December 2020 Tattle Tails 3 BEHAVIOR DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Meeting the Challenges It’S All About by Leann Boucha, Behavior Department Manager the Animals! Hat

December 2020

2020: WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN By Lynn Olenik, Executive Director his quote from the song Truckin’ by the Grate- Donors also reached out to ask how they could ful Dead, circa 1970s, describes 2020 perfectly. help. Many gave generously to our Big Little Pet TWe all long to switch the terms “pandemic,” “piv- Pantry, making it easy for folks to keep their pets as ot,” “adapt” and “flexibility” for “routine,” “stabil- economic challenges and unemployment affected ity” and “health.” People are taking a look at their so many. Many offered their year-end donations INSIDE: foggy crystal balls and trying to see early, or simply pulled from their reserves to help. if their dreams from a year ago This type of community support is keeping our doors Direct Line HAWS Schallock are still in there somewhere. open, allowing people to keep the pets they love and 2 Center for Animals to keep our staff employed. The estate and officially opens in 2021! bequest gifts from those who pre-planned Humane Education Learn more at Highlights for HAWS in their wills added a layer of 3 hawspets.org/ security to our operations. schallockcenter. It’s All About People are appreciating the simple things in the Animals! 4 life – family held close, and pets as a vital part of the family. The comfort, entertain- Volunteers 6 Thank You 7

Thank you, Donors!

Through our many adjustments, a few things have stood out to us at HAWS: • The comfort of pets in our homes, their companionship and love, is needed more than ever. • Our Waukesha community steps up like no other.

At the beginning in March, we placed a record Thank you, Adopters! number of animals in the two weeks when safer-at- home orders began. People answered our request for ment and companionship offered to us by our fuzzy adoptions to clear out the shelter, making it easier and feathered friends during our isolation is perhaps for our staff to provide care for the few remain- more appreciated and valued than ever before, ing, as well as the safe keep pets and the strays especially as other activities have been trimmed that arrived. The public and staff adapted to online back or canceled. interviews and adoption applications. So many of HAWS’ pets found forever homes! Though May was Throughout 2020, HAWS has continued to thrive a slower month for adoptions, we rebounded in July and, though experiencing some slowdowns, we and August, with more adoptions than the previous continue to meet the needs of our community’s year! We are thankful for the many wonderful people animals because of our donors, our volunteers opening up their homes to pets. and our staff. License #267280-DS hawspets.org 2020 By The Numbers! 701 Northview Road • 4,161 pets adopted • 1,700 pets in training classes • 8,000 lbs. (and counting!) of PO Box 834 • 1,381 rescue calls answered • 11,900 education program pet food/supplies distributed Waukesha, WI 53187-0834 • 7,292 spay/neuter surgeries participants to those in need! 262-542-8851 The Humane Animal Welfare Society of DIRECT LINE Waukesha County leads the community in animal welfare and assures sanctuary for Volunteer Heroes! By Lynn Olenik, Executive Director animals in need. arly on during the pandemic, animal socialization. Published by: I looked around the shelter – HAWS normallyE bustling with activity, full Corporate volunteers, another group that helps 701 Northview Rd. of people, animals coming and going, with projects, were also absent as most were Waukesha, WI 53188 dog training classes, laughter and transitioning to a work-from-home model. (262) 542-8851 good will – and realized just how hawspets.org We made the decision to ask volunteers to join quiet it had become. Staff, divided us in our structured work groups, so our animals Jennifer Smieja, Editor into small work pods, were getting things cleaned, would get the attention they needed. As they began [email protected] but had little time to provide the extras either for to return in small numbers, dog walkers and Mod the animals or each other. What was missing was Squad, cat cuddlers and small animal folks, and, HAWS Board of Directors our volunteer core. The realization dawned of what eventually, lobby greeters, the atmosphere picked Bill Stone, President they truly bring to HAWS. back up. Cindy Pechanach, Many of our volunteers are retirees. This group, In short, our volunteers provide not only for the Vice President over 60 and singled out as one of the higher risk animals but their sense of dedication, camaraderie Tom Magnor, Treasurer groups, makes up over 70% of our in-shelter vol- and selfless giving breathes life into HAWS! The unteer corps. Their focus is animal activities and animals, the staff and the entire building is much Todd Cleary, Secretary enrichment, dog walking, cat cuddling and small better because of you. Eric Blohm Dawn Brady Betsy DeJaco Brett Engelking HAPPY TAILS 2020: THANK YOU! Sandy Hoffmann Our 2020 virtual fall fundraiser was a great success, due to the generosity Michelle Lake of our sponsors, donors and participants. From all the paws and claws Nancy Mayo at HAWS: THANK YOU! Patrick McGarry Kayla Schultz UNCONDITIONAL LOVE SPONSORS Mike Nell, Emeritus Member

