CAWS is a no-kill, volunteer, and foster-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is working with the community to help animals. As Utah’s oldest animal rescue group, our ongoing rescue, foster, education, and adoption programs help animals whose time is up at shelters, those who are abandoned, and as our resources allow, those whom their owners can no longer keep. We are committed to saving the animals that are often overlooked and under-appreciated at local shelters; this includes, the sick, injured, senior and neonatal kittens, and their mothers. We are dedicated to helping those special needs animals to find their forever homes. Our rescue and adoption process is sustainable, innovative, and effective. In 2015, we rescued and adopted out over one thousand dogs and cats from shelters throughout the state of Utah.
The first step is to fill out an adoption application. If you apply for an animal outside of an event, the foster will contact you to set up a meeting. If you apply for an animal at an event, an adoption coordinator will review your information and contact the foster. If the foster approves your application, you can adopt the animal. Our animals are not adopted on a first-come, first-serve basis; instead, we try to match the right pet to the right home. Once you have adopted the animal, we will follow up one month and then six months after to answer any questions you may have.