Animal Welfare
Society, Inc. is creating a Celebration Wall in honor of our 50th anniversary! We have three
different sizes and types of tiles to choose from and you can have your tiles engraved with special
messages. Art work is available to be engraved on the tile if you choose to include it, and replica
tiles are available for you to display at your home or office. Once the tiles are ready we will
construct the wall in the foyer area of the shelter.
We are an independent,
nonprofit, non-destroy animal rescue organization whose mission is to offer refuge to dogs and cats
and place them in responsible, loving homes. Located in New Milford, we have served homeless and
abandoned animals from the towns of Bridgewater, Brookfield, Roxbury and Washington, Connecticut
since 1965. When space permits, we sometimes rescue dogs from “high kill” shelters outside our
area.
Each year hundreds of animals
are rescued by AWS. Some are surrendered to us because their owners have become ill, died or are in
a family crisis. Others are found as strays or have been abandoned. Many of our dogs come from the
regional animal control facility in New Milford after a state mandated seven day waiting period to
allow their owners to claim them.
From the moment they enter our
care, these animals are no longer unwanted. We provide excellent veterinary care, including
vaccinations for distemper, rabies, preventive worming, feline leukemia testing, canine heart-worm
testing and treatment. We spay/neuter every animal prior to adoption. While they are with us we help
our adult dogs improve their basic manners such as sitting on command and walking well on a leash.
We have professional trainers who assess each dog and work with those that need extra
training.
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