Kerry Schnier, Emeritus Member Congrats to this year’s Employee of the Year, HAWS Management Team Christopher Lynn Olenik Tou s i g n a n t ! We first COURAGEOUS COMPANION SPONSORS Executive Director featured Christopher Kelly Rohda in our Staff Spotlight in Shelter Director April, 2019 – and in that short time a few things Maggie Tate-Techtmann Director of Organizational have changed for him, as Development he is now studying Crimi- FOUR-LEGGED FRIEND SPONSORS nal Justice at WCTC to Leann Boucha become a Conservation Behavior Department Manager Warden for Wisconsin! Khris Erickson He is also part of HAWS’ Education Department Manager Animal Rescue Team, going out to assist wildlife Andres Garcia PLAYFUL PAWS SPONSORS Field Services & and stray pets in need. Facilities Manager We appreciate Christo- pher, his hard work and Katie Gerls positive attitude. Mobile Adoption Coordinator All of our staff this year Cassie Gugin were exceptional! Job SNIP Manager duties changed to weed- UNDERWRITING SPONSORS Jessica Pinkos ing, painting and clean- Director of Special Projects ing projects, and every- Katie Sheldon one did whatever it took Volunteer Coordinator to provide animal care and adoptions services. Jennifer Smieja Our staff is the best! Communications & Marketing Coordinator

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2 Tattle Tails December 2020 HUMANE EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS Learning to Make Lemonade By Khris Erickson, Education Department Manager

ust like the rest of the world needed to change and adjust, HAWS JEducation Department’s plans for programming changed almost overnight with the advent of COVID-19. In March we went from visiting classrooms and hosting kids on-site to having to figure Kids ‘N Critters out how to get educational material out Winter Camp 2020 virtually. We were in the same boat as other educators, dealing with a lack of December 28-31 knowledge and needing to figure it out Register now at hawspets.org/ as we went along. kids-camp-waukesha. We also had to make decisions as to what would happen with our summer camp sessions. Would we cancel For information on all altogether, offer virtual camps, offer a of HAWS’ educational hybrid, or change our camp structure opportunities – so that we could safely host kids here at ally benefited from this unfortunate turn of tive in reaching our in-person and virtual – HAWS? This was not an easy decision to events! Because we needed to limit camper virtual audience. log on to hawspets.org/ make. After much research through the interactions this summer, we had to throw humane-education! CDC website, and attending webinars out many of the games and activities we Our virtual programs through the American Camp Association would normally have put in the schedule. are reaching kids in and Association of Professional Humane As a result, we were able to discover some communities outside of Educators, we decided to hold in-person fantastic new lesson plans. Additionally, Waukesha County, including one in Illinois! camps but with strict modifications to we found some great activities that couldn’t Virtual programming is allowing us to reach ensure that the campers, their families be used this summer because they required kids that may never have been able to par- and our staff would remain safe. groups to work together, but we’ve put them ticipate at HAWS, and may not have been aside for the future. familiar with HAWS previously, with over We’ve had to make changes to our other 16,000 views and counting! programs as well - including birthday We’ve learned about some wonderful online parties and school-year kids’ clubs. We learning platforms that allow us to create While the changes in our world aren’t now offer both in-person and virtual our own games and activities that can be what anyone would wish for, HAWS’ programs, giving families options that fit used for our virtual programs. Education Department has managed their comfort level of social interaction. to make lemonade out of lemons, Education staff has learned how to use new and has become stronger for it! HAWS’ education programs have actu- (to us) technology in a manner that is effec-

