Shoes for Shelters

DID YOU KNOW YOUR USED SHOES CAN HELP HOMELESS PETS?

We’re so excited to team up with WoofTrax and Funds2Orgs to help not only one, but 2 great causes! Homeless pets and small business owners in 26 developing nations around

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Super One Foods Cookouts a Big Success!

Super One Foods of Marquette & Negaunee held cookouts on Friday & Saturday of Labor Day weekend & raised a lot of money to help UPAWS. The weather was beautiful and those grilled brats, hot dogs & hamburgers were delicious!

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Holiday Wishes Campaign

The @Petco Foundation announced its Holiday Wishes grant campaign, giving UPAWS the opportunity to receive $100,000 but we need your help! If you adopted your pet from us, share your story about how your adopted pet brings you more joy

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Find a Friend with Fox Marquette & UPAWS!

FOX MARQUETTE PAYS for ALL UPAWS Pet Adoptions on AUGUST 24TH!

Join us Wednesday August 24th from 3 PM – 7 PM at FOX MARQUETTE on 3815 US Hwy 41 West, Marquette and help an animal in need. FREE ADOPTIONS courtesy

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Celebrate Black Cat Appreciation Day on August 17 – FREE ADOPTIONS!

At UPAWS, we LOVE black kitties—but the sad truth is that not everyone feels the same way. Due to outdated (and incorrect) myths and superstitions, black cats have a really hard time getting adopted. That’s why we were so glad

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Foster Homes Needed – Email info@upaws.org or call 475-6661 if you can help!

 

UPAWS has numerous pets that really could use a break from the shelter. Can you help by being a temporary foster home?

 


Dulce aka Nariko

I have wanted to write to you for so long but never seemed to have the time.
Dulce has become Nariko or Nari for short. It is Japanese for female thunder child.  You should hear her and her sister Sarina run

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Lola

I adopted Lola as a “special case” when she was 9 months in May 2009.  She has come around so much!  I was in my last year of college when I adopted her and now she has been by my

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Adoption Ambassador Foster Program

Why does a foster animal have to come back to the shelter to be adopted? It doesn’t! Adoption Ambassador’s help UPAWS pets stay out of the shelter and find homes!

UPAWS received a grant from the ASPCA totaling $2,000 to develop

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Gabbie

I think Lokie (formerly Gabbie) is adapting just fine 🙂     She is such a sweet girl. We love her!