2025 UPAWS Awards

It is the 50th Anniversary of UPAWS and we are calling upon all animal lovers and advocates to help us in our search for extraordinary pets and individuals deserving of the prestigious 2025 UPAWS Awards!

If you know of a truly exceptional pet or a compassionate person or organization dedicated to improving the lives of animals in our community, we urge you to submit their information in one of the categories listed below. To nominate, simply click on the form below and write in your Nominee for the following categories:

Assisi Award: This award recognizes individuals from Marquette County who have demonstrated a longstanding commitment to animal welfare, with a focus on their service and support of UPAWS.

Silver Tag Award: This award honors any animal from the U.P. animal that has performed a long-term service for the benefit and well-being of a person or persons.

Purple Paw Award: This award acknowledges any animal from the U.P. who displayed an extraordinary act of courage, loyalty, or devotion during the past calendar year of 2024 that has had a profound and immediate impact on the life of a person or another animal.

Gold Heart Award: This award shall recognize a person from Marquette County who has performed an outstanding act of compassion that had an immediate and profound impact on an animal or animals during the previous calendar year of 2024.

Nominate Someone Today!

Don’t miss the opportunity to honor these remarkable individuals and pets who have made a significant difference in the lives of animals.

Nominations will be accepted from February 20, until March 21. Winners will be announced on March 28, 2025. All award winners will be invited to our Cause for Paws Gala on Saturday, April 5, 2025, to personally accept their awards at our Cause for Paws fundraiser.

Thank you for joining us in celebrating these exceptional beings and their invaluable contributions to animal welfare. Your participation means the world to us!