Learn more about all of the resources SNIP UPDATE available to pet owners from HAWS’ SNIP clinic. Staying Safe, Staying Strong! Visit hawspets.org/spay- By Alysha Danko & Cassie Gugin, HAWS SNIP team and-neuter-program/ or hen the COVID-19 outbreak hit, HAWS sav- call 262-542-8851, x109. HAWS’ SNIP clinic had to adjust the ing lives, Wway we do business, in order to continue our other providing veterinary care to all the animals team mem- that walk, fly or hop through HAWS’ doors. bers stayed busy by Thanks to Petco Foundation, The week the safer-at-home order took maintaining HAWS continues to achieve no-kill effect, our clinic split into two teams, the shelter status, three years running! Generous rotating in and out of the clinic with Dr. K. grounds grants from Petco Foundation support leading one team and Dr. Meyer leading the and many HAWS’ SNIP clinic and programs other. We were determined to do all that we other tasks including Project Guardian – allowing could for the health and safety of our staff, that were HAWS to perform up to 8,000 surgeries members of the community, and the animals previously each year and lower our incoming stray we are here to assist. Although we had to tackled by cat totals by 50% since 2003. Petco temporarily halt our services to the general volunteers who were staying safe at home. Foundation is a purr-fect partner! public, we were able to stay available for rescues and, of course, all of HAWS’ animals. While we continue to observe social During that time, we helped a total of 111 distancing, and have made many changes team! We have expanded and can now HAWS’ animals, 270 rescue animals and to our intake and discharge procedures to spay and neuter over 40 animals a day 37 outdoor cats, which averaged out to 18 maintain health and safety for pets and to help catch up on all of the pets in surgeries a day! When one team was busy at people, we are proud to say we did it as a need of care!

December 2020 Tattle Tails 3 BEHAVIOR DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Meeting the Challenges It’s All About By Leann Boucha, Behavior Department Manager the Animals! hat. A. Year. WAnd not an easy year at that. It’s hard to Share YOUR story: use the form on our website under “Adopt” Call HAWS’ believe the amount of turmoil and hardship we’ve or just email us at [email protected]. Don’t forget to Animal Rescue Team all gone through since mid-March and beyond, as send us your Alumni pictures, too! For more great stories at 262-542-8851! COVID-19 has impacted almost every facet of our check out #MondayMailbag on HAWS’ Facebook page! Here for you, day-to-day operations and life. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! However, it’s important to remember in these RESCUE TAILS... trying times all the reasons we have to cel- ebrate, and continue moving forward. We’ve seen A Year Full of Rescues goodbyes in our department, and said hello to HAWS’ Animal Rescue Team has had a successful 2020. Staff has assisted with over 1,000 new staff. We’ve seen transport dogs come in stray animal and wildlife calls…and the year is not over yet! The Team lent an assist to wildlife, from rough circumstances, and leave for homes domestic birds, dogs, cats, and even a stray pig and ball python! Close to 300 animals have been with forever families. We’ve seen safer-at-home reunited with their families, re-homed, or trans- shut downs which halted forward momentum ferred to Wildlife In Need due to staff efforts. on in-person activities, but we gained a creative Highlights included HAWS staff being able to perspective and encouraged our clients to still return a stray Papillion to her owners – who came seek help through a myriad of virtual options that all the way from Utah to reclaim her. While the we made available to all! stray pig was not reclaimed, he was adopted and Despite much confusion and uncertainty, we’ve will live out his life with other pig friends at a local moved forward as a team to continue to do our sanctuary. The stray python, found by a DNR War- very important, life-saving work. Play dates have den at Lapham Peak, recovered from its adventure and was also adopted to a new loving home!

