MISSION
The purpose of the Winona Area Humane Society is to prevent cruelty to animals, to relieve the suffering of animals, and to provide humane education throughout the Winona area.
It is the policy of the Society to provide humane care and treatment for animals needing protection in the area served by the Society; to seek to return lost animals to their owners; to seek suitable homes for animals without owners. The Winona Area Humane Society actively works against breed specific discrimination. The Society does not and will never discriminate against any animal based on breed, type, color, height, weight, or disability. In its care and disposition of animals, the Society follows all standards prescribed by the Humane Society of the United States.
ABOUT WAHS
Operating since 1992, the Winona Area Humane Society (WAHS) is a no-kill shelter that places hundreds of cats and dogs in loving forever homes every year. Our mission to help homeless animals is achieved mostly through fundraising, generous donations, and adoption/surrender fees; we do not receive any state or federal funding.
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and rely on donations and fees to provide for the care of animals and shelter operating costs. Most of the areas we serve compensate us for initial medical care and five to seven days of boarding for each animal. Any additional medical costs, daily care, and spaying/neutering is covered by us. Despite having “Humane Society” in our name, we are not a branch or subsidiary of either the Humane Society of the United States or the American Humane Society. We do not receive funding from either group.
SERVICES
1. Boarding and medical care for abandoned and stray animals. Since we are a no-kill shelter, we do not set a limit to the amount of time an animal can stay at our shelter.
2. Advertising of stray cats and dogs received by the Society.
3. Spaying and neutering of animals in our care.
4. Placement of stray and abandoned animals needing new homes.
5. Boarding and placement of adoptable animals in the event the owner is incapacitated and is unable to continue to care for them.
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1112 East Broadway Street
Winona, MN 55987
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The Winona Area Humane Society serves Winona County and surrounding areas.
Additional adoption info
WAHS requires an application to be filled out for all adoptions of the animals in the shelter. It will ask for your current vet if you have a current pet or have owned one in the last five years. You will also be asked for your full name and birth date in order to run a simple background check. Should your application be approved, you'll be called or emailed to set up a visit!
(Additional note: If you rent a house or an apartment we do ask you have your landlord fill out a verification form to make sure they are okay with you having an animal.)
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523 S. Chestnut St.,
La Crescent,
MN
55947
P.O. Box 7478,
Rochester,
MN
55903
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