For five decades, the Copper Country Humane Society has housed the pets of the Keweenaw Peninsula until they find a forever home. Over the past couple of years, the CCHS has had more dogs living at the shelter, says Assistant Shelter Manager Rebecca Brink, adding that adoptions tend to slow down during the winter.
Yeah, dogs have been a little bit slower, especially in the winter. I think a lot of people are like, ah, potty training and having to take a dog out in the cold, which is understandable, but we have lots of little snowbirds that would love to, uh, find a forever home and, oh, come on. It’s so darn cute when they come back from a walk and they’ve been stuffing their face in the snow and they’re all white and they’re ridiculous. – Rebecca Brink, Assistant Shelter Manager, Copper Country Humane Society
While out picking up supplies for the shelter or in the area, Brink says it’s great to hear about the community’s interest in their animals. Over the past couple of years, copper Country Humane Society has worked to become a larger part of the community. Participating in several community events and markets
Poorly drawn pets will be coming back. We keep getting asked about that. It will be coming back. I just got to plan it, having some laptop issues. So once my computer’s fixed, then we should be planning a poorly drawn pet as well. We’ve been doing a basket raffle every November, which has also been fun for the community, as well as raising a bunch of money for the babies. Our vaccination clinics are another opportunity to help out the community, and we make some money off of it as well. – Rebecca Brink, Assistant Shelter Manager, Copper Country Humane Society
As well as organizing Raise the Woof.
It’s been a consistent source of income and thankfully we have gotten enough sponsors that everything is paid for so all of the money, all the proceeds go to us. So that’s awesome. And it helps with just day-to-day care and vet bills. We constantly have tons and tons of vet bills and it helps us go above and beyond. So there’s fun stuff we can do like enrichment. – Rebecca Brink, Assistant Shelter Manager, Copper Country Humane Society
Raise the Woof, a fundraiser for the Copper Country Humane Society, will take place at the Rozsa Center on January 18th. Those interested in learning more about the Event or the pups during the 12 days of Christmas can find more information below.
