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SAVE THE DATE!

JULY 17, 2025!

6-10 pm at The Shops at Westshore in Holland

Only $35 per person beforehand, $40 at the door, or…

NEW this year:

the “PAWSOME PAIR” TICKET BUNDLE!

Get a set of tickets and more – ONLY $85

  • 2 tickets into the event
  • 2 reserved seating spots at the event (you will sit with others)
  • Fast pass entry to the event (no wait!)

VIP EXPERIENCE!

Bring the family and friends and fill a table of 8 – ONLY $700

Tables of 8 ensure you and your friends will have a spot to enjoy the event (& the band!) to the fullest! What does a VIP ticket include?

  • 8 tickets into the event
  • A table for 8 guests
  • 8 drink tickets
  • Fast pass entry to the event (no wait!)
  • Food for your whole table!
  • Limited edition Ales giveaway item!
PURCHASE TICKETS NOW!

Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this all possible again! We could not do this without our Title Sponsor and event location : The Shops at Westshore!

More big paws up to:

Premier Sponsor: New Holland Brewing

Gold Sponsors: Leverage Marketing, MW Watermark, Chow Hound Pet Supplies, Koele Godfrey Investments, Midwest Construction Group, The DeFoe Family, Lake Michigan Crematory for Pets, Orange Theory Fitness and Tito’s Handmade Vodka…to name a few!

So… the (p)awesome details!

The Ales

  • In partnership with Alliance Beverage, our drink truck will have selections from New Holland Brewery along with our partners and friends at Long Drink, Tito’s, and Indigo Vibes Apothecary! Wine and seltzer options will also be available, along with beverages from our friends from Tito’s Handmade Vodka!

The Tails

  • All funds raised through the event are supporting Harbor Humane’s mission to give animals a second chance at life and love! Attendee tickets, VIP tables, sponsorships, drinks purchased, auction items bid on – all funds are advancing our shelter’s work and staying local in West Michigan.

The Entertainment

JP & The Energy — Angry Talent Entertainment

  • NEW THIS YEAR, we welcome JP & the Energy! A modern Pop band hailing from Mid-Michigan, JP & The Energy has developed into one of the most sought after party bands in the state and beyond! They’ll bring the energy with a huge list of tunes – even some throwbacks to “Woodstock” for this year’s special event!

QUESTIONS? Email marketingdirector@harborhumane.org or call 616.399.2119 x 111

WE NEED SPONSORS!

Our sponsors are the biggest means to the over $100,000 we’re able to raise at this event annually. With a goal of $120,000 for 2024, we’d love to have you on board! See more info on how you or your business can get involved below!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES DONATE AN ITEM

TO SUBMIT SPONSORSHIP PAYMENT, please click here.

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2024 Sponsors

Our sponsors are the foundation to Ales for Tails’ success and it’s impact on our shelter! We are so grateful to the following partners for advocating for shelter pets and our mission.

Title Sponsor & Event Location!

Premier Sponsor

Best In Show Sponsor

GOLD LEASH SPONSORS

Jim & Sue DeFoe

SILVER BOWL SPONSORS

BRONZE BARKERS

“POURING FOR PAWS”

FUR-FRIENDS

Please email marketingdirector@harborhumane.org or call 616.399.2119 x 111 for questions on sponsorships!

HELP US, HELP THEM

The impact of Ales for Tails.

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Our community of supporters, adopters, and donors make it possible to keep animals moving from our shelter and into forever homes quickly – allowing us to assist organizations who are struggling. At Harbor Humane, we are making efforts to do at least one transfer a month to save cats and dogs from euthanasia.

Transferring animals into a shelter like ours, gives adopters a variety to choose from. When adopters have more choices, they are more likely to find a good match and less likely to seek out a pet from a boutique pet store, online puppy sales, or unscrupulous breeders.

The great thing about transfers is it benefits every single animal we have in our care. Puppies and transfer dogs bring more foot traffic in. People come to adopt, to look at, or to dream of adding a new friend to their family. Sometimes a person walking in the door to just “look at the puppies for fun” walks out with a new kitty friend- we see the adoptions of both species climb whenever we transfer dogs into our shelter.

Donor dollars always stay local to our shelter in West Michigan, but their reach carries far when we are able to help those less fortunate through transfer partnerships.

Ales for Tails donations support all aspects of our shelter, including the critical extension of our shelter – our foster families. Foster families care for various animals battling sickness that need a medical quarantine, orphaned kittens who need round the clock care, or sometimes an extended healing process after a major surgery – like this amputation! Foster families do not pay for any supplies – we provide families with everything they and their foster animal need in order to be successful, thanks to donations. Without the monetary support for medical care and supplies, our foster program would cease to exist, greatly impacting the number of lives we save each year. Thanks those who participate in Ales for Tails, happy endings are possible for even the littlest furbabes!

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Donor dollars help support long-term stays for animals at Harbor. Though we want an animal’s shelter stay to be as short as possible, we know that’s not always the reality for some harder to place animals. Animals like Cassandra. Cassandra’s stay with us lasted just under 9 months. With daily care costs per animal averaging $30 a day between staff time, medical care, food, etc. , 9 months of daily care costs for one animal really adds up! But 9 months is how long it took for the right person to come along and meet Cassandra; with donor dollars, we’re able to make that wait happen. Cassandra now has the truest second chance at life and love with her adopter!

MAKE A GIFT

About

Harbor Humane Society is a 501(c)-3 non-profit serving the needs of animals in Ottawa County and beyond. We could not do what we do without the support of our donors and volunteers – please take a moment to consider how you can contribute to our cause!

Contact

(616) 399-2119
office@harborhumane.org

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Shelter

Sunday: Closed
Monday - Friday: 12:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
*No visits after 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.


Admitting

Monday - Thursday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
*Admitting animal times may vary
Please call for times

Location

14345 Bagley St

West Olive, MI 49460

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