Education/Outreach

The Lost Companion Rescue Wild Rose WI

Helping rescues and shelters succeed and grow, community by community: we work with animal welfare groups across the Midwest to help them reach out to their communities to generate support. Founders Emily Anderson and Natalie Nelson have both volunteered in animal welfare for many years. Emily volunteered extensively with local animal rescues, and went on [...]

TNR

Trap Neuter Return

As the only scientifically proven method to reduce the feral cat population, Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs are critical to prevent thousands and thousands of unwanted kittens from being born. Here is a quick summary of the facts: Feral cats live in “colonies.” When you euthanize (kill) some of the feral cats in a specific colony, the [...]

Adoptions

Special Needs Adoptions

Finding forever homes for our fabulous special-needs feline friends…there is something uniquely rewarding about adopting a special needs cat or a kitten— discover why they are the most amazing companions. Our rescue efforts focus on saving the lives of homeless kittens and special needs cats. We take in these pets primarily from other shelters and [...]

How to Start an Animal Rescue

Always been a dream of yours? It’s not as difficult as you might think to make it a reality.

We can help guide you through the process, step by step, from choosing your name and forming a Board, to filing your articles of incorporation and bylaws, to establishing policies and procedures, coordinating animal care and forming community partnerships to help you get started.

We will be updating this page shortly with more information…in the meantime, if you have questions, please e-mail emily@wishuponapaw.org.

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Featured Community Partner:

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Thank you to the caring staff at the Fox Valley Cat Clinic for being our primary spay/neuter partners, helping us help the homeless cats of WISH! Visit this cats-only clinic at 1201 Tuckaway Lane in Menasha (across from the Menasha Goodwill) or contact them at 920-882-2287. Visit their Web site at www.foxvalleycatclinic.com.

Learn - Adopt - Help

  • Find out the facts about pet overpopulation and what you can do

    Learn

    Find out the facts about pet overpopulation and what you can do.     First, know the facts about overpopulation… and the crisis in the U.S.: – For every person born in the U.S., 45 kittens are also born. – 3,500 kittens are born each hour in the U.S. – Only 1 of 12 kittens [...]

  • Save a life by welcoming a new family member into your home

    Adopt

    Save a life by welcoming a new family member into your home       Adoption is an amazing, rewarding experience…   Our rescue efforts focus on saving the lives of homeless kittens and special needs cats. We take in these pets primarily from other shelters and rescues when they are overfull or do not have [...]

  • Join our efforts to make no more homeless pets a reality

    Help

    Join our efforts to make no more homeless pets a reality     It is amazing the difference one person can make…   Easy ways to help: – Foster a homeless pet – we are in  need of foster care homes to care for homeless cats or kittens temporarily until we can find new forever homes for [...]