Staff Spotlight ...AND ADOPTION STORIES Michelle Milford Development Assistant BINDI BA, Zoology/Environmen- About a year ago I was struggling to acclimate to the college setting. tal Studies I missed my home and especially my pets I left behind. I thought about What do you do getting an Emotional Support Animal (ESA), but my family wasn’t on at HAWS all day? board for another dog. After some persuasion they said yes, and I went I process all gifts to HAWS, just “to look” (we all knew that wouldn’t be the case). I saw made to HAWS (thank a sweet and compassionate pup in a kennel and the butt wiggles were you!), manage our something else! Long story short, a couple days later I was bringing donor database, work her home. Little did I know my life would completely change for the to increase our reach better! Bindi is my go-to for hiking, snuggling and endless laughing. in the community and support fundraising She gets me out of the house and making friends. She’s kind and loving efforts and strategy. to everyone on campus and I am 100% sure she knows her job is an ESA. I can’t imagine my life and college experience without her. I can What makes you good at your job? say without a doubt she is one of the best things that happened to me I’ve worked in the non-profit sector for and has developed me into the person I am today. — Bailey J. some time; it takes a lot of passion and persistence. Additionally, I love working with people as well as animals! What did you want to be when you EDITH GRACE grew up? A zookeeper (which I did for I hadn’t been to any shelter for at least 20 years, but HAWS was a while)! the first place I looked. I fell in love with a cat named Monkey, Who are your pets? Clyde the dog, who had been at the shelter over nine months. In the adoption Isaac the cat, and 4 laying hens room, Monkey wouldn’t even look at me and tried to get as far (Regina George, Ruby Meg, Dora Dale away from me as possible. After three short visits with her (yes, & Princess Fiona). I kept leaving and coming back to the room on purpose), she came right up to me and even sat on my lap! We went home and Your hobbies/interests outside of Monkey was rechristened Edith Grace, named for a friend of work: Any activity that gets me outside; mine, Ed, recently diagnosed with cancer. Edith made herself we hike a lot as a family. I also enjoy right at home. The first time I opened a can of cat food, she baking, scrapbooking and reading. knew the sound and came bounding in the kitchen! She loves Why do you work at HAWS? I have batting toys around, taking stroller rides and sleeping at the always required three things out of a job – top of her kitty perch. She is funny and loving. Ed was able to a sense of fulfillment in my duties, being see pictures of Edith and was so happy about her; he died a passionate about the mission and enjoy- week after I adopted her, and now she is a loving reminder of a ing coming to work each morning. beautiful 45-year friendship. HAWS is not a shelter just made HAWS checks all those boxes for me! of “cages.” Always, the priority is finding a new forever home for the animals. — Sue S.

4 Tattle Tails December 2020 BEHAVIOR DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Meeting the Challenges By Leann Boucha, Behavior Department Manager hat. A. Year. WAnd not an easy year at that. It’s hard to picked up at the shelter for our long-term dog believe the amount of turmoil and hardship we’ve residents. Dogs have come out of their shells all gone through since mid-March and beyond, as in loving, committed foster homes. Dedicated COVID-19 has impacted almost every facet of our volunteers are here multiple days a week, day-to-day operations and life. to walk the shelter pups and provide much needed enrichment. Our behavior department However, it’s important to remember in these interns have stepped up to the challenge of trying times all the reasons we have to cel- helping our Mod Squad dogs learn important ebrate, and continue moving forward. We’ve seen skills, readying them for adoption. And our goodbyes in our department, and said hello to newest team members have shown so much new staff. We’ve seen transport dogs come in aptitude for improving the quality of life of from rough circumstances, and leave for homes our resident animals – and are learning at with forever families. We’ve seen safer-at-home lightning speed. shut downs which halted forward momentum on in-person activities, but we gained a creative This was absolutely, unequivocally, a tough perspective and encouraged our clients to still year. But it also highlighted our opportunities seek help through a myriad of virtual options that for teamwork, underscored our responsibili- HAWS offers both we made available to all! ties to the animals, and encouraged us to chal- in-person and online lenge normal routines that just wouldn’t work training! Log on to Despite much confusion and uncertainty, we’ve hawspets.org/pet-training- moved forward as a team to continue to do our going forward. A new normal has set in, and we are hopeful for a very bright 2021. classes or call 262-542-8851, very important, life-saving work. Play dates have x114 for details.

