Finding abandoned animals is a regular occurrence in many communities, but you will struggle to find even a temporary solution in Kewaunee County. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters yearly, with a relatively even split between cats and dogs. About 810,000 animals who enter shelters as strays return home to their owners, most of them (710,000) being dogs. In Kewaunee County, many of them end up in the office of a Luxemburg veterinarian’s office that treats, vaccinates, and spays or neuters them so they can be adopted. While they have had as many as ten in the office, they turn away several more because of insufficient space. Cause for PAWS Kewaunee County member Suzie Leist says because the Wisconsin Humane Society does not have a campus in the area, it is not as simple as taking the animals to Sturgeon Bay or Green Bay in hopes of finding the furry companions a better life.
 

A Cause for PAWS Kewaunee County is in the process of collecting signatures so they can petition the Kewaunee County Board to establish a service contract with the Wisconsin Humane Society so if pets are abandoned, they have a safe place they can go to in hopes of being adopted. Door County spends approximately $10,000 in its contract with the Wisconsin Humane Society to take in stray animals, taking in over 500 last year.

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