Eau Claire Community Humane Association - ECCHA

01/28/2025

"Petting an animal, we know it can decrease heart rate, its companionship, it helps with loneliness," [Anne] Allen said.

Its good for the cats too.

"What they give us and also what we can give them, I mean there is as much wonderfulness in that as we are also taking care of something, its not all selfishly just for me," Allen said.

Looking for something to do to warm the winter blues? Take a visit to Mr. Kitty's Cat Café & Boutique and meet our adoptable cats being housed there! You can see all of the available cats on our website: eccha.org/adopt

Experts say petting cats can support your mental health. One place you can go in the Chippewa Valley to boost your mood is Mr. Kitty's Cat Café and Boutique in

01/27/2025

With just 9 days left to register, we decided to add in enough seating for two additional reserved tables! We've had SO much interest in this event - thank you so much for your support!

🎟 Only 21 tickets remain as of Monday morning 🎟

We will NOT be adding any more tickets after these are GONE!

Grab yours before they sell out again: eccha.org/events

01/23/2025

The shelter will only be open today from 1-4 PM, but don't worry, today is the day of our same day adoption event with Mr. Kitty's Cat Café & Boutique!

Head on over to the cat cafe for half off walk-ins starting at 4 PM, grab a drink or sweet treat, and fall in love with one of the 16 adoptable cats! The best part? ECCHA will be on site processing same day adoptions from 5-7 PM! This is the purr-fect excuse to finally meet one of those cats you've seen all over their socials. You can have a new cat in the matter of a few hours!

In addition, the cat cafe will be drawing for the winner of their kitty quilt raffle! Interested in getting in on the fun? There are still tickets available and you can purchase them when you stop in.

You can see all available cafe cats on our website - all cats in the cafe have a special frame around their adoption photo to make them easy to spot: ECCHA.org/adopt

01/20/2025

Jack Daniels LOVED his Sniffari at emBARK! We are so lucky to partner with several daycares in the area to get some fantastic enrichment for our shelter dogs - especially in this cold weather! If you would like to donate to our dog enrichment fund at emBARK, give them a call!

JD did very well with both dogs and cats in his former foster home. JD comes off very nervous initially, so positive reinforcement only is an absolute must for this guy. He enjoyed running and playing with his canine foster siblings, and was all around a true gentleman!

Learn more and apply for JD at ECCHA.org/adopt

01/18/2025

ONLY 50 TICKETS REMAIN! 👛🎟

Just under 3 weeks until our Purses 4 Paws event and tickets are selling FAST! If you want to purchase yours, do so soon, don't miss our only purse bingo event of the year!

We want to take the opportunity to shout out our Purse Sponsor, Market & Johnson, Inc. for being such a generous supporter! Market & Johnson was our builder for our new shelter, and we could not be more thankful for their continued support even after we moved in.

Come play bingo with the Market & Johnson crew: eccha.org/events 👛

01/17/2025

We have a short wish list today, but we hope that means we can stock up on some items! We continue to be very full on cats and dogs and appreciate any support you are able to give us.

Most needed items are:
🐾 Non-Clumping Cat Litter
🐾 Adult Cat Food - Iams orange bag preferred
🐾 Bleach
🐾 Liquid Laundry Detergent

Drop off any time in our covered donation area or send directly to us:
3900 Old Town Hall Rd
Eau Claier, WI 54701

See our full Amazon wish list with preferred brands below 👇

01/16/2025

Officer Mona wants to know, have you licensed your pet in your municipality yet?

Licensing period runs January 1 through December 31, so even if you licensed in the middle of 2024, your pet is due! Along with ensuring people are within the allowed number of animals (in the City of Eau Claire - Government you may have up to 5) it also:

🚨 Can help reunite lost pets quicker.
🚨 Helps you establish ownership if your pet is lost or stolen.
🚨 Helps quickly establish vaccination status in the event of a dog or cat bite, potentially sparing the bite victim a series of painful and expensive rabies shots.

You can learn more about licensing on your local municipalities' website!

Officer Mona already has a scheduled adoption, but we have many other wonderful dogs available, a majority are under 1 year! https://eccha.org/adopt/adopt-a-dog/

01/15/2025

ONLY 75 TICKETS REMAIN! 👛🎟

Join us for a fun-filled night of bingo to win designer purses, wallets, and accessories, try your luck at our wine pull station, play fabulous games for CASH prizes, and participate in our huge raffle selection! The best part? Every dollar goes directly to the care of homeless animals in Eau Claire! 💸

Purchase tickets now using the link below or by heading to the event page before they're gone.

