Stella & Chewy's donates thousands of pounds of food for Milwaukee-area animal shelters

-
1:45
DPW crews combat snow accumulation in southeast Wisconsin
-
1:30
Snowy conditions lead to multiple crashes in Kenosha County,...
-
2:02
How voters view Trump’s first weeks back in office
-
2:02
Families find creative ways to spend their snow day
-
3:16
Milwaukee Brewers embrace underdog status in 2025 amid payroll...
-
2:07
’ Milwaukee woman asks for accountability from Oak Creek car...
-
1:31
Tire pressure in winter months
-
2:46
Milwaukee police officer shot near 27th and Wisconsin, suspect...
-
1:21
Cedarburg’s Winter Festival brings palm trees and ice sculptures...
-
4:23
Snow is weakening across the area. Roads remain very slippery.
-
4:09
Egg alternatives available amid national egg shortage
-
4:18
United Performing Arts Fund to launch annual campaign in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Many of us are getting to spend time with friends and family for Thanksgiving, but what about our four-legged friends?
The Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission (MADACC) teamed up with Stella & Chewy's pet food to host a local "Furry Friendsgiving" event.
Stella & Chewy's, based in Oak Creek, is also donating nearly 500,000 pounds of food and treats to shelters across the country, including Milwaukee-area shelters, a donation that couldn't be more timely.
"[This year] has been really, really hard here at MADACC, we've had a really, really steep increase in dogs and cats coming in to do the shelter, and we do rely entirely on donations for our food budget. So for us this is a really huge donation that's going to help keep our pets here at the shelter not only fed, but fed with really high quality food," said Kathy Shillinglaw, volunteer and outreach coordinator.
The animals were able to enjoy their Thanksgiving feast, playtime, photo ops, and take part in public meet and greets. Events for the people included a raffle and arts and crafts station.