EXTENDED! Adoption fees for ALL Lonely Hearts Club pets have been WAIVED through Sunday, August 16th! Help us give these Lonely Hearts the loving homes they deserve.

Jun 17, 2021

Double Your Donation for Wildlife!

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We’ve received a matching challenge of $15,000 from the Werndli Charitable Trust to support the hard work of our wildlife rehabilitators to renest or heal and release wildlife!

Local Wildlife Need Your Help!

When you give by June 30th, your donation will be doubled!


Every year, DCHS's Wildlife Center cares for thousands of orphaned, ill, and injured wildlife, like this Baltimore Oriole fledgling. The oriole arrived at DCHS as an orphan, showing signs of dehydration and nutritional deficiency. DCHS's Wildlife Center is providing care to this sweet bird and it grows stronger every day. The fledgling is currently housed in a songbird flight pens. Once it can safely survive on its own, we will release the young bird in its natural habitat where it was found. Click the link below to watch a video of this fledgling singing!

You make the care of orphaned, ill, and injured wildlife like this orphaned Baltimore oriole possible.

The Werndli Charitable Trust is matching up to $15,000 in donations to the Wildlife Center. Every dollar counts! DCHS's Wildlife Center is 100% funded by donations from our community.


DCHS's Wildlife Center is funded by generous donations from the community. Any additional funds raised will be used to continue the work our Wildlife Center staff does every day to help injured, orphaned and ill wildlife from throughout the Greater Madison region.

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To Fledge or Not to FLedge

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Day in the Life of Our Wildlife Interns

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How You Can Help Migrating Birds

Help birds have a safer migration! Learn simple, bird-friendly actions you can take this fall to protect birds migrating in Wisconsin.

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Jul 23rd, 2026

Intern Q&A: Summer Wildlife Interns Share Their Experiences

Four summer wildlife rehabilitation interns share their experiences, including why they applied, the skills they're gaining, and the animals they've cared for.

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Jul 13th, 2026

DCHS Celebrates Excellence at Annual Meeting

Dane County Humane Society honored staff, volunteers, and community partners during our Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, June 24.

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