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
Lies, deception, cruelty, death and corruption – that’s what Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) is all about. We now have confirmation that the four Parteen greyhounds are back in the hell-hole. Please read and share so that we can finally get justice for these poor dogs🙏💔![]()
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In the second image, you can see the email received by our volunteer last month, deceiving us into believing that the four gentle souls would be rehomed as pets. We now realise that GRI never intended to rehome them as pets, as they would have been neutered soon after arriving in their IRGT foster home if that was the case. In the third image, you’ll see the email we received stating that the dogs have been returned to their owners, the Shanakyle Syndicate, meaning that they are back in their tiny cages in a dark shed on a grim derelict site in Shannakyle, Parteen, far from view😓![]()
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They tell us that “upgrades” have been made to the premises, but a source has shown us that these upgrades appear to be a new gate, door and camera – designed to keep animal welfare activists out. They have nothing to do with the welfare of the poor dogs themselves. Remember that GRI’s welfare officers had deemed the premises perfectly fine before we released footage of the interior. Only under public pressure were the dogs actually removed. ![]()
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GRI take almost 20 million in tax-payers’ money each year, and then lie to us. This public funding is used to abuse the gentlest dogs: forcing them to live in solitary confinement in hell holes like these, and murdering thousands each year when they can’t run fast enough. Recent news also shows the scale of how many retired greyhounds are also being killed rather than rehomed as pets: 74% of racing greyhounds born in 2022 that have been retired from the track are now dead, most before their fourth birthday💔![]()
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If you’re upset by any of this, we’re urging you to please keep the pressure on, and contact your TDs. You can find their email addresses at www.contactyourtd.ie/ and cc Martin Heydon at minister@agriculture.gov.ie ![]()
The minister himself will be officially opening the newly refurbished Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium tomorrow evening😡![]()
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Demand that the four Parteen greyhounds are removed from the shed and rehomed as pets (we have foster space for them).![]()
Demand better welfare protections for greyhounds in Ireland.![]()
Urge them to stop funding GRI.![]()
Urge them to support a total ban on greyhound racing in Ireland.![]()
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Let’s get these beautiful, gentle dogs out of that hell-hole and into loving homes! As anyone who has adopted a greyhound will tell you, they are the gentlest, most sweet-natured dogs who love their home comforts and absolutely adore their families.
Great news for our gorgeous elderly boy Buddy – he’s been adopted! 🥳🎊🎉![]()
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We’re delighted to share that this adorable gentleman has found a wonderful forever home in County Louth, where he’s being showered with love and affection by Sarah and her family😍🐶![]()
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A huge thanks to Sarah’s family for giving this sweetheart the second chance he so deserves🙏😇 Thank you as well to Buddy’s wonderful fosterers for taking such great care of him while he waited, and to everyone who shared his posts and helped us find such a great match🤩🐾![]()
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If you’d love to open your heart and home to an older dog in need, please take a look at Dori’s post from yesterday💔🐶
💔 Dori’s Story 💔![]()
This sweet, elderly girl was brought to the vets by her owners to be put to sleep. They had Dori since she was a pup, but after starting a family, their home had become too hectic and loud for her. Poor Dori had become stressed and occasionally growly around their 4-year-old🥺💔![]()
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Thankfully, the vets didn’t want to euthanise this lovely girl and reached out to us to see if we could help. Dori is now safe in the care of one of our amazing fosterers and is ready to begin the next chapter of her life. Now all we need is a peaceful, loving home where this precious girl will be cherished and adored for the rest of her days – please spread the word🙏🏡![]()
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Dori is a small Beagle, and almost 13 years of age. She’s a lovely, easy-going companion who simply loves to relax beside you and enjoy the quiet life🥰 She’s affectionate, cuddly, and loves being close to her people – but she also has an independent streak too. And when it comes to food... Dori is VERY motivated by tasty treats! ![]()
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She is house-trained, very mannerly on the lead, and gets on really well with other dogs. She has happily lived with another dog until now🐾 Dori does have a heart murmur which will need monitoring, but she currently doesn’t require any medication for it. We are looking for a calm, child-free home for her where she can finally relax and feel safe. As we don’t know how she is with cats, a cat-free home would be best too.![]()
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If you’re based anywhere in Ireland and would love to offer this sweet-natured, gentle girl the second chance she so deserves, please fill out our adoption form here: ![]()
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This beautiful boy has had so little interest, and we really can’t understand why😭 Just LOOK at how gorgeous he is😍🐾 Please give Benji a share so we can find him a foster home – or even better, his forever family🏡💕![]()
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Benji is a handsome 3-year-old blue Staffy who is being surrendered into our care because his person is emigrating soon💔 We urgently need to get him into foster care, or straight into a loving forever home. We’re also very open to foster-to-adopt arrangements🙏![]()
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Our volunteers have met Benji several times now, and he’s affectionate, cuddly, goofy, and absolutely bursting with love and kisses🥰🐶 He just wants to be everyone’s best buddy!![]()
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Right now, Benji isn’t getting the exercise or attention he needs, so he’s very bouncy and enthusiastic with his affection🤪🐾 Because of this, we think he’d do best in a pet-free home for now, as his excitable nature could simply be too much for most dogs and cats (although he did previously live with a cat). He could also accidentally knock over a small child in his excitement, so a home with children aged 12+ would suit him best🙏![]()
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Once Benji is getting the love, walks, routine and attention he deserves, we truly believe he’ll settle beautifully.️ For now, he just needs a kind person who doesn’t mind having an energetic, bouncy, cuddly little Staffy shadow following them everywhere🐾🥰![]()
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If you could foster this sweet boy for even a few weeks, you would be helping him – and us – more than you know🙏🐶 We’re looking for foster homes in Clare or neighbouring counties (Limerick, South Galway, West Tipp, West Offaly). And if you think you could offer Benji his forever home (or foster-to-adopt), you can be based anywhere in Ireland. Please let us know on the same form linked below:![]()
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Awww, poor Bruno didn’t get any applications or enquiries after his Facebook post yesterday😓 Can you please give him a share so that he can have better luck today?🙏🍀![]()
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Bruno is a beautiful Malinois boy, just under 3 years of age. He’s a very playful lad who ADORES his adventures and walks, but he’s also the KING of couch cuddles👑🥰 He’s such an affectionate, loving boy💞![]()
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He came into our care quite overweight, so he needs an active adopter who’ll keep him on the right track! Like most Malinois, Bruno needs guidance and structure, so we’d love to find him a home with someone who has good experience with Shepherd breeds🐾![]()
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Bruno would love to live in a peaceful home, rural or suburban, with a secure garden where he can safely play and potter about. He could happily live with another dog depending on their personality, and pending a successful meet and greet! His Highness can be a little bit selective when it comes to his friends🤣![]()
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Bruno has spent time in foster care with a feline friend, so he can happily live with dog-savvy cats😻🐈 He’s a strong and active fella, so a home with no young kids would be best. Bruno is very clever, and a quick learner, so with a little more training he will blossom into the most incredible companion😇 If you’d love to give this cuddly, affectionate, goofy boy the loving home he deserves, please fill out our adoption form here:![]()
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We’re considering loving homes anywhere on the island of Ireland🏡💞
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.
