About Us
Utah Animal Adoption Center (UAAC) formerly Wasatch Humane is a non-euthanizing animal adoption center, rescuing an average of 1,000 dogs, cats and horses each year and placing them in loving homes.
UAAC has been dedicated to reducing the tragedies of pet overpopulation, the euthanasia of healthy adoptable pets and animal suffering since 1983.
UAAC is funded entirely by individual donations and some private foundation grants. Your donation to UAAC saves lives by supporting animal rescue, ongoing loving care, medical attention for pets in need and humane education.
UAAC is vastly different from most traditional animal shelters. We pride ourselves on providing the most comfortable and homelike environment possible for the animals in our care. Our adoption center is located on a beautiful 3.5. acre sanctuary located next to the Jordan River Parkway Trail.
Our dogs enjoy indoor/outdoor kennels and three large fenced areas where they can safely socialize and play. Our feline friends live communally in a large room where they can interact and relax on abundant cat tress and towers. During the warm months they venture out into an amazing outdoor cat enclosure to lounge in the sun and fresh air.
We provide lots of toys, playtime and human interaction, with the added benefit of walks for the dogs along the Jordan River Parkway Trail. We are also unique in that we offer a lifetime guarantee for our adopted animals. If their person ever decides they can no longer care for the pet we placed with them, we will accept it back into our program, giving it another chance with a new family. The most important distinction is that we do not ever euthanize any healthy, adoptable pets.
UAAC is a Utah 501(c) organization rescuing Utah pets in need.
The majority of our cats and dogs come from local and regional shelters that sadly have to euthanize thousands of animals annually. We partner with these shelters, rescuing pets form their euthanasia lists. A few of our animals come directly from owners, when hardships make it impossible for them to care for their pet.
We receive purebred and mixed breed dogs and cats of all ages and sizes.
All of our cats and dogs are spayed or neutered, current on their vaccinations and microchipped.
UAAC also has a horse rescue and adoption program. For years we have taken in horses from a variety of unfortunate situations. Some are rescued from cruelty and neglect, or others are turned over to us due to economic hardships.
These majestic animals are available for adoption at our beautiful new Equine Center located on ten acres of renovated property. Please call UAAC to make an appointment to visit the Equine Center and get to know our horses.
Education Program: Our Lesson In Kindness program offers classroom presentations on kind and responsible treatment of animals. We give tours of our facility and offer a variety of service learning projects to students of all ages.
Volunteer Program – If interested in volunteering with UAAC – fill out the online application and submit and our Volunteer Coordinator will call you and set up a time for orientation.
Utah Animal Adoption Center
1955 North Redwood RoadSalt Lake City, Utah 84116
801-355 – PETS (7387)
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Dear Folks,
This time around I am sending this email to folks who are either DOG RESCUE people or VET TECHS or animal trainers @ PetSmart. The female Lab (about 1yr to 1.5 yr) whose pictures are below, is a lovely energetic dog, typical of any LAB her age. She was found by Justina in Ogden, about 1.5 wk ago. Justina sheltered her until she found the vet who put the LAB’s chip in.
Since this LAB is chipped, her VET took her for a day or 2, to contact the owners. As per Justine’s email below, the owners told the VET they did not want their dog back and would not be involved in finding her a new home. The VET then took this dog to the OGDEN ANIMAL SHELTER yesterday, MON SEPT 21.09.
If anyone on this email list knows other shelters besides the ones listed, please SEND this email on……….. ASAP:
FOUR PAWS LOGAN
FOUR PAWS SLC
COMPANION DOGS OF UTAH/ West Jordan
NEW BEGINNINGS LAYTON
As Maria wrote below, it is not just PIT BULLS at the Ogden Animal Shelter who get euthanized. Wonderful Labs like this one face the same fate. Most people who want a wonderful young energetic LAB would be happy to have a young 1.5 yr old female like this one who is chipped and has had all her shots to date. Many of the dogs in Shelters are special needs dogs (with food allergies, etc) and they are typically older and with special needs.
Please send this email ON ASAP to anyone you think can rescue this dog and find her a new forever home.
Thanks folks for helping out, in any way you can. As most of you know, I live in a condo association, with a one dog limit. I own TAZ who is 3 yrs.
Please send this on to any friends you have who either want a young female lab or can help foster one while a final forever home is found.
Eleanor Thompson
Maria wrote: 9.22:
If it is your intention to save the dog, you need to go to the Animal Shelter where she is located (OGDEN ANIMAL SHELTER) and adopt the dog. Do not delay. If the dog is not adopted, it will be destroyed. The dog can be adopted by Justina or by another party. Ogden City allows an owner to have TWO licensed dogs (and most cities/towns along the Wasatch Front). You may try to contact 4 Paws or New Beginnings Animal Rescues as well. They can rescue an animal from the Shelter also.
Justina wrote: TUES 9.22:
> Thanks Eleanor–I am broken-hearted about this because I SPECIFICALLY SAID–IF THEY (the owners) DON’T WANT THIS DOG–CALL ME–I WILL FIND A HOME FOR IT–DON’T LET IT GO BACK TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER (OGDEN ANIMAL SHELTER)!
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> So here are some pics I took of the pup. I so hope someone can rescue her. She was sweet–SUPER ENERGETIC but sweet.
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> Thanks to anyone out there.
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> Sincerely,
> Justina
We have a Snoodle a mix of a poodle and a snooozer. He is 5 yrs. old we adoped him from the Davis country animal control. He has his shot and is trained , chippedand neutered. However we are have difficulity with him with our little children. he would be a great companion to a family with older children of a retired couple. He doesn’t even chew things up. I don’t want him distroyed or hurt but I can’t have him with the toddlers. We got him because he doesn’t shedd and we have children with allergies.
Any ideas would be helpful. It would be ideal if we could trade him for a non-shedding dog that was good with kids. I know if I take him back to the pound them will put him down. Help.