"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made
for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women
created for men." ~Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple)
The Northwoods Humane Society
By Deanna Persson, President
What an honor it has been to work with so many dedicated individuals whose passion is
helping animals in need. It has been an exciting journey, which began in 1987, watching
our Northwoods community evolve from ‘no humane society’ to the Northwoods Humane
Society first as an unsheltered foster care organization to the opening of the Northwoods
Humane Society Shelter in 1994. The shelter is located on 85 acres on Hwy 77 East in
Hayward, Wisconsin.
The Northwoods Humane Society staff and volunteers work in a pro-active manner to insure
a better life for the animals that we care for. The Northwoods Humane Society staff consists
of two full time members and two part time members as well as a live-in caretaker. The
staff assess the needs of each animal that comes to us. Whether the needs are behavioral,
dietary, housing or health needs – we work to help each animal become a part of a loving
family. Thru volunteer dog walkers, those that socialize cats in the play rooms, people that
take animals with special needs into their homes, volunteer dog trainers and groomers, the
support of our area veterinarians – we work to the best of our ability to nurture and care for
those animals that are in our care. Whether an animal is with us 2 days or 2 months or
more, we work to insure that they know love and excellent care.
The Northwoods Humane Society serves, on an average, 600 animals a year. Each animal
is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, health checked, fecal check and wormed, temperament
tested and provided with any necessary medical care or behavioral training. Our
euthanization rate is usually less that 4 %. Euthanization only takes place because of
aggressive behavior, terminal illness or a behavioral issue that makes that animal
unadoptable (which is very rare).
Animals come to the Northwoods Humane Society through surrender by owners (dogs, cats
and others) and dogs also come to us from the Sawyer County Pound. The Sawyer County
Pound is funded by Sawyer County and houses stray dogs found in Sawyer County for seven
days. At the end of seven days, the dogs come to the Northwoods Humane Society. We do
not take dogs that are confined for aggression or bite issues.
The Sawyer County Pound does not have any services for cats. The Northwoods Humane
Society is the only organization that provides help for cats in needs.
As a 501c3 organization, work of the Northwoods Humane Society is funded by
donations, membership fees, bequests, memorial or honorarium gifts, our thrift shop, coin
houses in local businesses, aluminum can collections, and a variety of fundraisers.
Currently our budget is $190,000 for the year 2007. Please view our calendar of events.
The Northwoods Humane Society has an active outreach program. SNAP – Spay Neuter
Assistance Program is designed to provide financial assistance for low or fixed income pet
owners who wish to get their animals altered. Our area vets contribute 1/3 of the cost, the
client 1/3 and we pay 1/3 of the cost. Thru the Pat Geddeis Memorial Fund and the George
Svejda fund we provide help for emergency medical care of owned animals and some
cases free spay and neutering of pets. We work with the food shelf on the LCO Reservation
providing help with dog or cat food as needed. We work with Social Services providing
assistance with animal care of abused women, families in crisis or short term needs. In the
past the Northwoods Humane Society has been granted monies from the DJ&T Fund for
free spay and neuters in the community. We facilitated, in conjunction with the LCO Tribal
Board and LCO Housing, the HSUS Rural Area Vet Clinic, which spayed or neutered 95
animals in two days plus provided vaccinations and other medical needs.
The Northwoods Humane Society supports a Trap Neuter Release Program for feral cats. A
feral cat is a wild cat that has not be nurtured by human contact and thus we are not able to
take cats 10 weeks or older into the shelter. TNRP traps cats, spays or neuter them, health
check and returns them to the site as long as there if food provided. The animals have
already created an environment for themselves. This prevents the reproduction of more
unwanted animals and is a proven way to work with an unwanted cat colony.
The Northwoods Humane Society provides an in-school pet education program for
elementary children, speakers for public events and pet visitation to area nursing homes.
We also provide weekly articles for the Hayward’s Sawyer County Record. The articles will
also be published weekly on our website.
As we look towards the future, we know that we need to create a puppy and dog isolation
area, along with an indoor training center. The ground has been prepared, but the funds are
not in place. We will also be moving out Thrift Shop location from the basement of the
Hayward Carnegie Library to the store on Main Street. We are excited about the potential
and expansion of this location.
The work of the Northwoods Humane Society is dependent caring and generosity of the
volunteers and supporters. Volunteers help at the shelter with direct animal care, nurturing
or in the office. Volunteers handle our thrift shop, perform administrative duties for the
organization and all fund raising events and activities. Anyone wishing to donate time
should call the shelter – 715-634-5394 and we will find the right spot for them.
Thank you to all that share their time, talent and resources to care for the animals in need.
