Animal Welfare Society of SA

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Animal Welfare Society of SA

About Animal Welfare Society of SA

The Animal Welfare Society of SA offers a full range of veterinary services to the underprivileged and disadvantaged communities of Cape Town.

The AWS clinic is open seven days a week, including weekends & public holidays. We have full equipped theatres where we do sterilisations, orthopaedic and other operations. At any given time we can house more than one hundred sick or injured animals.

We are committed to sterilising every animal that comes through our hospital in order to contribute to reducing the number of strays. Our Inspectorate team also respond to calls for any animal in distress, including injured strays, dog fighting and animal abuse.

We also have an adoption department. We take in strays and unwanted pets to find them suitable and loving homes. Each animal is medically assessed, vaccinated, dewormed, treated for ticks and fleas, microchipped and sterilised and we do very strict homechecks.

We have a growing number of happy adopters and pets in the greater Cape Town community.

What is the adoption process?

Once you have made your choice, if you have a dog at home bring it in to meet its prospective companion (if you are choosing another dog). It is important that they meet on neutral territory first and you can get an idea of how they are going to interact. (to speed things up you can bring your dog when you first visit the kennels). If you choose a dog, once the paperwork is completed, an Inspector will call to make a time to visit your home to see that it is secure and will provide our dog(s) with a suitable environment to live in. If the Inspector approves, then your chosen dog will be booked for sterilization and micro-chipping. You will then be phoned when your pet is ready for collection. We ask R900 for an adopted dog. All animals will be handed over to you fully vaccinated, frontlined, sterilized and with a micro-chip inserted. Take time to bond with your choice BEFORE you take it home