01/14/2025

WQOW News 18 stopped by last week to cover the story of Mattilyn, the cat Sports Reporter Nick discovered curled up in the engine of his car last week. While Mattilyn is overall fine and Nick absolutely did the right thing by pulling over and checking his engine, we could still use some help with her care.

Mattilyn suffered damage to her tail. Our vet, Dr. Amber, says that amputation of her tail is needed in order to keep infection away. Mattilyn also needs to be spayed.

You would not know she is in any pain, as she is a wonderful, playful young cat! She does not like her cone at all, so the sooner we can complete her surgery the better.

Her surgery costs are estimated to be around $5,000. If you would like to donate to Mattilyn's care, you can do so on our website using our Mettler Emergency Medical Fund: https://eccha.org/jay-mettler/

18 Sports director Nick Tabbert was on his way to cover a basketball game at Regis High School in Eau Claire Tuesday night with an unexpected passenger.

01/13/2025

We are so thankful for our yearly partnership with Markquart Motors! Going on the third year in a row, Markquart Motors sponsors a pet a month to help us adopt out our animals in to loving homes. They have sponsored dogs, cats, birds, rabbits - you name it! Champ was adopted over the weekend after being in ECCHA care for several months.

Is your business interested in sponsoring shelter pets' adoption fees? There are plenty of levels you can get involved - from monthly like our friends at Markquart Motors to just a single pet any time of year. Reach out to Addie to learn more: [email protected]

Meet Champ!
Help us find a home for our Pet of the Month in partnership with the Eau Claire Community Humane Association - ECCHA
Champ is a friendly boy who is the last of the dogs brought in from the devastating hurricanes.
Let's find this boy his forever home; apply here: eccha.org/adopt
Adoption fee is sponsored by Markquart Motors!

01/13/2025

Over 50 purses, bags, wallets, and wristlets will be available to win at ECCHA's annual Purses for Paws event!

In addition to the exciting rounds of bingo to win designer purses, we will also have a wine pull, exciting CASH raffles, games, and ticket raffle items.

Don't wait - tickets are already HALF gone! Only 3 Fridays left until the event!

Get your tickets here: https://eccha.org/event/purses-for-paws-2025/

01/11/2025

Beethoven, who was adopted on Thursday, had quite the support team when Dr. Amber neutered him - and we literally mean "support!"

Beethoven is a whopping 140 lbs, so it took 5 caretakers to assist in moving him once he was put under anesthesia. They didn't mind though, because he is a fluffy, sweet young man! He also got his nails trimmed before his adoption - look at the size of those paws!

Vet suite volunteer Jessica stayed in his kennel with him to snuggle and wait for him to be awake. We think his tongue may have been the last thing to wake up!

One of ECCHA's biggest priorities is reducing the homeless pet population, and by spaying or neutering animals before they are adopted it aids to have no accidental litters from unaltered animals. Support ECCHA's mission by making a donation to our spay and neuter fund today: eccha.org/donate

01/10/2025

We received many donations from our urgent request earlier this week - thank you to everyone who sent supplies! We are so grateful.

We are still low on quite a few of the items - as mentioned in our post, we have many animals to care for and our supply dwindles quickly.

Our top needed items are:

🐾 Adult Cat Food
🐾 Kitten Food - both dry and wet
🐾 Adult Lamb & Rice Dog Food

You can check out our Amazon wish list for preferred brands and flavors. All items are listed by highest need! Send directly to us or drop off any time in our covered donation area.

https://a.co/0FXTK3s

01/09/2025

We have a wonderful Beardie, Mira, looking for a loving home!

Bearded Dragons make excellent, low maintenance pets when you have the proper supplies. While we would never describe a pet as "easy," they tend to make pretty laid back companions.

Beardies are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and animals. This little girl LOVES her meal worms and crickets! Along with bugs, beardies also need vegetables in their diets like greens, peppers and sweet potatoes.

Mira's health was not the best when she came to ECCHA, but after many calcium coated roaches, delicious fresh veggies, and plenty of relaxation time under her heat lamp, we are ready to find her a home to finish out her healing journey. Mira does well being handled and would like a home where she gets just as much socializing as she does sun bathing!

Learn more and apply for Mira: eccha.org/adopt