Please feel free to call me at home if you wish to discuss our programs and goals or if you
wish to be a part of the Northwoods Humane Society. I may be reached at 715-634-4543.
for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women
created for men." ~Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple)
The Northwoods Humane Society
By Deanna Persson, President
What an honor it has been to work with so many dedicated individuals whose passion is
helping animals in need. It has been an exciting journey, which began in 1987, watching
our Northwoods community evolve from ‘no humane society’ to the Northwoods Humane
Society first as an unsheltered foster care organization to the opening of the Northwoods
Humane Society Shelter in 1994. The shelter is located on 85 acres on Hwy 77 East in
Hayward, Wisconsin.
The Northwoods Humane Society staff and volunteers work in a pro-active manner to insure
a better life for the animals that we care for. The Northwoods Humane Society staff consists
of two full time members and two part time members as well as a live-in caretaker. The
staff assess the needs of each animal that comes to us. Whether the needs are behavioral,
dietary, housing or health needs – we work to help each animal become a part of a loving
family. Thru volunteer dog walkers, those that socialize cats in the play rooms, people that
take animals with special needs into their homes, volunteer dog trainers and groomers, the
support of our area veterinarians – we work to the best of our ability to nurture and care for
those animals that are in our care. Whether an animal is with us 2 days or 2 months or
more, we work to insure that they know love and excellent care.
The Northwoods Humane Society serves, on an average, 600 animals a year. Each animal
is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, health checked, fecal check and wormed, temperament
tested and provided with any necessary medical care or behavioral training. Our
euthanization rate is usually less that 4 %. Euthanization only takes place because of
aggressive behavior, terminal illness or a behavioral issue that makes that animal
unadoptable (which is very rare).
Animals come to the Northwoods Humane Society through surrender by owners (dogs, cats
and others) and dogs also come to us from the Sawyer County Pound. The Sawyer County
Pound is funded by Sawyer County and houses stray dogs found in Sawyer County for seven
days. At the end of seven days, the dogs come to the Northwoods Humane Society. We do
not take dogs that are confined for aggression or bite issues.
The Sawyer County Pound does not have any services for cats. The Northwoods Humane
Society is the only organization that provides help for cats in needs.
As a 501c3 organization, work of the Northwoods Humane Society is funded by
donations, membership fees, bequests, memorial or honorarium gifts, our thrift shop, coin
houses in local businesses, aluminum can collections, and a variety of fundraisers.
Currently our budget is $190,000 for the year 2007. Please view our calendar of events.
The Northwoods Humane Society has an active outreach program. SNAP – Spay Neuter
Assistance Program is designed to provide financial assistance for low or fixed income pet
owners who wish to get their animals altered. Our area vets contribute 1/3 of the cost, the
client 1/3 and we pay 1/3 of the cost. Thru the Pat Geddeis Memorial Fund and the George
Svejda fund we provide help for emergency medical care of owned animals and some
cases free spay and neutering of pets. We work with the food shelf on the LCO Reservation
providing help with dog or cat food as needed. We work with Social Services providing
assistance with animal care of abused women, families in crisis or short term needs. In the
past the Northwoods Humane Society has been granted monies from the DJ&T Fund for
free spay and neuters in the community. We facilitated, in conjunction with the LCO Tribal
Board and LCO Housing, the HSUS Rural Area Vet Clinic, which spayed or neutered 95
animals in two days plus provided vaccinations and other medical needs.
The Northwoods Humane Society supports a Trap Neuter Release Program for feral cats. A
feral cat is a wild cat that has not be nurtured by human contact and thus we are not able to
take cats 10 weeks or older into the shelter. TNRP traps cats, spays or neuter them, health
check and returns them to the site as long as there if food provided. The animals have
already created an environment for themselves. This prevents the reproduction of more
unwanted animals and is a proven way to work with an unwanted cat colony.
The Northwoods Humane Society provides an in-school pet education program for
elementary children, speakers for public events and pet visitation to area nursing homes.
We also provide weekly articles for the Hayward’s Sawyer County Record. The articles will
also be published weekly on our website.
As we look towards the future, we know that we need to create a puppy and dog isolation
area, along with an indoor training center. The ground has been prepared, but the funds are
not in place. We will also be moving out Thrift Shop location from the basement of the
Hayward Carnegie Library to the store on Main Street. We are excited about the potential
and expansion of this location.
The work of the Northwoods Humane Society is dependent caring and generosity of the
volunteers and supporters. Volunteers help at the shelter with direct animal care, nurturing
or in the office. Volunteers handle our thrift shop, perform administrative duties for the
organization and all fund raising events and activities. Anyone wishing to donate time
should call the shelter – 715-634-5394 and we will find the right spot for them.
Thank you to all that share their time, talent and resources to care for the animals in need.
Please feel free to call me at home if you wish to discuss our programs and goals or if you
wish to be a part of the Northwoods Humane Society. I may be reached at 715-634-4543.
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