Nona

Hello,

We adopted our amazing mixed breed, Nona 2 years ago.

Our friend Kim Benson saw my post on FB and told me to share it to UPAWS. So here it is.

2 years since we first housed Nona. A week later she

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UPAWS is Moving! We will be CLOSED January 14 – 28

The latest information is in from our construction management team! At this time, we are planning on UPAWS closure from JANUARY 14 THRU JANUARY 28. This two-week closure is necessary for staff to move all operations and materials and animals

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Raise the Woof Comedy Night

It’s time to RAISE THE WOOF for the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter! Join us at River Rock Lanes & Banquet Center in Ishpeming on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for a night of laughter and fun while supporting homeless pets

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UPAWS Giving Tuesday Virtual Retirement Party Giving Grid!

Give your gift $40 for 40 years BELOW, give on our facebook fundraiser and Facebook will match up to $7M in gifts on #GivingTuesday, or click here to choose your own amount to give!  Don’t want to give online: you can

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Tiki

We lost our 10 1/2 year old shepherd lab mix (from Upaws) 2 1/2 yrs ago and our 15 1/2 yr  shih tzu 1 1/2 years ago….our hearts were broken. I was not sure I could go through this again. Then, I saw

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Jake (Drake)

What I forgot to tell you about Jake (Drake) is how smart he is.  He was 2.5 yrs. When we got him around Feb 1 2018 if you read what his previous owner said about him it was pretty dismal. 

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Miles

Hello UPAWS!

Miles adopted me on 25 Sept 2018. He is the coolest cat EVER!
He’s super happy patrolling the farm and although he was declawed before coming to you, I haven’t seen nor heard a mouse 🐭 since his arrival.
He’s a

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Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter, Inc. Receives $800.00 Grant

Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter, Inc. Receives 2020 Orvis Animal Care Grant for Dog Enrichment

Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter, Inc., Gwinn, has received a $800.00 Petfinder Dog Enrichment Grant from the Petfinder Foundation. Petfinder and the Petfinder Foundation believe every

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Find a Friend with Fox

Join us Wednesday August 15th from 3 PM – 6 PM at Fox Marquette at 3815 U.S 41 Marquette and help an animal in need. “Find a Friend with FOX” is an offsite pet adoption fair that helps UPAWS animals

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UPAWS Tee Up 4 Tails A Success!

The 21st anniversary of our golf fundraiser, “Tee Up 4 Tails” was a resounding success, thanks to the help of our many local sponsors, local businesses and of course our golfers.

We’d especially like to thank our ‘Top Dog teams’: Auto

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