Bissell foundation helping empty shelters
NEGAUNEE — May 5th is empty the shelters day all across Michigan and UPAWS will be participating as well. The event is put on by Bissell…
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UPAWS animals go to “lucky” new homes
NEGAUNEE — There is a special event going on tomorrow and it helps out some furry friends find a home. UPAWS is hosting an event…
Looking for forever homes
MARQUETTE — It’s National Adoption Month and in the U.P there is a high rate of adoption cases which means a large need for adoption…
UPAWS event for adoptable four paws
MARQUETTE — We’re not ‘kitten’ you when we say UPAWS is having another free adoption event with the help of Eagle Mine and Century 21…
UPAWS, Fox Marquette team up for special pet adoption day
MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — For the last 10 years, the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter has teamed up with Fox Marquette to pair cats and dogs…
Shelter invites community to meet the animals and take a tour
NEGAUNEE — With Christmas less than a week away, there are plenty of people who could use your help, and maybe a few animals too….
Hundreds of Michigan children in need of adoption
HOUGHTON — Hundreds of children in Michigan are in foster care and in need of a home. People thinking about adoption often don’t know where…
First same sex marriage ceremony at county courthouse
HOUGHTON — A same sex couple from Hancock are the first to get married at the Houghton County Courthouse. ABC 10 and the CW 5…
Children adopted in Marquette on National Adoption Day
MARQUETTE — Today is both National Adoption Day and Michigan Adoption Day. It’s a time to remember the more than 100,000 children in the U.S….
Delta Animal Shelter is getting a new home
In 2011, a group of dedicated animal lovers from Delta County took over day-to-day operations of the Delta Animal Shelter after budget cuts closed the…