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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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Kara Mae

Setter (Unknown Type)

Female, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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Roxie

Labrador Retriever/Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
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Murphy

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Male, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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Arlo

Doberman Pinscher/Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, Young
Salt Lake City, UT
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Cory

Labrador Retriever

Male, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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Twixx

Labrador Retriever/Husky

Male, Puppy
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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Akirah

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 9 mos
Spanish Fork, UT
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88364 Petri

Australian Shepherd

Male, 1 yr
Spanish Fork, UT
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Tyche

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
eagle mountain, UT
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*Kelso*

Chihuahua

Male, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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KAI

Beagle/Miniature Pinscher

Male, 1 yr 3 mos
Ogden, UT
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Gum drop

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 7 yrs
Spanish Fork, UT

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