Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin

Lick-or-Treat

Join us for a spooky day of kid and dog-friendly fun! This event is FREE, but if you’d like to donate – we suggest a $5 donation. Start your Halloween afternoon with some trick-or-trunk style trick-or-treating around the shelter’s parking lot. HSSW staff, volunteers, and fellow community members will have their trunks decorated for the holiday and treats will be available for children and canines alike! Costumes welcome and encouraged! Don’t forget to stop by our Spooky Snacks and Raffle...

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Date: October 26, 2025
Timing: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Address: 222 S. Arch St., Janesville.

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Yappy Hour – My Apartment

Join us for a Sunday Funday Meat Raffle – Yappy Hour at My Apartment Pub & Grill (Janesville) on Sunday, November 2nd, starting at Noon! There will be LOTS of fun with a meat raffle, raffle backets, silent auction, 50/50 raffle and more! Come for the fun, enjoy delicious food & drink specials for the game and visit with HSSW staff and an adoptable friend. All event proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin and our mission to…...

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Date: November 2, 2025
Timing: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Address: 15 N Arch St, Janesville.

Chili Cook Off

Join us at Hop Garden in Evansville for the annual Chili Cook Off! Care to compete? Send a message or stop in at Hop Garden Brewing to sign up. It’s free to enter and there are prizes for the top three chilis! Care to eat? $5 will get you a bottomless bowl, and a vote for your favorite chili. 100% proceeds will go to helping pets go home again at the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin! Plus, we (HSSW) will…...

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Date: November 8, 2025
Timing: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Address: 18 E Main St, Evansville.

Chili Cook Off

Join us at Hop Garden in Evansville for the annual Chili Cook Off! Care to compete? Send a message or stop in at Hop Garden Brewing to sign up. It’s free to enter and there are prizes for the top three chilis! Care to eat? $5 will get you a bottomless bowl, and a vote for your favorite chili. 100% proceeds will go to helping pets go home again at the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin! Plus, we (HSSW) will…...

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Date: November 8, 2025
Timing: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Address: 18 E Main St, Evansville.

Howl at the Moon Luminary Walk

Join HSSW on Friday, November 14th, between the hours of 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM for a night-time lighted walk on our trails! This event is free to the public! We will have hot cocoa and sweets available for purchase and raffle baskets to be won as well. And of course, donations are always welcome as are well-mannered and leashed dogs....

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Date: November 14, 2025
Timing: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Address: 222 S. Arch St., Janesville.

Photos With Santa

Bring out the family (your four-legged family members too!) and have professional photos taken by a local professional photographer in the lovely K&W Greenery greenhouse! Santa will be available for photos, or choose to include just your family! Either way, portraits are just $20—a GREAT deal for you and a GREAT way to help out our pets still searching for their forever homes this holiday season. All photos will be available for digital download after the event....

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Date: November 30, 2025
Timing: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Address: 1328 US-14, Janesville.

Dine Around Town – Red Robin

Throughout the year, a local restaurant partners with the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin for one night and a portion of the proceeds that night is donated back to help pets go home! This Dine Around Town is hosted at Red Robin in Janesville. When you order dine in or online, 20% of your total food purchases go back to HSSW when you mention this fundraiser to your server!...

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Date: December 17, 2025
Timing: 11:00am - 10:00pm
Address: 2430 Humes Rd, Janesville.