About Uaac - Who We Are

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WHO WE ARE and HOW WE SAVE ANIMALS

Mission Statement
Utah Animal Adoption Center (formerly Wasatch Humane) was established in 1983. We are a Utah non-profit organization dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation, eliminating euthanasia as a means of controlling pet overpopulation, and preventing animal suffering in Utah.

Vision
We work to accomplish these goals through rescuing and offering placement assistance for orphaned dogs, cats and horses; low-cost spaying and neutering; and humane education and advocacy.

Visit Us
1955 N. Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Hours
Tuesday-Friday 11-6
Saturdays 11-5

Also see some of our adoptable animals at Layton Petsmart on Saturdays 11-5.

UAAC provides the following services and programs

Rescue and Adopt orphaned animals, primarily dogs, cats and horses.
Spay Utah! Low-cost Spay/Neuter Program
Cat and Dog Behavior Counseling and Training referrals
Emergency pet-placement assistance for elderly and terminally ill pet owners
Free Lessons In Kindness Humane Education program for schools, groups
Speakers about animal issues
Volunteer Opportunities: adoptions, animal care, fostering orphaned and special-needs animals
"All for Animals" newspaper: advertise with us!
Legislative action and alerts
Animal Advocacy

More About Our Award-Winning Work
UAAC (founded in 1983 as Wasatch Humane) is Utah’s oldest and largest all-breed animal rescue organization that DOES NOT EUTHANIZE healthy animals. Every year our small staff, dedicated volunteers, board of directors and veterinarians rescue, neuter, rehab, train, provide shelter, food, TLC and routine and emergency veterinary care for more than 1,500 orphaned dogs, cats, kittens, puppies and horses in our state. Our successful work on behalf of animals earned us national recognition as “PetsMart Charities National Humane Organization of the Year” in 2001 and “Utah Animal Organization of the Year” two years in a row!

Mostly we partner with traditional shelters, pulling adoptable animals from these shelters when their stray time has expired and they would otherwise be euthanized due to lack of space. We also take in some animals belonging to elderly and ill pet guardians who can no longer care for their beloved friends. We do not and cannot by law accept strays. If you find a stray animal, you must notify or take it to Animal Control in your area. See www.utahpets.org

UAAC is a Utah-based non-profit 501c3 organization with a volunteer board of directors, a staff of five, and about 50 dedicated volunteers, without whom we could not exist to help save and serve the animals who need us.

Our lifesaving programs depend entirely on donations, grants and adoption fees. We receive no government support of any kind. We do NOT EUTHANIZE healthy animals. To accomplish this, we can only take in animals that are friendly, non-aggressive, not feral, and that are healthy or treatable.