Color Country Animal Welfare

OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STRAY CATS AND DOGS IN THE WAYNE COUNTY AREA AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WELFARE OF ALL ANIMALS. WE ASSIST WITH SPAYS AND NEUTERS, ANIMAL ADOPTIONS AND RESCUES AND HELP CARE FOR A NUMBER OF CAT COLONIES. IN JUNE 2022, WE WILL HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING OF A NEW ANIMAL CARE FACILITY. IN ADDITION TO HOUSING RESCUED ANIMALS, WE WILL PROVIDE TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS THE ABILITY TO BOARD THEIR PETS.

ANIMAL SERVICES - CCAW HELPS RESIDENTS GET THEIR DOGS AND CATS STERILIZED. OUR TRAP, NEUTER, RETURN, TNR, EFFORTS AIM TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CATS IN THE AREA. COMMUNITY CATS ARE UNOWNED CATS THAT MAY BE FERAL (UNSOCIABLE), FRIENDLY, BORN IN THE WILD, OR ABANDONED. WE HELP TRAP THESE CATS AND PROVIDE VOUCHERS SO THE CARE GIVER CAN TAKE THEM TO OUR LOCAL VET WHERE THEY GET FIXED, RECEIVE A RABIES VACCINE AND OTHER BASIC CARE IF NEEDED, AT AN AFFORDABLE COST. WE ASSISTED WITH 127 CAT FIXES IN 2021. WE ASSIST FAMILIES ON A SLIDING SCALE WITH STERILIZING THEIR DOGS AND PROVIDING BASIC MEDICAL CARE. VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS CONTINUALLY PROVIDE FOSTER HOMES AND SEEK PERMANENT HOMES FOR ADOPTABLE ANIMALS. CCAW PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESS, ABANDONED OR RESCUED PETS TO FACILITATE THEIR ADOPTIONS. WE WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, OUR LOCAL VET AND CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK WHEN UNWANTED ANIMALS ARE FOUND. IN 2021 WE HELPED 122 ANIMALS FIND THEIR OWNERS OR A NEW HOME. 50 OF THESE WERE HANDLED IN OUR FOSTER AND ADOPTION PROGRAM, THE REMAINDER WERE ASSISTANCE WE PROVIDED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS.