Our New Facility
TOGETHER WE ARE THEIR FUTURE: This project stands alone as the single most important project to assist with local animal welfare in our community. If you care about animals, if you care about our community, support this wonderful project!
Building Brighter Tomorrows
MAPS is constructing a brand new state-of-the-art facility at 3500 Downwind Drive. Total project costs for the new building and furnishings is approximately $1.5 million.
Online Donations are accepted using the PayPal service. Click the Donate button and you’ll be taken to the secure PayPal portal to contribute. In the process remember to specify MAPS Capital Improvement Fund.
Donate TODAY through the Marshfield Area Community Foundation.
Our New Facility
We will be moving to our new location at 3500 Downwind Drive some time this summer.
Thank you to all the incredible community donors for making this dream come true for homeless animals. We are very proud of our many accomplishments over the past 9 years and grateful to be a part of such a generous, compassionate community.
View all our construction photos HERE
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To learn more:
Contact Bill Heiting
heitingbill@gmail.com
OR
Marshfield Area Community Foundation
P.O. Box 456
Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
(715) 384-9029
Our Services
Education
Rescue
Adoption
Foster Care
Volunteer Program
Groundbreaking Ceremony!
Event was held at our new location at 3500 Downwind Drive on Thursday, Aug 15.
Together we have achieved many great things for our organization, our community and especially our animals and now we celebrate another significant accomplishment.
News Coverage of our Groundbreaking:
Our New Facility
The new facility will be designed with present and future needs in mind.
- Eight separate cage free cat colonies for adoptable felines
- Outdoor 'Catio' for felines to enjoy the outside
- Large canine kennels with direct access to outside exercise area and heated outdoor flooring
- Get acquainted room for adopters and pets
- Separate entrance for admission of animals to the shelter
- Spacious one vehicle garage with additional space for much needed storage
- Private, secure room for night drop off of animals by law enforcement
- Two separate isolation rooms for dogs and cats
- Large lobby/reception area to welcome visitors
- Community room for meetings, training, education and community events
- State-of-the-art HVAC system to promote animal health
- Second story with extra bathroom and storage for our all-important fundraiser supplies
Our Story
- September 2011, a small group of dedicated men and women turned their passion into a purpose. They loved animals and wanted to make our community a safer, healthier place for pets and people alike.
- February 2012, the Marshfield Area Pet Shelter was created as a non-profit organization to promote the humane treatment of animals and provide protection, care and shelter for unwanted and homeless animals.
- January 2013, we acquired a parcel of land in the Air Business Park on Marshfield’s south side at the end of the cul-de-sac on Downwind Drive to build our new home.
- October 2013, volunteers renovated an empty space inside the Marshfield Mall so we could have a physical presence in our community. We began housing adoptable cats there in February 2014. The space is now known as our Adoption Center.
- June 2015, we retrofitted an old airport terminal building at 210 W 29th Street to begin taking in Marshfield's stray animals for the city. Currently, we operate within two separate locations: our intake shelter on 29th Street and our Adoption Center inside Marshfield Mall.
- 2019: Now it's time to build a new facility where we can efficiently care for our community's most vulnerable population and provide safe and humane care for all the animals we adore.
- MANY THANKS to all the incredible and generous community members, volunteers and supporters for believing in us and making our dream for animals come true!