you, North Heights, for donating your life-saving services to this event!

Please tell your North Heights veterinarian "thank you" the next time you visit or call! They are located at 1001 West Northland Avenue in Appleton (across from ShopKo) and their phone number is 920-739-7816.

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Appleton Resident Writes Letter to the Editor of the Post Crescent about Saving Paws - 10/14/07

Appleton resident writes a letter about how Saving Paws helped her rescue an adorable stray kitty who she named Twig. We were able to get Twig into foster care safe and sound. And, we are happy to announce that he has now been reunited with his owners!

Read the Post Crescent article online or download it here.

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Saving Paws Meets Nathan Winogard, Leader of the No-Kill Movement in the United States! - 10/4/07

Director Michelle McRae and three volunters met Nathan Winogard, attorney, shelter director, author and no-kill advocate, at a seminar in Madison on 10/4/07. His inspirational talk reinforced our desire and enthusiasm to save homeless pets in our community. Read more and see a photo here.

For more on the no-kill movement - and how it CAN happen, right here in our community - visit the No-Kill Advocacy Center.

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Saving Paws Saves Katrina-Affected Pets! - 8/28/07

We have rescued six cats and three puppies from Animal Rescue New Orleans. They arrived in Wisconsin on the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, August 25th.

             

All rescued Katrina pets are in good health, are up-to-date on shots and are spayed or neutered. One puppy only has three legs because he was hit by a car on the streets of New Orleans, and two of the cats have special needs (FIV positive).

>>View photos and biographies of all available Katrina-affected pets by clicking here.

 

Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO), like all the shelters in the hurricane-affected areas of the south, is still struggling to find adoptive homes for their homeless pets because so many people moved away or can no longer afford pets after the hurricane devastation two years ago, and there are still thousands of homeless pets roaming their streets. Saving Paws Animal Rescue offered to help ARNO by taking in these Katrina-affected pets and caring for them until new adoptive homes can be found.

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Saving Paws Bulb Sale to Help Homeless Pets! - 8/19/07

Purchase beautiful tulip and daffodil bulbs and help the homeless pets in our care! Place your order soon!

Read more and download an order form here!

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Oldest Shelter Resident Finds a Home ! - 6/8/07

Buffy, our oldest shelter resident to date, finds a home! Read more and see pictures here.

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Maggie Moo's Holds Fundraising Event for Saving Paws! - 8/15/07

Maggie Moo's held a fundraiser to help homeless pets on Wednesday, August 15th, from 4-8pm. 10% of proceeds from sales during that time went to help the homeless pets at Saving Paws! In addition, we raised $222 in donations from the kind people who stopped by for some yummy ice cream and met our adoptable kittens. Thank you to Katie, our WIXX celebrity scooper, and to everyone who came to help out and everyone who stopped by to support us!

See pictures and read more here!

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Saving Paws Director & Volunteer Attend "How to Start an Animal Sanctuary" Workshop at Best Friends Animal Sancutary - 5/13/07

Michelle McRae, Director of Saving Paws, and volunteer Emily Anderson, attended a weeklong workshop at Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, to learn all about how to ensure the future success and longevity of our organization. Best Friends owns 3,000 acres in rural Utah where they care for thousands of homeless and special needs animals - it was amazing!

This wonderful workshop has inspired us to become the "Best Friends" of Wisconsin someday. With your help, we can do it!

View photos from our trip here!

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Order Saving Paws Items on Cafe Press! - 5/12/07

You can now order T-shirts, sweatshirts, long-sleeved zip-ups, doggie T-shirts, mugs, postcards and more online! $5 from every item ordered goes directly to Saving Paws to help the homeless animals in our care.

Click here to view items for sale with the Saving Paws logo on them!

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Katrina Kitties find their way into Valley hearts - 2/2/07

By Kara Patterson, Post-Crescent staff writer

When Amy and Scott Springstroh went to Saving Paws Animal Rescue Inc. to choose an early Christmas present for their young daughter, they picked Tiger because of his mellow disposition.
Read the entire article here.

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Saving Paws Logo Wins Design Award - 1/22/07

The hard work on the Saving Paws Animal Rescue logo by Julie Berglund pays off for the designer and the rescue. Online Design Firm directory, DesignFirms.org has monthly competitions for logo, web and graphic design. Read about it here.

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Saving Paws Public Service Announcement on WBAY - 1/1/07

An anonymous donor helped Saving Paws Animal Rescue design and produce a PSA that aired on WBAY for two weeks in late January. See the PSA here.

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Saving Paws in the News! - 12/6/06

Michelle McRae and Emily Anderson were interviewed by Olga Halaburda from WFRV to help get the news out about homeless pets. View the interview here.

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Thank You Girl Scout Troop 223! - 11/16/06

The animal-loving girls of Troop 223 helped us help homeless pets by holding a supply drive! Check out photos of the fun here.

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The Great Katrina Rescue! - 11/12/06

We picked up seven Katrina-affected kitties from New Orleans on Sunday, Nov. 12th. Meet them and see when they’ll be available for adoption here.

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Saving Paws is Official! - 11/12/06

Though Michelle McRae has been rescuing animals for years, the newly-formed non-profit rescue Saving Paws is just taking off. Read the press release »