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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

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

Cattle Dog/Boxer

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Australian Shepherd

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie

Male, Senior
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

Advocates for Animals

P. O. Box 981071,
Park City, UT 84098

Wasatch Humane

880 S. 500 West,
Bountiful, UT 84010

Blu's Ranch & Rescue

P O BOX 970501,
Orem, UT 84097

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

Collie

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

Pit Bull Terrier/Border Collie

Male, 1 yr 9 mos
Salt Lake City, UT
We'll also keep you updated on 85434 Tucker's adoption status with email updates.
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85434 Tucker

Domestic Mediumhair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Spanish Fork, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Cooper's adoption status with email updates.
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Cooper

Australian Cattle Dog/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

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

Domestic Longhair

Female, 3 mos
West Valley, UT
We'll also keep you updated on Balki's adoption status with email updates.
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Balki

Mixed Breed (Large)

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos
Park City, UT

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