Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter

Animal shelter in Gwinn, Michigan

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815 S. State Hwy M553, Gwinn, MI 49841

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Adoptable Pets at Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter

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Rylan

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos

Gwinn, MI

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Tootsie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos

Gwinn, MI

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Rocko

Labrador Retriever

Male, 10 yrs

Gwinn, MI

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Sea Rover

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 mos

Gwinn, MI

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Meow-Meow (Charm)

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 7 yrs 1 mo

Gwinn, MI

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Frick

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 11 yrs 1 mo

Gwinn, MI

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Wisp

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 2 yrs

Gwinn, MI

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Marmalade

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs

Gwinn, MI

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Pups

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 9 yrs 7 mos

Gwinn, MI

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Shelter FAQs

We are a local non-profit organization run and staffed by your neighbors. We make decisions on caring for homeless, unwanted, abandoned and abused domestic animals based on what we believe is best for them. We have no affiliation with any larger group and we receive no funding from any larger group that might influence our decisions or actions. We advocate only for the animals in our care to help them find their forever home with you. UPAWS does not receive operating funds from any governmental agency. We rely on donations from our neighbors and friends to make our efforts possible. We save consistently 98% of the animals who come to us – which is an award-winning success story. We want to educate everyone on proper animal care so there soon won’t be the three percent who come to us too sick or wounded to be saved. It’s your support that makes this dream possible.
We Serve all of Marquette County and beyond!

Additional adoption info

Adopting a friend
Dog Adoption Fee:

Puppies (up to 6 months old): $200
Juniors (6 months up to 1 year old) $170
Adults (1 year up to 8 years old): $140
Seniors (8 years on up) $50
Some dogs may have a reduced fee if they are part of an adoption program or sponsored.


Cat Adoption Fees:

Kittens (up to 6 months old): $130
Juniors (6 months up to 1 year): $90
Adults (1 year up to 8 years) $65
Seniors (8 years on up) $35
Many of our cats have a reduced fee as part of an adoption program or because they are sponsored.


Adoption Package and Adoption Fees vary depending on what small critter you are interested in. Please contact us to learn more about our other friends available for adoption!


The adoption fees include the spaying or neutering of the animal, a distemper vaccination, a rabies vaccination, a fecal sample check for parasites, microchip and a flea bath and a health check.

Adoption application

https://upaws.org/animals/

Pets at shelters and rescues near Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter

Michigan Pekingese Rescue

Wildwood Rd, Munising, MI 49862

Alger County Animal Shelter

510 E Munising Ave, Munising, MI 49862

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Chance 250893

American Bulldog/Mixed Breed (Large)

Male, 6 yrs 10 mos

Escanaba, MI

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Lennox 250744

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos

Escanaba, MI

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Buddy 250679

Husky

Male, 7 yrs 5 mos

Escanaba, MI

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Animal Charities in Gwinn, MI

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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