MOBILE ADOPTION HIGHLIGHTS Teamwork By Katie Gerls, Mobile Adoption Coordinator Find a new family member! Log on to I think we can all agree hawspets.org/adopt-a-pet that 2020 has been a unique to view available pets and year! I have been employed to get started with the with HAWS since April of adoption process. 2020, and I do have to admit it has been a very strange Contact our team time for a career change. at 262-542-8851 with However, through the ups any questions. and downs of this year, I was able to transition into this amazing role. I am so grateful to have such a fantastic team that helped me grow so much in these past eight months. Despite the times, the HAWS Mobile team was still able to appear at about 100 events since June! DYNAMIC DUO I am also so thankful to our community for their dedication to host HAWS for events this past Simon (formerly Skunk) joined our year. So many of our partners helped us focus on outdoor events, and ever-changing ones at family in 2019, and immediately that. The flexibility and kindness of everyone certainly didn’t go unnoticed. made himself at home. We love We thank our partners for continuing to host mobile adoption events, and his spunky nature! About a year to those housing HAWS’ cats offsite for adoption as well – including later, we noticed Sophie (formerly PetSmart, Hooves & Paws, and Petco. Partner with HAWS’ Sprocket) on HAWS’ website. On Mobile Adoption Center August 9, 2020 we brought her home. We couldn’t have these events without the help of our wonderful – just call At first, Sophie was a little quieter, Mobile volunteers! This group helps get our department on the road 262-542-8851, x106 not shy, but preferred watching as much as possible, and it has been a pleasure getting to know them. or email rather than joining in. It took about Our summer Pups & Pops events have now turned into Cocoa & Com- [email protected] 3 weeks but today Sophie is not only panions for our colder months – so check out our schedule online! to learn how! a joiner, but an instigator. Thank you We would love to see you out on the road in 2021! HAWS! — Barb S.

December 2020 Tattle Tails 5 VOLUNTEER NOTES Learn how you From Katie Sheldon, Volunteer Coordinator Learn how you can join in support of can join in support of the “HAWS cause” as a the “HAWS cause” as a volunteer, foster family or volunteer, foster family or advocate at hawspets.org advocate at hawspets.org Congratulations or by calling 262-542-8851 x120. or by calling 262-542-8851 x120. Welcome to the to HAWS Welcome to the HAWS family! Volunteers HAWS family! of the Year for 2020! Anya Behringer – Mod Squad

Deb Dollak – Friends of HAWS

Carol Doleysh – Cat Cuddlers, colony attendant, cat pedicures

Chris & Lisa Fabisiak – Dog walkers

Noah & Zahnah Finco – Foster caregivers

Jill Gress – Dog walker

Colleen Jessup – Dog walker Pictured left to right: (Christopher Tousignant, employee of the year) Laura Witek – Cat Cuddler, Anya Behringer, Colleen Jessup, Zahnah & Noah Finco, Lisa & Chris colony attendant Fabisiak, Laura Witek.

Jeff Young - Landscaping Not pictured: Jeff Young, Jill Gress, Debbie Dollak, Carol Doleysh.

FRIENDS OF HAWS NOTES Please contact us at [email protected] with any ideas or questions!

his year has certainly been challenging for the Friends to maintain fundraisers at the level of Tprior years. But we won’t stop helping the animals of HAWS in any way we can. All scheduled events are subject to change due to COVID-19 precautions and guidelines, but please save these dates, keep an eye on hawspets.org and HAWS’ Facebook page, and join us as you are able!

Holiday Bazaar – Saturday, December 5th.

