Located in the Heart of the Driftless Region
The Vision of OMHS
The Ocooch Mountain Humane Society, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to providing shelter and care to stray, unwanted, or abandoned animals in the Richland County area of Wisconsin. Founded on the principle of compassionate care, the organization is committed to assisting the community by helping place animals in healthy, humane surroundings while providing education and information about responsible animal care for all members of the community.
Since its humble beginnings in 2001, the Ocooch Mountain Humane Society had slowly but continually grown towards the goal of owning its own shelter building. In November 2015, OMHS closed on a 3,000 square feet building in Richland Center that is retrofitted to meet the needs of housing cats and kittens in a safe, clean, well-managed cage-free facility where the felines can be socialized by volunteers.
The new shelter building at 391 Clarson St. has a wonderful facility for cats and kittens to thrive. The cage-free environment and the clean, fresh air are just two components of the temporary living quarters for our felines. The HVAC is engineered to be clean, cool, and fresh. Cat trees, toys, plenty of litterboxes, food and clean water make life comfortable as they await a forever home. The large rooms that provide cage-free living are not crowded and the cats can sleep where they wish and play whenever the mood strikes them. It has also helped potential adopters be able to "interview" the adoptable cats and kittens in one central location. The Haseltine Sanctuary is under the same roof and houses felines who need more consistent daily visitors to become better socialized.
Like the previous buildings used by OMHS, the new building does not accommodate dogs awaiting adoption at this time. However, OMHS does continue to adopt dogs into loving homes. The dogs ready for adoption are in foster homes, where the family household environment allows excellent canine socialization and transitioning of the dogs into new homes.
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OMHS Membership
Are you interested in becoming a supporting member of the Ocooch Mountain Humane Society? Click on the button below to complete the submission form. We would love to have you join us and our mission of providing compassionate care for animals!
The organization is committed to assisting the community by helping place animals in healthy, humane surroundings while providing education and information about responsible animal care for all members of the community.
