Clare Animal Welfare
Dog Rescue Charity
Finding new homes full of love for neglected, abused and abandoned animals
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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
Does nobody want me🥺? I wish I were a small fluffy dog instead... then maybe someone would choose me. My foster mammy can only keep me for another TWO days, and I’ve got nowhere to go😰🙏 I really don’t want to end up in boarding kennels – I’d be so unbearably lonely there💔 Can you please help me by sharing? Maybe if enough people see me, my new fosterer – or even my forever family – might finally find me today🤞🤞![]()
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My name’s Monty, I’m a 2-year-old Pitbull Terrier, and I’m the ultimate cuddle-bug🥰 Affection is my favourite thing in the whole world! I’d happily spend all day beside you – following you around, hanging out together, and snuggling up to you on the couch😍![]()
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I’m not just cuddly though – I LOVE getting out and about too🐾 Walks are SO much fun, and I make a brilliant adventure buddy🐶 I walk beautifully on the lead, I’m fully housetrained, and I’m the bestest boy in the car too😇![]()
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I get along well with most other dogs, so I’d be happy living with a doggy friend – or I’d also be delighted as your one-and-only🤩 Cats are a bit too exciting for me though, so I’d prefer a cat-free home. Because I’m a big affectionate boy who can get a little bouncy when having fun, a home with older kids over 10 (or no kids) would probably suit me best🙏![]()
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If you’re anywhere in Ireland and could look after me while I wait for my forever family, please fill out the fostering form below❤️ And if you think there’s even a tiny chance you might fall in love with me forever... please mention that on the form too🙏🐾![]()
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Benji needs a pet-free foster home in Clare or neighbouring county – can you give him a share to help us find one?💙🙏![]()
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This beautiful 3-year-old Staffy is being surrendered into our care, as his owner is emigrating soon. We had originally hoped to rehome him directly from his owner, but we now feel that a few weeks in foster care will help us better understand what he needs in his forever home. All of our wonderful fosterers have pets of their own or are unavailable, so we need to find a new doggy superhero!🦸♀️🐾![]()
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Our volunteers have met Benji a few times now, and he’s a typical sweet Staffy – affectionate, cuddly, and absolutely overflowing with love and kisses🥰🐶 At the moment though, the poor fella isn’t getting much exercise or attention, so he’s quite bouncy and over-enthusiastic! Because of this, we think he would do best in a pet-free home for now, as his excitable nature might simply be too much for most dogs and cats (even though he previously lived with a cat). He could also accidentally knock over a small child, so we feel a home with no kids under 12 would be the best fit at this stage.![]()
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We truly believe that once Benji is getting the love, attention, and walks he needs, he’ll settle beautifully🌟😇 For now, he just needs a kind person who doesn’t mind an energetic, bouncy, cuddly Staffy shadow by their side🐾😍 If you live in Clare or nearby (Limerick, South Galway, or West Tipp) and could look after this sweet boy for a few weeks, please fill out our fostering form here:![]()
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And if you think Benji might be your perfect forever companion, you can let us know on the same form🏡💕
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Report in of a white cat with black patches removed from the road at Johnny’s Bar, Quin Rd Ennis. Photo available on request
Sadly, Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) are REFUSING to give us any updates on the four Parteen greyhounds – and once again, we need your help🙏💔 Please read and share for these gentle souls!![]()
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Last month, we heard that the four dogs had been removed from the hell-hole where they were caged, and that they were now in the care of GRI’s adoption service (IRGT), and would be rehomed as pets. However, the dogs still have not appeared on the IRGT website, and serious concerns remain about what will happen to them.![]()
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We’ve heard worrying rumours that the dogs will be returned to their former owner, once the Gardaí have pressed charges against the whistleblower who took the videos and photos. The footage and photos we shared showed the four greyhounds confined in tiny cages, some without access to water, with this gentle soul here wearing a cruel anti-bark muzzle to silence his cries😢![]()
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We have repeatedly asked GRI for updates, and have even offered to help secure loving homes for the dogs ourselves, but our recent emails have gone unanswered. Journalists, TDs, and Senator Chris Andrews have received only vague responses from GRI that provide no meaningful information about the dogs’ situation or their future. GRI – a heavily state-funded body – are apparently answerable to nobody!😡![]()
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Following the RTÉ documentary in 2019, which revealed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were being killed every year in Ireland because they failed to run fast enough, GRI introduced a traceability system. However, the system can’t be accessed by the public or journalists, making independent oversight impossible. We know the racing names of two of the Parteen greyhounds – Shanakyle Blue and Shanakyle Valley – but we have no way of checking their status. If anyone has information about these dogs, please contact us!![]()
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Please, please also email your TDs and the Minister for Agriculture (Minister@agriculture.gov.ie and martin.heydon@oireachtas.ie) demanding an urgent update on the four Parteen greyhounds, including confirmation that they will be safely rehomed as pets, and will NOT be returned to the hell-hole they came from🙏![]()
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Please also tell them that you were horrified by the conditions shown in the footage, and that stronger welfare protections are urgently needed within the greyhound industry. (Remember that two GRI inspectors had deemed these living standards ADEQUATE, meaning that thousands of these sociable, sensitive dogs are living in the same confined conditions or WORSE). Ask for a traceability system that can genuinely be scrutinised by the public and media, so that the fate of these gentle souls cannot simply disappear.![]()
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Finally, please urge your TDs and the Minister to support an end to greyhound racing in Ireland. Wales and Scotland have recently moved to ban this barbaric “sport”, and Ireland can choose a more compassionate future too!
We received a lovely update from John and Sue, who adopted the beautiful Holly from us just before Christmas🎄🥰 She’s settled in perfectly and is absolutely loving life right here in County Clare🏡💕![]()
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Here’s Holly with her sister Skye (on the right), who John and Sue had adopted from Clare Dog Shelter a few years ago. The two of them have become the very best of friends!! How adorable do they look together? 🤩![]()
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Big thanks to John and Sue for giving two rescue doggies such a loving home!🙏🥰
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.
