[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] Senior cat Dash was a stray picked up by Weber County Shelter, where he stayed for 4 weeks. His health began to decline, so the Shelter posted a rescue plea on Facebook about Dash, stating that he had a very infected mouth and only 5 teeth remaining. The post said that Dash was […]

[cmsms_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_color=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] A very small rescue in Texas reached out for help from CAWS, asking if we could take 10 of their dogs. CAWS stepped up and transported all 10 dogs to Utah. Sweet Roo was one of those dogs! Roo (short for […]

[cmsms_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_color=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] The temperature was below freezing when the staff of West Valley Animal Shelter came to work that morning. In their doorway was a cardboard box (no blankets) with a tiny kitten inside. This boy was covered in blood! The shelter […]

[cmsms_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_color=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] As you may remember, CAWS undertook an amazing project back in September 2017, driving non-stop to Austin, Texas in order to rescue over 100 dogs scheduled for euthanasia as a result of Hurricane Harvey. With the vans mostly filled, but still […]

[cmsms_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_color=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] Not too long ago, CAWS posted on our website and Facebook that two of our beloved CAWS kitties, Breck and Baxter, were returned by their adopter after almost 6 months. The post said they were again available for adoption. We knew […]

[cmsms_row data_padding_bottom=”50″ data_padding_top=”0″ data_bg_parallax_ratio=”0.5″ data_bg_size=”cover” data_bg_attachment=”scroll” data_bg_repeat=”no-repeat” data_bg_position=”top center” data_color=”default” data_padding_right=”3″ data_padding_left=”3″ data_width=”boxed”][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text animation_delay=”0″] Bebe has been with CAWS since September 2015, when she was found as a kitten in a feral colony. From the beginning, Bebe was timid and showed fearful aggression by hissing and growling. Even the smallest noise sent her into […]

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] CAWS was contacted about two newborn kittens that were discovered in a bathroom trash receptacle, thrown away like garbage, in the Nephi City Office Building. These two beautiful babies were found in a plastic shopping bag, tied shut. We were lucky they were discovered when they were, as it was almost closing time […]

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] When our CAWS drivers first saw Traeger at Austin, Texas Pets Alive facility, they actually thought he was dead! This 6-week old puppy seemed terribly malnourished, had lost large amounts of hair, and was extremely lethargic! CAWS didn’t have the heart to leave him behind, so he was tagged and ultimately brought to […]

[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] On September 1, 2017, during a CAWS Dog Coordinators’ “Group Chat”, the idea was born!  One of the participants off-handedly mentioned that she wished CAWS could do something to help the animals affected by Harvey. Thirty hours later (with the help of local news media, wonderful people of Salt Lake and surrounding communities, […]