Forest County Humane Society

05/13/2025

The maple 🍁 syrup is in at happy tails. This is being sold for our fundraiser for 20.00 a bottle for the shelter animals.🐶🐱

05/11/2025

Every year, about 100,000 dogs die because they ride in the back of trucks. And that’s just the number of dogs that die—even more get badly hurt.

Truck beds don’t protect dogs from the weather. On hot days, the metal floor can get so hot it burns their paws or skin. If a dog is left in the sun without water or shade, it can get heatstroke very quickly.

Even though dogs might look happy with the wind in their faces, dirt, dust, and other stuff in the air can hurt their eyes, ears, and lungs.

Never tie your dog to the truck bed. If the dog falls or jumps out, it could get strangled by the leash. This can happen in an accident or even if the dog just tries to jump out.

If your dog has to ride in the back of a truck, put it in a crate. Make sure the crate is tied down tightly so it can’t move around or fall out. This will help protect your dog from the wind and weather.

Keep your pets safe! 💙

05/11/2025

**Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms out there—whether your babies have two legs or four! With love from all of us at the Forest County Humane Society.**

05/10/2025

Double votes weekend! Please share and vote!

Each year we give $500,000 in grants based on your votes

05/09/2025

Who doesn’t love maple syrup? Especially locally tapped and made maple syrup? We, at the Forest County Humane Society are having a fundraiser selling this delectable delight to help generate funds for the furry faces at our shelter! It will be available to purchase at our shelter, Elite Automotive in Crandon, and our retail store, Happy Tails on Main Street in Crandon. To order more than a couple of bottles please text me at: 715-889-9716
$20.00 for a 16 ounce jar
You will not only get a delicious jar of maple goodness but you can help support animals in need. Get your syrup while you can!

05/09/2025

05/08/2025

Reunited! Thank you everyone!

Edit… brown one is home… black one is still not home yet.
Please share… missing dogs in Crandon area…
Please call or text +1 (715) 902-9187 or the shelter at 7158899716

05/07/2025

A WORD ABOUT WAGS
Contrary to popular belief, a wagging tail doesn’t always mean a dog is happy.

Dogs communicate through so many different types of body language, but the wag and the tail position are probably one of the easier to notice.
As with most things it depends on the individual dog. Some breeds naturally carry their tails in a different position and some breeds wag their tails differently to others.

Wags and tail positions should always be looked at in context and together with the rest of the body language. Body language should always be looked at as a “video” and not as an isolated “picture”.

Noticing how your dog’s tail usually looks or how the tail behaves when they’re happy to see you or relaxed and contented, provides a good base line to interpret other types of tail language.

I often watch my dogs’ tails with fascination as they stalk or hunt for something, bark at something outside or see another dog approaching while out walking.

The type of wag and position of their tails gives me so much information about their emotional state.

I have definitely noticed wags to the right in my own dogs when they are happy and wags to the left when there is arousal, uncertainty, predatory behaviour or other types of emotional states.

Not only is the tail an important method of communication but it also plays a role in balance, counterbalancing, stability and general movement when a dog changes direction suddenly.

I believe that tail docking destroys an essential part of a dog's ability to communicate with other dogs by creating a distinct social disadvantage or misunderstanding as tail signals can’t be read.

People with working dogs believe that tail docking is necessary to prevent tail injuries or improve performance, but many countries have banned this practice either completely or only under specific medical circumstances.

Start taking notice of what your dog is doing with their tail - you may find it interesting and it may open up a new way of understanding how your dog is feeling.

Here is a link to a graphic by Melissa Jackson - CPDT-KA. CPCN from Junipertrails that provides some images of different tale positions and wags and what they may mean –
bit.ly/JuniperTrails

05/06/2025

UPDATE: REUNITED!! Luna is home safe & sound after 2 days, 12 hours :)

"Thank you"
-Luna's Owner
Please spread the word for this lost dog. Luna was LOST on May 4, 2025 in Wittenberg, WI 54499 near County Rd C

Message from Owner: Please just let me know if you find her i want to bring her as soon as possable

Description: She is a dark golden retrever she larger and long haired weights about 68 lbs

For more info or to contact Luna's owner, click here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/71522555

Lost or found a pet? Report it to PawBoost here: https://www.pawboost.com/l/rpl

05/04/2025

Time for everyone to share Kai!!!! Please
🙏🏻 ♥️🐾🐾♥️ 🙏🏻

05/04/2025

https://mygivingcircle.org/forest-county-humane-society/donate/free

Each year MyGivingCircle gives away $500,000 in grants and donations. You can help Forest County Humane Society by Donating today.