Macek, a young kitten with a sweet face and friendly disposition was brought into the Munising County Animal Shelter with a broken leg last week. She was found alone in the woods by a couple of children and was surrendered to the shelter when it was realized she needed medical help.

Thanks to the generosity of the shelter’s donors and special gifts, Macek was able to get her much needed surgery done at Marquette Vet Clinic on Thursday, Dec. 21 by Dr Brauer. The shelter raised almost $3000 to give this cat a second chance at life. She is recovering well and looking forward to a forever home as soon as she is well enough to be adopted.

Greg Beatty,Alger CountyAnimal Shelter’s president, expressed his thankfulness for this outpouring of support. “It’s a community center; community is huge for us.”

The Munising County Animal Shelter is a no-kill shelter who have placed 100 animals this year. While the holiday season has proven to be a good one, with many new adoptions, there are still several dogs and cats still looking to find a permanent home as we go into 2024.

Now that Macek is cared for, how can you continue to help?

The shelter wants to upgrade the facility to house more animals and is raising money for a new shelter. At a recent fundraiser, the folks of Alger County helped out with $800.00 raised, but there is still room to grow. Until the end of the year, all monetary contributions will be matched. That’s doubling the effectiveness of donations. New land has already been chosen and donated. Right now, the shelter is waiting on permits and funding to better serve the needs of animals within the community.

The Alger County Animal Shelter runs solely off of donations, no money is received from either the city or county.

If you’re interested in taking a more active part in things, the people who work at the animal shelter are all volunteers. Not every job involves physically working at the shelter (though there are plenty of opportunities for this as well). Currently, the shelter is desperately trying to find people to help with something as simple but vital as driving. The veterinarians they use to give medical care to the animals are located in Marquette and Manistique. Volunteers are needed to take animals to the vet’s office and back.

Any contribution will be happily considered. For example, they also have an immediate need for pee pads as there are several puppies that are waiting for their new families.

To donate, call the shelter at 906-387-4131