Pewaukee, WI
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Cold Noses Sanctuary Inc is a Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based nonprofit sanctuary providing refuge, foster care, and adoption opportunities for special needs and geriatric animals at high risk of euthanasia. The organization cares for domestic companion animals, including cats and dogs, as well as farm animals on its 35-acre property, offering lifelong care or adoption into permanent homes. Through community visits, educational programs, and foster networks, they advocate for vulnerable animals across southeastern Wisconsin.
Cold Noses Sanctuary Inc serves Pewaukee, Waukesha County, and surrounding Wisconsin areas.
Adopters must complete an adoption application, go through a thorough screening process with honest intentions and realistic expectations, and renters/leasers must be able to provide rental or lease agreement documentation.
Interested adopters begin by filling out an adoption application (such as the Dog or Cat Adoption Application). The sanctuary conducts a screening process to evaluate compatibility and ensure a good fit, followed by adoption meet-and-greets at the facility.
Yes, most animals at the sanctuary are available for adoption or fostering. Interested individuals can apply via their specific cat, dog, or farm animal foster and adoption applications.
No. The sanctuary serves as a peaceful retreat for animals and a private residence; visitors may not visit outside of advertised hours or without an appointment or program booking.
The sanctuary has very limited capacity. If you need to surrender an animal, you must call or email in advance to discuss the situation. Pets must never be left at the doors due to strict health, quarantine, and safety protocols.
No. Because some resident animals are immunocompromised, personal pets are not permitted on the farm unless they are registered service animals, and certain areas remain off-limits even to service animals.
Owners needing to surrender an animal must email details to Thalia@coldnosessanctuary.org or call 262-361-007 ahead of time; animals are accepted on a very limited case-by-case basis depending on capacity and health requirements. Abandoning or leaving an animal at the sanctuary doors without prior approval is strictly prohibited.
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