Waukesha JanBoree – Saturday, January 16th. Congrats to Friends Have-a-Heart Bake Sale – Saturday, February 13th. Join the Friends! Learn more at Volunteer of the Year Sussex Indoor Market – March 2021, date TBD, at Sussex Civic Center. hawspets.org/ Debbie Dollak! Thanks for friends-of-haws. Flower Sale – Spring 2021, date TBD. all of your hard work and dedication to HAWS, the (Media Sale – has been postponed until 2022.) animals, and the Friends.

Earn Money HAWS receives 1% credit for receipts from the Sentry Stores: Ask for a Funds For Piggly Wiggly Please be sure to for Homeless following stores. Be sure to send your receipts Friends sticker when you check out. Stores: submit the entire Animals While to HAWS often because the receipts do expire! Albrechts: 3255 Golf Rd., Delafield Hartland and receipt; do not trim You Grocery Shop Please leave the date portion on the receipt. Oconomowoc or cut. Thank you!

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Schwendel, John Beloved Chloe from Max from Larry & Lorenzen Suzanne Rather Prairie Animal Drewek, David from from Barbara A. from Roger Robin Douglas Hospital Graybar from Lynn Jane Zeman Freuck Schultz Benji from Lori McGuire, O’Malley Meyerson from Patty Vixie from Robin Eheler, Renee C. Lesperance, Allan Sdun, Ron from Barton Douglas Harley & Linus from Hoggatt from Family & from Family & Family & Friends Benny from H Friends Friends Robert & Carol Miss Holly from Willow from Holly Seelig, Kathryn D. Robert & Jamie Mullen Buechner Surrounded by a Esson, Laurie from Lomas, Tony from Family & Keller Mary Lynn Fenzl Henry from Arleen Yogi f rom Family & Friends from Teresa Friends Bonnie from Laura Mopsey from David CARING COMMUNITY Grosskreutz Komondoros & Joyce Haertl Kathleen McCoy Farnsworth, Leah Sellers, Shirley J Marusinec Griesmaier from Peter Lorenzen, Lorraine from Connie, Todd Henry, Claude & Moxie from Robert Thank you to these amazing busi- Boots from Connie, Homer from Ken Yum Yum, Layla, Farnsworth from Family & & Katie Lynch Todd & Katie & Terry Harvey Friends & Jan Ruben Tucker, Pongo, nesses, groups and individuals for their Faucett, Ardith Sensenbrenner, Lynch Nala, Raja, Bella, Ellie Mae, Marley, Hershey, Jasper, from Deidre Maass, Geraldine Cheryl from KitKat, Maks, Dakota, Sophie, incredible generosity! Amazon Sussex, Bowie from Richard Chichi & Coco Scheerer from Betsy Reilly Family & Friends Beasley & Toby Sofie, Rosebud, & Susan Knutson f rom Tr a c i Bayside on Okauchee Golf Outing, Derby from Pet Partners Charlie, Shasta & Flynn, Patti from Manke, Charles Slak, Emma from Brooklyn, Scooby, Huntemann-Piatt Animal Clinic Emmett from Pet Patricia Rankin from Larry & Barbara Lukomski Lila, Tess, Bennie Realty, Ella’s Public House, Empower Credit Honey, Tyson & Partners Animal Koch Suzanne Rather Smith, Robert S.R. & Mia from Oon from Anna Union, Ewald Kia Oconomowoc, Fleet Farm Grace from Terri Bartowitz Clinic Goll, Earl from Marx, Betty from from Family & Prairie Animal Sorensen Kay & David Sally McMillan Friends Hospital Pickles, Buckley, Zeva Giordano from Oconomowoc, Dr. Lori Gensch, Holy Hill Emmerich Hugo, the Guinea Indiana, Ted, Family & Friends McMullen, Smith, Tiffany Irene Buddie from Pig & Blue, the Art Farm, Hound & Gatos, Julie Jorns & Mittens, Maddy, Zora from Trisha Gormley, Patricia Samantha from from Family & Katharine Krzysik Budgie from Scooter, Sophie Schweitzer John Perrin, Monica Krueger, Marilynn Mee, from Lois Edward Hanus Friends Buddy from Connie Jane & Robert Siebrecht & Niki from Pet Meeka from Peter Steckelberg, & Dennis Fuller Gallagher Partners Animal Zuko the Gecko SteelTank Brewing, We Rate Dogs. from Amalia Graziano, Grau Jonathan from Buttercup from Iggy from Jim & Clinic Paronto Kathy from Mislang, Beverly Family & Friends Josh & Denise Lynn Heinrich Hydro-Thermal Piper & Yanni from Wilde Subaru Waukesha hosted from Family & Stricker, James E. Folcik Jack, Tyson, Riley, Jodi Smith Corporation Friends from Family & HAWS’ Mobile for another very successful Caelen from Marie Mouse, Teddy & Porsche Trotier Gross, April G. from Neimark, David Friends Williams Raymond from Barry Glandt from Barbara & ASPCA/Subaru of America/Subaru from Family & Prairie Animal Glenn Moerschel Friends Hospital Loves Dogs Adoption Day: 17 pets found Honor your loved one, person or pet, with a donation to HAWS. Donations can be made via mail, their new loving homes in 5 hours at the phone or through hawspets.org by clicking on “Ways to Give.” dealership!

