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Humane Society  618 Highway 136
Baraboo, WI 53913 (608) 356-2520 Fax (608) 356-2519 E-mail the Shelter The Shelter is located in West Baraboo at 618 Hwy 136, right across from the Sears Grand.  Proud Sponsor of the Sauk County Humane Society.
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Volunteer and Kids Corner
We also use volunteers for all sorts of work that helps the animals indirectly; both at the Shelter and off site. Read about the various positions below. Most of the jobs require some training, but we have staff or volunteers willing and able to train you. Meeting our other volunteers is half the fun, for we have a wonderful group helping at SCHS! All volunteers must fill out and sign our Volunteer Application (Click here for the Volunteer Application)
Committing to a specific schedule helps the staff. Breif training is required. Splish-Splash isn't glamourous work, but it's vital for keeping the animals healthy and the Shelter looking and smelling good.
We used to rely on volunteers to hand-walk dogs, one by one, aroung the grounds. For certain dogs, we still do that-especially if the dogs need training or one-on-one time with a person, or has health issuse. But thanks to a major donor, we know have a Dog Exercise yard. This large fenced area requires volunteers to do "playgroung duty." Two dogs (that get along) can be out in this yard together. The volunteer watches the dogs play, and can do brushing and handling. Volunteers must be willing to clean up after dogs. Keeping our grounds clean helps prevent the spread of disease. This is a wonderful job to do with friends! Training is required, and scheduling helps prevent doubling up.
Cat Cuddlers play with the cats, brush them, socialize them, and record information about each cat's personalities and preferences so prospective adopters can read about each cat. Cat Cuddling is easy and fun...and the cats are always gratful. Well, almost always grateful-but isn't that attitude the reason we love cats?!?!
When does the Shelter need foster homes? Sometimes the Shelter is too full, and needs places for the over-flow. Sometimes the Shelter gets an animal that needs special care, like a mama cat with her litter of kittens, a dog with puppies, or an animal that requires a quiet environment to recuperate. Fostering can be a wonderful way to let your family enjoy caring for animals over a brief time - without the long-term commitment. It can be a great way to help an animal who has behavior issues and needs training to become more adoptable. Click here for the Foster Parent Form. We need help greeting prospective adopters, typing, filing, and other projects - like designing bulletin boards, etc. - as needed.
We Need Volunteers To: --Publicize SCHS events by putting up posters, etc. This requireds a vehicle. --Staff SCHS events like "Paws for a Cause" and our Holiday Open House. Help staff memebers set-up for the event, tear down after the event, run games, sell raffle tickets, and much more. It's a great way to help-and a lot of fun! --Staff booths and tables at public events like Baraboo's Fair on the Square, etc. As SCHS becomes more well-known, we get asked to come to more events. Often, we take a few animals, and always we take lots of literature, donation boxes, and sometimes other things to sell. We need volunteers to who like the public, can handle a busy booth/table, and are willing to "sell" the SCHS to the public. This public work is important, for it gives much of the public its first impression of SCHS. We REALLY need volunteers to help with these events! --Bake food items to sell at both our events and for public events. You would be surprised how much money we make selling baked goods! It is also a great way to draw people to our booth! Like to bake? Know others who do? Coordinate getting baked goods to us the day before, or the day of these events. --Wear the SCHS cat and dog "mascot" costumes. We now have very cute "mascot" costumes for the Shelter. We need volunteers willing to wear these costumes in parades, or durning SCHS events. Enjoy hamming it up when no one will know it's you!!! Volunteer for this job! It's a riot of fun, and works like a charm. People see the mascots, and turn into the Shelter! Here are some great websites where you can learn more about our animal friends! |
Pet of the Week
<< Back • -- Charlie
 September has rolled in and so to have the beautiful autumn colors that can also be seen in our pets of the week. Charlie, a wonderful, happy-go-lucky, lab mix is our first to charm you this week. He sports a remarkable sunny, harvest gold coat with white accents and has a friendly glint in his eyes that says “happy to make your acquaintance”. Adorable and young,(around seven months and already neutered), he is affectionate with everyone he meets- two and four footed. Charlie is guaranteed to put some “zippity-do-da” back in your day! Janie
 Back to our focus on fall colors, check out our little girl Janie. Jane is a spayed female calico around four months of age. She comes in a lovely array of colors all spilling from a soft muted gray base that is splashed with pumpkin orange and puffy clouds of white, she is a delightful sight indeed! Perky and petite, she will easily win your heart with her kind disposition. For more information on available animals you can email shelter@saukhumane.org or contact the shelter by phone at 356-2520 or check out the Available Animals. Upcoming Events
September 1st - September 30th
September 26th - 12:00 pm
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