PAWS of Barron County

02/02/2025

This boy has been with us since Dec 12 as an unclaimed stray.
We haven’t been able to find a spot with a kennel available for him. If anyone has any leads please reach out to us❤️

UPDATE- Thanks for the shares!! This sweet guy is going to Burnett County 12/31.

17/01/2025

Don't delay, fix your cat today! We can help you pay!

16/01/2025

Need help affording a rabies vaccination? Take advantage of this clinic happening on Friday the 24th - discount-cost rabies vaccine with no exam fee!

🐾 UPCOMING LOCAL VACCINE CLINIC 🐾

Ladysmith Veterinary Clinic LLC is hosting their annual Rabies Clinic! Call 715-532-5636 to schedule an appointment - don't miss out on this great opportunity to get your pets updated on their shots!!! 🐶😸

🔹 Ladysmith Veterinary Rabies Clinic 🔹
Friday, January 24th, 2025 from 8:30 am to noon.
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!
Rabies vaccine cost - $20
*Must be requiring a Rabies vaccine for this appointment, but will update other vaccines at additional cost*
*No office fee*
*Rabies Clinic Only: No other services during the rabies clinic hours*

16/01/2025

16/01/2025

14/01/2025

Thank you for your patience during our hiatus. As of 1/13/25, we are accepting applications again. Going forward, PAWS will help fund your pet's spay/neuter surgery at the following amounts - $150 for female cats and dogs and $100 for male cats and dogs. Please apply at least 2 weeks prior to your pet's scheduled appointment.

The certificates are good for spay/neuter only and do not cover bloodwork, vaccinations, extra exam fees, etc.

Participating Vet Clinics include:
Barron Veterinary Clinic (Barron) 715-537-3197
Bear Creek Animal Hospital (Rice Lake) 715-234-3181
Fur Barn Vet Clinic (Cumberland) 715-822-7571
Northern Lakes Vet Clinic (Cumberland) 715-822-3535
Rice Lake Animal Hospital (Rice Lake) 715-234-4709
NW Wisconsin Veterinary Clinic (Amery) 715-268-6226
This funding does NOT work at any other clinics. Please do not call and ask them about PAWS, if they aren't on the list, they won't take it.

If you were issued a dog certificate in the last 3 months, don't worry, we WILL honor it for the amount listed on the certificate.

The link to apply is in the comments.

If you'd like to donate to our spay/neuter fund and help your neighbors fix their pets, your donation can be mailed to PO Box 293 Rice Lake, WI 54868. Don't forget, your donation is tax deductible!

11/01/2025

Please join us Monday, January 13th at 6 pm at Hardee's for our quarterly meeting. We need more help!

11/12/2024

Rabies vaccine clinic!!

Thank you all who came to our Rabies Clinic!!
It is now complete🐾

Ladysmith Veterinary Rabies Clinic

Friday, January 24,2025
8:30 am to noon
By appointment only

*Rabies vaccine cost $20

*Must be requiring a Rabies vaccine for this appointment, but will update other vaccines at additional cost

*No office fee

*Rabies Clinic Only: No other services during the rabies clinic hours

Call 715-532-5636 to schedule an appointment.

06/12/2024

🎊🎁 HOLIDAY DONATION MATCH - $1,445/$2,000 RAISED SO FAR! 🎁🎊

Only four days into our fundraiser & we're already over halfway to our goal - UNREAL! Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far and to all of you sharing our posts to get the word out!! THANK YOU! 🥹❤

Today's featured animal is Fritz! He came to the shelter as a stray back in October. Fearful at first, he quickly warmed up and showed us his goofy personality. Being a German Shepherd at only 7 months old, this guy has tons of energy to go around! He'd do great in an active home & wouldn't mind having another dog friend to play with. If you're interested in Fritz, please fill out an adoption application on our website: ruskanimals.com, or the paper version at the shelter. 💚

Noticing the amount of animals coming to us this year requiring extra time & medical care, a couple of pawsitively amazing community members have committed to a matching gift of up to $2,000 to our shelter this holiday season! That means any donation you make will have *DOUBLE* the impact. If the match is met, a total of $4,000 will be going towards the care of RCAS animals! 😻🎉

We'll be posting reminders each day until December 13th (last day to hit matching goal!) while featuring one of our currently adoptable animals here on our page! 🐶😺💕

🐾🐾🐾HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN DONATION MATCH🐾🐾🐾

🔹ONLINE: Head to the donate button on the bottom of our website: ruskanimals.com and select "General Donations" for what to use the donation for & put "Holiday Match" in the optional note section!

🔹CHECK: Make out to Rusk County Animal Shelter and put "General Fund - Holiday Match" on the memo line. Checks can be mailed to 200 Doughty Road, Ladysmith, WI 54848 or 311 Miner Ave East Ladysmith, WI 54848!

🔹CASH: Stop into the shelter, located at 200 Doughty Road, Ladysmith, to drop off monetary donations - make sure to let the staff member know you are specifically donating towards the Holiday Match fundraiser & to say hello to some of our furry friends while there!

🐾❤️ We are extremely grateful for every donation that comes our way. Each one makes a difference & helps save lives! As always, thank you SO much for the continued support!! ❤️🐾

06/12/2024

After receiving over $21,000 worth of applications in a two-week period, PAWS is taking a pause (no pun intended) to check our finances and give the vets a chance to get all these surgeries scheduled in their already overwhelming schedules. We WILL be getting certificates out to the 20 people who applied after we originally announced this pause in November over the next week or so. After our January board meeting, we will make a new announcement. Thank you for your patience! This is a great time to get involved if you're interested in helping with our program!

25/11/2024

Good to know....

Thanksgiving is fast approaching. Ten of the most dangerous foods for your pets and the reasons why.

19/11/2024

To make sure we and our Vet partners are not overwhelmed we are not taking applications until after our next meeting the 3rd Monday of January.

01/11/2024

With the overwhelming response to our increased assistance amounts, we are taking the next week off from taking applications so we can play catch up and make sure all of our ducks are in a row. If you would like to make a donation to support our mission, checks can be mailed to PAWS PO Box 293 Rice Lake, WI 54868 Thank you!

29/10/2024

Want to get Fluffy or Fido fixed but can't afford it?! We can help! Apply for spay/neuter assistance today and receive a voucher for PARTICIPATING vet clinics. Link to the application is in the comments!

26/10/2024

We've received 73 applications for spay/neuter assistance in just 3 days! That's amazing! Please be patient with our team as they process the application and get the vouchers in the mail. We are a VERY small volunteer team. If you are planning on applying, please remember that due to certificates coming in the mail, you should plan to apply at least 2 weeks before your pet's surgery is scheduled.

24/10/2024

We no longer have a phone number. Contact us by email at [email protected] or thru fb messenger.