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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

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Email adopt@caws.org
Phone (801) 328-4731
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Salt Lake City, UT 84103
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Adoptable pets at Community Animal Welfare Society

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Big Bob

Pug

Male, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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Stormy

Retriever (Unknown Type)/Great Pyrenees

Female, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
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Mateo

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Male, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
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Clementine

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
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Elinor

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
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Charlie

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 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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Lillith

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 11 yrs 1 mo
Salt Lake City, UT
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Ruble

Retriever (Unknown Type)/Australian Shepherd

Male, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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King Julian

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr
Spanish Fork, UT
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Django Mango Cuddly Cutie

Plott Hound

Male, 1 yr
Provo, UT
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Emma

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 7 yrs 2 mos
Salt Lake City, UT
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Slate

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs
Spanish Fork, UT

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