MACKVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – After an open house event Sunday, some people in the Fox Valley are a step closer to taking home a new member of the family.
Saving Paws animal rescue shelter in the Fox Valley had plenty of puppies and cats on hand, ready to go home with new owners.
Many of the animals come from overcrowded shelters from across the country.
The animal shelter held was hoping to match new owners with the many available dogs and cats.
Glenda Stadler, a Saving Paws co-director, tells WLUK
“It’s a good time of year. The snow is gone, people want to get outside more, they’ll have time. It’ll give them an excuse also to be healthy and exercise if they have to walk a dog.”
Stadler says the shelter received a transport of about 30 puppies earlier in the month, and they’re trying to make room for their next transport coming from Texas in April.
“We like to have the ones who have been here a while find homes first, of course.”
Those who came to the event say they’re happy to help the animals, who have come from far and wide to be adopted.
Leo Mierzwinski, from Grand Chute, was one of them.
“We just love dogs. We made plans for over a week to make sure that we were going to come here.”
So was Sara Krueger…
“We were interested to see what all was out here because we’re kind of thinking about getting a puppy, so we thought we’d come out and check.”
Stadler says these open houses allow people to bond with the animals in a special way.
“People can come in and see who we have. They don’t have to look online and just see a picture.”
There will be additional open houses at Saving Paws April 8th and 23rd.