If you come across a stray animal in Kewaunee or Door County, it will now have a place to go thanks to a new contract between A Cause for PAWS, a Kewaunee-based nonprofit, and the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS). The partnership allows individuals in Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Casco, and Algoma to bring in animals to the Door or Brown County Humane Society campuses without the risk of being turned away.
“Between all of us, it has been a huge accomplishment and a lot of work,” said Suzie Leist, Vice President of A Cause for PAWS, “we’re all very proud of ourselves for getting to where we are.”
A Cause for PAWS was created in November 2023 by a group of five women with a compassionate heart for animals. Leist said these contracts were much-needed as the number of homeless animals continues to increase in the area.
“The community has been a huge support in all of this,” Leist added, “it has already been a benefit and now that the word is out there that all the municipalities have contracts, when citizens find a stray animal, they can take it into the humane society without being turned away, which is a huge relief.”
The contracts will have to be renewed each year, but Leist is confident they will continue to be valuable for both individuals who find a stray and for the animals that need help.
Photo Credit: A Cause for PAWS
