Good morning, Whitewater
Enjoy your snow-covered weekend. Our municipality gives you a fine send-off — there are no public meetings scheduled for Friday in the City of Whitewater.
The National Weather Service predicts a high of 21 degrees, with increasing cloudiness. The Farmers’ Almanac is in day two of a multi-day series predicting that conditions will be “fair then wet.”
Yesterday’s better prediction: NWS.
Well, at Washington School — Home of the Golden Eagles — it’s Eagle Day and Spirit Day.
In Wisconsin history for this day, in 1879, leaves us with a happy anniversary today, according to the the Wisconsin Historical Society, as the Humane Society of Wisconsin was Organized:
On this date the Humane Society of Wisconsin was organized in Milwaukee. Inspired by Henry Bergh, a New York City philanthropist, and his Humane Movement, the state Humane Society was formed to protect both animals and children. However, with the formation of child protection laws in the early 1900s, the Humane Society of Wisconsin began to focus primarily on animal protection.
The Wisconsin Humane Society has its own website, with information about its work and mission.
The Wisconsin Humane Society receives no government support — only the free charitable efforts of donors sustain their work.
The Wisconsin Humane Society’s mission is to build a community where people value animals and treat them with respect and kindness.
Our goal is to save lives.
The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a community where people value animals and treat them with respect and kindness. For more than 125 years, WHS has been saving the lives of animals in need. As the largest and most recognized shelter in the state of Wisconsin, WHS offers the following specialized services:
a comprehensive adoption program that matches homeless companion animals with new families and provides follow up and support
lifesaving medical care for nearly 20,000 animals annually, including more than 5,000 wild animals
a spay/neuter clinic for animals from low-income householdseducational programs for children and adults designed to teach respect and care for animals and to end neglect and abuse and provide information about the link between violence against animals and human violence
companion animal and wildlife tip lines in addition to individual recommendations to assist the community at large
manners classes for dogs and puppies
one of the largest wildlife rehabilitation hospitals of its kind in the nation, rescuing thousands of animals annually
In 2004, the Wisconsin Humane Society merged with the Ozaukee Humane Society to expand our opportunity to help at-risk animals. This new partnership also enables us to operate more efficiently and save more lives.
WHS receives no government support; we are funded through the generosity of community-minded companies and caring individuals like you!