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Community Animal Welfare Society

Animal rescue in Salt Lake City, UT

Founded in 1992 the Community Animal Welfare Society ( CAWS) is one of the oldest no-kill animal rescues in Utah. Over the last 20 years CAWS, our fosters and supporters have saved thousands of lives including over 600 last this year. As the largest foster home network in the state of Utah we focus on high risk pets in need of additional care and rehabilitation

Contact —
Email adopt@caws.org
Phone (801) 328-4731
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Salt Lake City, UT 84103
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Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Community Animal Welfare Society

We'll also keep you updated on Cora's adoption status with email updates.
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Cora

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Kooks's adoption status with email updates.
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Kooks

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Senior
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Fred's adoption status with email updates.
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Fred

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Senior
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Rosita's adoption status with email updates.
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Rosita

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Spyke's adoption status with email updates.
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Spyke

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Pyke's adoption status with email updates.
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Pyke

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Tyke's adoption status with email updates.
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Tyke

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Bessie's adoption status with email updates.
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Bessie

Basset Hound

Female, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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Rescue FAQs

We serve the Wasatch Front in Utah specifically Salt Lake, Davis and Utah Counties.

Additional adoption info

Since we make a lifetime commitment to any animal that comes into our program, we only adopt out animals to people in our area..

If you are interested in adopting a CAWS cat or dog, please fill out the online application at http://www.caws.org/application/, email adopt@caws.org or call 328-4731. For the most timely response applying online is recommended.

We respond as quickly as possible but as we are a volunteer based organization and do not have full time staff, we respond as quickly as possible.

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Pets at shelters & rescues near Community Animal Welfare Society

Camelot Pet Resort Spa & Health Center

483 W 325 S,
Bountiful, UT 84010

Second Chance for Homeless Pets

200 E. Gordon Lane,
Salt Lake City, UT 84107

Forever Furtastic Friends

2390 W 2100 S,
Syracuse, UT 84075

We'll also keep you updated on *Aries*'s adoption status with email updates.
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*Aries*

Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever

Male, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Salem's adoption status with email updates.
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Salem

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Irwin's adoption status with email updates.
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Irwin

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Pesto Roe's adoption status with email updates.
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Pesto Roe

Labrador Retriever

Female, 1 mo
Provo, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Mystic's adoption status with email updates.
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Mystic

Miniature Pinscher

Female, 1 yr
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on ASH's adoption status with email updates.
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ASH

Husky

Female, 4 yrs 2 mos
Ogden, UT

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