Studies have shown that having an animal around the home, such as a cat or dog, can help relieve stress, generally helps with happiness, and a family pet can help parents and children build confidence in caring for others. But when pets aren’t at home, they find shelter at the Copper Country Humane Society. Assistant Shelter Manager Rebecca Brink says there’s very limited funding opportunities for animal care and shelter, and CCHS is very excited to join Giving Tuesday for a second year.
“We rely 100% on donations, so obviously we have lots of costs associated with doing everything we can for our own pets at the shelter, but we also try and do what we can to help the community, and the more donations we get, the more we’re able to help. That’s why we’re trying to establish a more formal food pantry, have people apply, and then each month they can come in, get a bag of food, whatever, based off of their need and how many pets they have,” said Rebecca Brink, assistant shelter manager at CCHS.
Copper Country Humane Society helps households make sure their pets have food during tough times too. CCHS has operated a pet food pantry out of the shelter for several years. The shelter also provides spay and neuter clinics during the year. In 2024, Giving Tuesday raised over $26,000 to support animal care in the Copper Country.
More information about the Copper Country Humane Society and Copper Shores’ Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2 is available online.
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