December 2020 Tattle Tails 7 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Milwaukee, WI Humane Animal Welfare Society Permit No. 1770 of Waukesha County Inc. 701 Northview Road PO Box 834 Waukesha, WI 53187-0834

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DECEMBER Please note, events are subject to change due to COVID-19 guidelines and recommendations. Holiday Bazaar Please check hawspets.org Saturday, December 5th or HAWS’ Facebook page Time: TBA for the most up-to-date information, or call Get in the holiday spirit with the Friends of HAWS in a modified CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS 262-542-8851 with any version of this great annual event! EVE December 25th questions. Details and updates at hawspets.org December 24th HAWS will be closed and on HAWS’ Facebook page. HAWS will be open to the public. for limited hours. Please call 262-542-8851. REGULAR EVENTS

Kids ‘N Critters Winter Day Camp NEW YEAR’S EVE Monthly Friends of HAWS Meeting December 31st December 28th-31st See page 6 for details; meet- Spend Winter Break at HAWS! HAWS will be open ings may be virtual as needed. Details at hawspets.org/kids-camp-waukesha. for limited hours. January 13, Please call 262-542-8851. February 10, March 10 7:00 PM

JANUARY Cat Pedicures Low-contact procedures NEW are in place. Please visit hawspets.org/calendar-of- YEAR’S Waukesha Janboree at HAWS events prior to your visit! DAY Saturday, January 16th December 12, January 9, February 13, March 13 January 1st 11am - 3pm Outdoor Trail Frolic, grab’n’go lunch, adoptable pets and more! 9:30 – 10:30 AM HAWS will be December 22, January 26, closed to the public. Details and updates at hawspets.org and on HAWS’ Facebook page. February 23, March 23 5:30 – 6:30 PM

Pedicures for Rabbits FEBRUARY & Guinea Pigs Low-contact procedures Have-A-Heart Bake Sale are in place. Please visit Saturday, February 13th hawspets.org/calendar-of- events prior to your visit! Time: TBA December 19, January 16, Share the love with the Friends of HAWS in a modified version of this great annual event! February 20, March 20 9:30 – 10:30 AM Details and updates at hawspets.org and on HAWS’ Facebook page.

HAWS DOG U & KITTY COLLEGE, TOO! VOLUNTEER AT HAWS HELP HOMELESS PETS BY JOINING HAWS! Classes ongoing; see full schedule online. Support the HAWS’ cause – hands on! Log onto hawspets.org for information on how Many opportunities are available. Details/registration at hawspets.org & 262-542-8851, x114. to become an Annual or Sustaining Member. Apply at hawspets.org or call 262-542-8851, x120.

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