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
Terrible news💔... We failed to find a home for Lady after our last appeal, and now she will likely have to go to the Pound next week🥺😭 Her foster dad can only keep her until Wednesday... We’re desperate to change her story, so we’re begging you all to please share her gorgeous face so that we can find her a suitable foster home, or even better – her forever home🙏🤞 She’s such a cuddly girl who thrives on human company and home comforts, and going to the Pound will be distressing for her. ![]()
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Lady is almost 2 years old, and is incredibly loving, affectionate, and devoted to her people. The main reason she hasn’t found a home yet is that she needs to be the only dog in the house as she’s shown some resource guarding before. Outside the home she’s friendly with dogs she meets. She is absolutely WONDERFUL WITH CATS, and can happily live with many feline friends😻![]()
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We’re really hoping to find someone who has experience with Malinois or other working breeds – as Lady needs a lot of exercise and stimulation. She’s fully house-trained, crate-trained, great on the lead, and travels calmly in the car. She would do best in a calm, adult-only home.![]()
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If we can’t find her a foster or forever home in the next few days, she will have to go to the Pound. Please, if you live in Ireland and can take her even temporarily, or if you know someone who might be right for her, get in touch urgently or fill out our fostering form below. And if you can’t help directly, sharing this could be what changes her life🙏🐾![]()
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Awww, isn’t Lucky just the BEST boy ever?! He’s still waiting for his forever family though, so please spread the word so he’s not waiting much longer🙏![]()
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Lucky is a 1-year-old lurcher with the gentlest, most loving nature🥰 Despite being abandoned at a young age, he has remained incredibly affectionate and trusting. He ADORES people! Lucky is especially wonderful with children and forms really special bonds with them💕![]()
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He’s very friendly with other dogs and would happily share his home with a canine companion, but cats are just a bit too exciting for him – so he needs a cat-free home🐾 Around the house, Lucky is a dream – relaxed, cuddly, and happiest lounging for hours, just as you’d expect from a lazy lurcher😇![]()
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Busy streets and traffic can be a bit unpleasant for Lucky, so he’s looking for a quieter setting🌿 He’d love a nice garden for his joyful zoomies, followed by long, cosy naps on the couch. He’s house-trained, has great recall, and is a clever boy who loves to please🤩![]()
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Lurchers like Lucky are truly special dogs – gentle, loyal, and incredibly loving. Sadly, many are abandoned, often as a result of being bred as working dogs by those who don’t value them as the sweet-natured companions they are💔 Dogs like Lucky deserve so much more – a safe home, kindness, and a life filled with love.![]()
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If you live anywhere in Ireland and think you could give Lucky the happy ending he deserves, please fill out our adoption form below🙏![]()
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Our super-sweet Sammy can’t wait to have a family to call his own – could you give him a share to help him find his people?🙏🥰![]()
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Sammy is about 1.5 years old, and we think he’s a Whippet-cross as he’s quite petite for a lurcher. We think there’s possibly some Labrador in the mix too. He is an absolute dream dog: gentle, affectionate, cuddly, and playful! Sammy truly adores everyone he meets – humans and doggos alike🐾🤩 He hasn’t met any cats yet, so we’re looking for a cat-free home for now.![]()
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Sammy is a joy to walk on the lead and travels beautifully in the car. He’s also quite the foodie, which makes him a pleasure to train😇![]()
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This little sweetheart has been through so much💔 but you’d never guess it from his happy-go-lucky, easy-going nature. He’s full of love and ready to share it with a family of his own🥰 Whoever adopts Sammy will be very lucky indeed. If you live anywhere in Ireland and would love to let Sammy brighten your days, please fill out our adoption form below🙏🐾![]()
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please contact us on 0851911369 if you can offer a home to cats who prefer to live outside the house with shelter and regular food. Stock photo. ![]()
All cats are neutered and appear in very good health.
Fabulous news🥳🎉 Snow has been adopted and is now living his absolute BEST life in beautiful North Clare🤩🐾![]()
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Here he is enjoying zoomies on the beach with his new best buddy, Lola💕 As anyone who’s adopted a lovely lurcher will understand, both of these sweethearts needed a 5-hour nap after their 15-minute zoomy session😆![]()
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A huge thank you to Jiri, Jana and Lola for giving Snow such a loving forever home, and to Snow’s wonderful foster family for taking such great care of him🙏💕 And of course, thanks to everyone who shared Snow’s posts – you helped him find his forever family🏡🥰
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.
