HAWS is still open for cat, kitten and small animal adoptions!

Only our dog areas have been affected by the streptococcus outbreak.

Please
CLICK HERE
for updates about and information on the recent
dog illness at HAWS.


Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 25th Pet Walkathon!



Building on a Strong Foundation

To Buy a Brick, Pledge or Donate, or simply learn more, click here.
$1.2 million and counting!

HAWS Happenings

Friends of HAWS Plant Sale at the Shelter
Saturday, May 17
9:00am - 3:pm

Buy or donate! The Friends of HAWS will be selling plants that have been donated. This is a great way to help HAWS and find new homes for your over abundant plants - and find new ones to fill the space you just cleared by donating!

Claudeen E. McAuliffe
Throw Your Dog a Turnip
Sunday, June 22
1:00pm-5:30pm

Find out if your dog's diet may be causing less than perfect manners.
Course Tuition: $87.00

Friends of HAWS Mini-Golf Outing
Sunday, July 27th
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us at National Golf Center, S74 W24255 National Avenue in Big Bend, for an afternoon of fun - 18 holes/$12 per person, or
$10 per person with 1 or more items from the HAWS Wish List.

From fund-raisers to educational programs, there is always something going on at the shelter. Click here to see a complete listing of scheduled events.

Be sure to check out
"Brew Paws" on

View our pet of the week, and then tune in every
Wednesday at 6:15am
to the Morning Brew with
Lynch and Meyers,
as we talk all about HAWS!

 

See all the HAWS pets looking for forever homes in our online Pet Showcase.

READ SUCCESS STORIES IN OUR "RESCUE TAILS" SECTION.

We're Blogging!
"The Fur & Feather Flyer"
at WaukeshaNOW.com!
Or, click on "Keep in Touch"
at the top of this page to read.


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Purina Pets for Seniors
FREE adoptions:
ask any staff member how to participate!

Paw Print Pendants

NOW ON SALE - $150.00
Beautiful, sterling silver pendants featuring HAWS name pierced into the side of the 1" disk.

Call 262-542-8851 for information!
Did you know?

One cat and her offspring may produce as many as 420,000 kittens over seven years.

HAWS Outdoor Cat Program is making a dent in Waukesha County's cat overpopulation by spaying or neutering the county's free-roaming (feral) and barn cats for free. To participate in this program, call our SNIP clinic at 262-542-8851, x109.
Humane Officer Badge HAWS is proud to work with Waukesha County's Humane Officers. They are available 24 hours, 7 days a week through the Sheriff's dispatch to assist with the following:
  • Animal abuse and neglect investigations
  • Emergency assistance to law enforcement agencies
  • County-wide rabies control
  • Humane Animal education
Animal control issues like the following are NOT provided by County Humane Officers:
  • Reports of barking dogs
  • Stray animals running at large
  • Wildlife or domestic animal nuisance issues
Local municipalities are responsible for providing animal control services. Several municipalities contract with HAWS for animal control. Others request that you call your local police. Please click here to go the Waukesha Sheriff's Stray Animal Contacts By Municipality page to see who to call for your animal-related problem.
last updated: 5/8/08