Two dozen cats transferred to WHS from Green Bay in wake of hoarding situation

MILWAUKEE -- For the second time this month, the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is transferring in cats and kittens from the Bay Area Humane Society (BAHS) in Green Bay as that shelter works to make room for 60+ cats they expect to arrive Wednesday, November 18th from a hoarding situation in Northern Wisconsin.

“Bay Area Humane Society is faced with an emergency situation in caring for a large number of cats, and we’re happy that we can help them,” said Anne Reed, president and CEO of WHS.

WLUK in Green Bay is reporting the Bay Area Humane Society was expected to take in nearly 100 cats from two separate hoarding situations.

Some cats were able to be removed from a serious hoarding situation, about a two hour drive north of Green Bay.
About 20 cats were recovered from an Oconto Falls home.

This Wisconsin Humane Society picked up 10 cats Wednesday morning from the Bay Area Humane Society and on November 3, WHS transported 14 BAHS cats to its Milwaukee and Ozaukee Campus locations.



Of the first 14 to arrive, seven are currently available for adoption, five have been adopted and two remain on treatment for medical conditions.

“We are enormously grateful to the Wisconsin Humane Society for helping us out. They’ve been a great partner and have helped  us open up more space to provide the best care we can for these cats,” said Marlene Walsh, executive director at BAHS.

All of the new arrivals will be seen by veterinary and behavior teams before they move into the adoption program at WHS’s Ozaukee and Milwaukee Campuses. All available cats are spayed/neutered, microchipped and given initial vaccinations; they go home with a certificate for a free veterinary exam, 30 days pet health insurance, and a free bag of starter food.

Through November 30, all WHS cat adopters also go home with a free can of turkey-flavored cat food as part of a special promotion with the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission (MADACC).

Interested in adopting? Fill out an adopter profile and see available cats at wihumane.org.