Services
Surrendered animals: Individuals wishing to surrender an animal should contact the shelter at 715-635-4720 prior to coming in.
Stray or Lost animals: Stray animals can be brought to the shelter during regular operating hours. If you find a stray at any other time call your township or city police to assist you. WCAHS does not pick up animals. WCAHS keeps a lost and found log of reported missing pets. Call the shelter and the Sheriffs Department to report a missing pet.
Adoptions: WCAHS works to place animals in permanent good, loving homes. Adoptions fees include all necessary vaccinations, de-worming and spay/neuter.
Cruelty: To report cruelty to animals call the Washburn County Sheriffs Department at 715-468-4720 or 715-468-4700
Stray or Lost animals: Stray animals can be brought to the shelter during regular operating hours. If you find a stray at any other time call your township or city police to assist you. WCAHS does not pick up animals. WCAHS keeps a lost and found log of reported missing pets. Call the shelter and the Sheriffs Department to report a missing pet.
Adoptions: WCAHS works to place animals in permanent good, loving homes. Adoptions fees include all necessary vaccinations, de-worming and spay/neuter.
Cruelty: To report cruelty to animals call the Washburn County Sheriffs Department at 715-468-4720 or 715-468-4700
S.N.A.P. Program
Most of us alter our pets to help control unwanted litters of puppies and kittens that keep adding to the current pet overpopulation problem, not just in our area but across the country. Did you know there are many other reasons why it is important to have your pet spayed or neutered? Un-neutered dogs and cats are much more likely to roam in search of a female in heat. They also mark their territory by spraying strong smelling urine on surfaces both outside and inside your home. Most un-spayed female cats in heat will exhibit behaviors such as yowling and urinating more frequently, sometimes all over the house, advertising for mates. Often they will attract males from great distances that will gladly "mark" their territory all around the female’s home. The same is true for female dogs in heat. Males will come from near and far in search of a mate, plus she will generally have bloody discharge for over a week.
Did you know your altered pet will also live a longer, healthier life? Neutering your male cat or dog by six months of age prevents testicular cancer, prostate disease and hernias. Spaying your female cat or dog significantly reduces the risk of developing breast tumors, mammary cancer and eliminates the chances of ovarian and uterine cancer and uterine infections which can be common in older animals.
The best time to get your pet altered is between three to five months of age. Altering them at an early age will help avoid the behavior problems mentioned above.
There is no reason to wait to spay or neuter your pet! For more information about our SNAP program or to request an application, contact Washburn County Area Humane Society, 1300 Roundhouse Road. Spooner, WI 54801, 715-635-4720. You can also print an application by clicking on the links below. Please download both the cover sheet and the application. We hope you will become one of the many responsible pet owners who are helping to control the pet overpopulation problem in Washburn County by having your pet spayed or neutered!
Most of us alter our pets to help control unwanted litters of puppies and kittens that keep adding to the current pet overpopulation problem, not just in our area but across the country. Did you know there are many other reasons why it is important to have your pet spayed or neutered? Un-neutered dogs and cats are much more likely to roam in search of a female in heat. They also mark their territory by spraying strong smelling urine on surfaces both outside and inside your home. Most un-spayed female cats in heat will exhibit behaviors such as yowling and urinating more frequently, sometimes all over the house, advertising for mates. Often they will attract males from great distances that will gladly "mark" their territory all around the female’s home. The same is true for female dogs in heat. Males will come from near and far in search of a mate, plus she will generally have bloody discharge for over a week.
Did you know your altered pet will also live a longer, healthier life? Neutering your male cat or dog by six months of age prevents testicular cancer, prostate disease and hernias. Spaying your female cat or dog significantly reduces the risk of developing breast tumors, mammary cancer and eliminates the chances of ovarian and uterine cancer and uterine infections which can be common in older animals.
The best time to get your pet altered is between three to five months of age. Altering them at an early age will help avoid the behavior problems mentioned above.
There is no reason to wait to spay or neuter your pet! For more information about our SNAP program or to request an application, contact Washburn County Area Humane Society, 1300 Roundhouse Road. Spooner, WI 54801, 715-635-4720. You can also print an application by clicking on the links below. Please download both the cover sheet and the application. We hope you will become one of the many responsible pet owners who are helping to control the pet overpopulation problem in Washburn County by having your pet spayed or neutered!
| Snap Cover Letter |
| Snap Application |