Community Animal Welfare Society (CAWS)

Salt Lake City, UT

An animal welfare organization in Salt Lake City, Utah, taking in homeless cats and dogs and placing them in adoptive homes. This organization does not publish a public street address, which is typical of foster-based rescues, so contact them to arrange meeting a cat. Adoption fees: Cats: $65 for adults, $85 for kittens; all felines are two for one.

Adoption fee From $65

Hours A foster-based rescue with no physical shelter location; adoption events are held at local pet stores rather than fixed hours.

Areas served Salt Lake City and the surrounding area, Utah

Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

From $65

Cats: $65 for adults, $85 for kittens; all felines are two for one.

How it works

Foster-based rescue with no physical shelter. Holds adoption events at Petco in Sugar House (1165 E Wilmington, SLC) on the 1st Saturday of each month, and PetSmart in South Salt Lake (1830 S 300 W, SLC) on the 3rd and 4th Saturday of each month. Apply online at caws.org/application/.

Location

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The area

Salt Lake County at a glance

Population 1,196,523

Housing units 449,662

Est. households with a cat 136,825

Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to adopt a cat?

Cats are $65 for adults, $85 for kittens; all felines are two for one.

Get involved

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Surrendering a cat

Contact Community Animal Welfare Society (CAWS) at (801) 328-4731 or adopt@caws.org to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.

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