4300 South Howell Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Phone: 414-727-PURR

Thursday 6-9pm, Saturday 10am-3pm

GoodSearch keywords to search for ***Help save a life today! Want to make a difference? YOU CAN! Check out all the easy ways to help below!*** * * Donations Needed!* * We are in need of donations for items we use on a daily basis. This is a current list of key items we need and are appreciated! High Efficiency Laundry Detergent Heavy Duty Trash Bags Cat Litter (clay type ONLY) Paper Towels Bleach Antibacterial Soap Gas cards Fancy Feast, Ocean Whitefish or Savory Salmon KMR only Drop offs can be made during Open House hours. . * * Become a Volunteer* * New volunteers are always welcome! Please stop in to Second Hand Purrs and fill out your volunteer form. We please ask that children under 18 yrs old be accompanied by an adult when filling out the form and while volunteering. We have many different volunteers-teenagers, retirees, parents and children-anyone who would like to help out! You can bet that the cats appreciate it and we do too! Volunteer shifts are available at various times to suit everyone’s schedule. Please stop in or call 414-727-PURR for more information. * * ShelterCare Pet Insurance * * Every time an application for a ShelterCare Pet Insurance Program is completed through this link our organization will receive a $25 donation. Just click on the banner. * * GoodSearch Toolbar & Search Engine * * Please spread the word!!! Second Hand Purrs Cat Shelter has just been registered on GoodSearch, as seen in OPRAH Magazine, ABC News, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Fortune. Second Hand Purrs will now receive a direct donation every time one of our supporters uses GoodSearch to search the Internet. This is an amazing new opportunity to raise money every day at no cost to you. GoodSearch is the search engine with a unique social mission. It’s powered by Yahoo, so you get the same great search results. Now you can make a difference in the lives of many cats and kittens, simply by changing the way you search the Internet! Important: People must use GoodSearch in order for Second Hand Purrs to earn money. How much money is raised will depend on how well everyone can spread the word to our supporters. The most effective ways to help spread the word now are: Word of mouth is the most powerful messenger. Please ask everyone you know to download the GoodSearch toolbar and begin donating money today. Send an email to spread the word to all of your friends and family stating the following: GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates ad revenue, about a penny per search to Second Hand Purrs. Use it just like any search engine, and it’s powered by Yahoo!, so you get the same great results. Make GoodSearch the homepage on all computers in your home, company or school by clicking: http://www.goodsearch.com/MakeHomepage.aspx Tell the world – Spread the word about GoodSearch on blogs, message boards, myspace and facebook! To use just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter Second Hand Purrs as the organization you want to support. Get started right now and download the GoodSearch toolbar - http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbars.aspx * * Ca$h for Tra$h * * It's FUN, EASY and FREE. Please help us turn TRASH INTO CA$H by bringing in empty inkjet, laser, fax, and copier cartridges, used cell phones, laptops, PDAs (Palm Pilots), and iPods. You can collect these items from your home, work, family, friends, and neighbors. If you know of a company that would like to donate these used items, please contact Susan at sycatic1@aol.com. There is a box located for drop off in the front welcome area of the shelter. * * Pick'n Save - We Care Program * * Great news!!!! We have just become a part of the We Care Program with Pick 'n Save. If you shop there and use your Advantage Card it can help us raise lots of money without costing you. 1% of all proceeds will be donated to Second Hand Purrs after you register our number with them. At your initial visit you will need to obtain a change form at the customer service desk and put our number 703260 in the appropriate box. After the initial visit, your card will just be swiped. Change forms will also be available at the shelter. * * Cans for Cats * * Second Hand Purrs will be collecting aluminum cans as a fund raiser. Collection dates will be during open house hours, which are Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. Please bring your cans to 4300 South Howell Avenue on the above dates. If possible, please rinse your cans while you are recycling them. * * * * SHELTER STATUS * * * * Second Hand Purrs now has been accepted as an official 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization. All contributions to the shelter may be tax deductible. Consult your tax preparer. In 2007 we adopted out 286 cats and kittens to new and loving homes! Help us make 2008 a bigger and better year for the animals!