Press Releases

July 21, 2005

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Michelle Pintar

Phone:  (414) 431-6104

E-mail:  mpintar@wihumane.org

Winky has Her Eye on YOU!

Special Needs Cat Hoping to be Adopted in the Blink of an Eye

GRAFTON, Wis. – Winky arrived at the Ozaukee Humane Society as a severely injured stray. In fact, she possessed an injury quite rare in companion animals – there was an ulcer in her right eye.

Hanging from what seemed like a thread, it was anyone's guess if her right eye could be saved. From the look on Winky's face, she looked so scared and alone. It was obvious she was in some sort of trauma. She could have contracted a bacterial infection in her eye or, worse yet, intentionally had a sharp object pierce her eye. No one will ever know what happened to poor little Winky.

The feline was rushed to the Wisconsin Humane Society for immediate evaluation. It was determined Winky would need surgery to remove her eye.

Thanks to the caring staff at the Ozaukee and Wisconsin Humane Societies, Winky is now recovering from her traumatic ordeal and her newly shut area where there was once an eye is healing. This cat with special needs is hoping to be adopted in the blink of an eye.

For more information about Winky, please call the Ozaukee Humane Society at

(262) 377-7580.  Additional information about the Ozaukee Humane Society can be obtained by visiting www.ozaukeehumane.org.

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Note:   Winky will be available for photos and filming at the Ozaukee Humane Society until end-of-day July 25, and an Ozaukee Humane Society representative will be available for interviews. To talk with a representative, please call Michelle Pintar at (414) 431-6104.