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We need YOU to support Helping Paws Pet Rescue! As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, our life saving work relies entirely on the support of individuals, groups, businesses, and foundations.
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Make a Donation
All types of in-kind and financial donations are gratefully accepted. We especially appreciate recurring donations (monthly, quarterly, or annually) which helps you spread the impact of your donation, and helps us with long-term planning.
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Be a Volunteer
Volunteering helps connect the people in our community to the rescue’s efforts to improve the animals’ lives in direct and impactful ways. Additionally, you will meet other passionate animal people, make new friends, have fun, and most importantly experience a fulfillment from making a real difference for animals in need.
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Adopt or Foster
There are so many reasons to adopt or foster a shelter rescue animal. All of our animals at Helping PAWS Pet Rescue are in need of a second chance. They have been lost, given up, or abandoned, or are simply unwanted. By choosing to adopt, you will give one of them a new life in a loving home.
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Spread the Word
Follow us on Facebook. Check us out on Instagram. Join the conversation. Share our posts about rescue animals who are seeking their forever home.
Who knows, you may find your forever companion there!
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Business Supporters
Business supporters are so important to Helping PAWS Pet Rescue. Your support of our rescue work and our community programs help make our community a better place to live. When you donate to our rescue, we’ll recognize your business in a variety of ways including on our main bulletin board in our facility, and on our website and social media. By donating to Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, your business will be promoted and more animals will be rescued – it’s a win-win!
Individual Supporters
We can’t do our life saving work without the generosity of individuals like you. Your support of our rescue, either through in-kind donations or cash donations, will help keep us going and will make you feel like you made a difference – it’s a win-win!
Individual and Business Supporters: Click each tab to learn more about donation options.
These types of donations, especially made on a sustained basis, allow us to have flexible funding that we can put to our highest and best use to keep HPPR and its programs strong! We may use your donations for our community cat couple program, to care for rescued animals, to purchase supplies, to create community outreach materials, etc. These are ideal donations for us!
Donate materials or products that allow us to care for more animals. Donations of quality food, bedding, toys, cleaning products, and equipment such as kennels and litter boxes are great.
Our wish list of items that keep the rescue functioning includes:
- Plain, unscented clumping cat litter
- Cat toys, especially small toys like “mice”
- Tunnel toys
- Dish sponges
- Baby wipes
- Bulk organic catnip (available at Chequamegon Co-Op)
- Fromm food (dog/cat)
- Instinct food (canned cat)
- Food puzzles
- Food toys
Colonies of homeless cats endanger wildlife and can pose potential health risks to the community. Euthanizing these cats is not only inhumane, it is ineffective. For a $100 donation, you will enable us to spay/neuter one “community” cat couple.
If you don’t have the time or space to foster, how about sponsoring a kennel in Country Care Pet Hospital’s front lobby, where Helping PAWS Pet Rescue is located? A donation of $350.00 will provide room and board and basic medical care for a dog or cat at our facility for one year. Your generosity will be recognized with a small sign on the front kennels in our lobby. We welcome co-sponsorships too!
Additional Business Support Options: Click each tab to learn more about donation options.
Fostering a furry “employee” within your store or office will give them an opportunity to showcase their charm and will help them find a home. We ask for a foster commitment of at least two weeks.
Allow your staff to come in and volunteer. Just a couple of hours per week can be a big help, especially in the morning or late afternoon during feeding time. Volunteering will raise awareness about your business, enhance your employee’s skills, raise morale and help to build a stronger community.
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Be a Volunteer
Thank you for your interest in volunteering! Helping PAWS Pet Rescue volunteers provide vital support to our rescue operations and the care of cats and dogs at our facility, located in Washburn, Wisconsin, as well as remote support.
Volunteering helps connect the people in our community to the rescue’s efforts to improve the animals’ lives in direct and impactful ways. Additionally, you will meet other passionate animal people, make new friends, have fun, and most importantly experience a fulfillment from making a real difference for animals in need.
What are the requirements of a volunteer?
- Desire to contribute directly to the welfare of rescue animals
- Team player who works well with others
- Motivated and positive
- Must be at least 16 years of age, or accompanied by a guardian
- Must be able to complete volunteer orientation
Rescue Volunteer Opportunities
Guided by experienced volunteers, you learn and use sheltering best practices to enhance the quality of care provided to both animals and potential adopters. Rescue Volunteer Opportunities include both on-site and remote opportunities. Click the Opportunity List button below to read about the various volunteer positions at Helping Paws.
Interested? Complete our application! Then email it, mail it or hand-deliver it. Someone from our volunteer team will be in touch shortly.
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Merchant Partners
Thank you to these wonderful businesses for helping us to do our important animal rescue work!
Below are some special benefits from key businesses:
Helping PAWS gets 20% of the proceeds.
Help animals who need your love and support, while you shop! You can now support Helping PAWS Pet Rescue while you save. We’ve teamed up with Goodshop to bring you the best savings on the web. You’ll find deals from thousands of your favorite stores, and each purchase will result in a donation back to PAWS!
When you buy pet food with Petco promo codes , flea medication with 1-800-PetMeds promo code or toys for your furry friends with Target savings, you’ll be giving back to PAWS! Check out Goodshop, today.
Download and install the Goodshop browser add-on and the amount donated to the cause will show up as you shop and give you automatic access to online coupons.
In the market for a doggie door? Flaps for Fido can help! You save 10% and if you enter Helping PAWS Pet Rescue Inc at checkout. The rescue gets 10% as well.
Helping PAWS is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are primarily a volunteer-run organization. If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, please contact us.
Washburn, WI 54891
Alternative Contact: 715-513-6106
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