Clare Animal Welfare
Dog Rescue Charity
Finding new homes full of love for neglected, abused and abandoned animals
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Clare Animal Welfare operates thanks to the kindness of people just like you. Please consider visiting our donation store
ABOUT
Clare Animal Welfare is a non-profit, charity organisation registered in Ireland.
We actively search for permanent, quality homes for our animals through advertisements in local newspapers, veterinary clinics, pet shops, and special events that provide exposure.
We actively support, encourage and promote neutering of pet dogs as an ethical solution to the over-population and killing of dogs in Ireland. We also wish to improve the welfare of dogs through general education of the public and through education programmes for children.
The CAW website and Facebook page provide current, up-to-date information about all of our dogs and our work.
Our Mission
Clare Animal Welfare's ultimate goal is for all dogs to have permanent, loving homes.
We wish to help create a world where no healthy, good-natured dogs are killed merely because they are considered to be surplus to requirement.
SERVICES
Fosterers assess dogs for us, help them after surgery (spaying and neutering usually) and socialize and train the dogs.
This is usually temporary and can last for a few days to months. Fosterers can adopt, although keeping a healthy number of fosterers is imperative for us.
Adoption is similar to fostering as regards caring for the animal. However, adoption is a permanent arrangement.
We are a non-profit, charity organisation registered in Ireland. Please support us by contributing. Your contributions help to ensure we continue to re-home unwanted, neglected, abused and abandoned dogs.
Please donate here.
Resources & Downloads
Adopting a rescue mini-book
This book is a required read for anyone considering adopting a rescue dog
Pre-Adoption Form
Make the first move to adopt an animal that needs you! Fill out the pre-adoption form and we will contact you.
Pre-Fostering Form
Fostering animals in need is an important role. Fill out the application below and we will contact you!
General T's & C's
Need Financial Support?
We help members of the public paying vet bills as we want to encourage spaying and neutering for those who cannot afford it. Please fill out your application here.
OUR ANIMALS
All available animals for fostering and adoption are visible here on our website as it is constantly updated. Take a moment and your new best friend might just catch your eye...
LATEST NEWS
Our latest social media posts
SIXMILEBRIDGE![]()
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Found at the Cooleycasey Cross in Sixmilebridge.![]()
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Safe with finder. Proof of ownership required.
*** MALINOIS FOR ADOPTION***![]()
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Lovely Lady is a stunning 23 month old female Malinois who has been sadly been looking for her forever home for three months😢. ![]()
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Lady is typical of her breed, highly intelligent, likes to be kept busy, energetic, quick to learn and very loyal. She doesn’t like to share with other dogs so we are looking for a home without another dog but she is fine with cats so a feline friend of two would be okay.![]()
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Also typical of the breed she can be a bit intense for kids so a home without children would be preferable. ![]()
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Experience and knowledge of working breeds would be essential.![]()
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If you are interested in adopting this amazing dog please follow in the attached form. We are looking for a home in Ireland.![]()
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Matilda is a lovely Poodle-cross girl who’s been in our care for the past couple of months, taking the time she needed to settle, decompress, and work with our trainer. She’s come on hugely since then and is now ready to find her forever home🏡💕 Please give her a share so we can find her perfect match🙏🐾![]()
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Matilda is 6 years old and she’s either a Labradoodle or Goldendoodle. She had a hard life before coming into our care, and had become quite anxious and under-socialised💔 But with the help of her fantastic foster family, Matilda has really come into herself. Her playful, goofy side is shining through now, and she’s a very sweet, affectionate girl who absolutely loves a goodgame of fetch⚾🤩![]()
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She’s still a sensitive dog at heart, so she’ll need a calm, predictable home where she can feel safe and secure. An adult-only home with no other dogs, and a quiet setting with a decent garden would suit her best🌿🏡![]()
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She’s been living with a cat in her foster home and they get along famously, so she could happily share her home with a feline friend or two😻🐾![]()
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If you’d love to offer Matilda the peaceful, happy life she deserves, please fill out the adoption form below:![]()
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We’re considering loving homes anywhere on the island of Ireland🏡
We had an incredible weekend for puppy adoptions🐶🥰 Five of Rua’s gorgeous lurcher pups have headed off with five wonderful families to their new homes in Clare, Cork, Waterford, and Dublin🏡💕![]()
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A huge thank you to everyone pictured here for giving these beautiful pups such loving homes 🙏😍![]()
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Special thanks to Niamh and her family, who adopted Rua from us when she was heavily pregnant, and supported her through birthing and rearing her puppies until they were ready for adoption. They’ve done an amazing job raising such happy, healthy, and well-socialised little darlings🐾😇![]()
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Shout out to our incredible volunteers, who worked tirelessly through the adoption applications to find the very best matches for these young pups, and to everyone who shared our posts – your amazing support helped us find such fantastic homes🙏💕
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This young male cat (Bluey) has been missing from his home in Shannon since Thursday night. Please get in touch if you've seen him🙏
Please like our Facebook page for regular updates
ABOUT DONATIONS
Donations are so imperative to us at Clare Animal Welfare as we are a non-profit, charity organisation.
We can only help animals as long as we receive donations. We appreciate each and every person or business who has donated to our cause so far.
You have helped abandoned, sometimes abused animals to get re-homed into homes full of love and care.
Every and any donation or sponsorship is welcome. Simply donate here or contact us.
