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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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Nix

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Salt Lake City, UT
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Stitch

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Salt Lake City, UT
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Bella

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Salt Lake City, UT
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Zara

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Salt Lake City, UT
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Smoke

Domestic Longhair

Male, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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Kit Kat

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
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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Chevy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 yrs
Salt Lake City, UT
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Venus

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 1 yr 8 mos
Salt Lake City, UT
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Fiona The Loving Lipstick-Wearing Pretty Pup

Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 1 yr 3 mos
Provo, UT
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Diego the Dashing Lab

Labrador Retriever

Male, 1 yr
Provo, UT
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*Maisy*

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult
Salt Lake City, UT
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MAX

German Shepherd Dog/Border Collie

Male, 7 yrs 7 mos
Ogden, UT

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