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Rugs turned into scratching posts help Coulee Region Humane Society

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June 6, 2025

You can now buy cat scratching posts made from rugs collected earlier this year as part of trip-hazard prevention program.

The La Crosse Fire Department and Emplify Health by Gundersen received more than 100 rugs though the Mugs for Rugs program.

The program aimed to reduce the potential for falls by seniors.

In April, local high school students worked with the fire department to make cat scratching posts from the rugs.

Students help upcycle collection from Mugs for Rugs program

People can now buy one of these posts with a $5 donation per post to the Coulee Region Humane Society.

They’re available at the shelter located at 911 Critter Court in Onalaska while supplies last.

*A student sands a frame for a cat scratcher. Students from the Health Science Academy helped build the scratchers that eventually will go to the Coulee Region Humane Society.*

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Kevin Millard is News Director for WIZM News. A West Salem native, he's spent most of his life, except for a year each in Florida and Wausau, here in the La Crosse area. Broadcasting and the media has been a part of his life since he was filmed in his first commercial in 2nd Grade. Most of his career has been spent working behind the scenes in the newsroom at a local television station. He's been the host of WKTY Outdoors since October 2005.