The Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League – a 501(c)(3) corporation and a State-licensed animal-rescue organization – serves all of Gunnison County, Colorado, including Almont, Pitkin, and the unincorporated areas.
Formerly Gunnison Animal Lovers, GVAWL is run entirely by volunteers devoted to animal welfare and animal care. Since its beginnings in 1986, the organization has found permanent, loving homes for over 2,000 companion-animals. We also have assisted income-qualified residents in spaying/neutering over 900 animals.
GVAWL’s Mission is to promote the welfare of animals by
• caring for homeless animals and placing them in permanent homes
• supporting the establishment of, and assisting in the operation of, a Valley-wide animal shelter
• assisting the community with spay/neuter costs
• preventing neglect of and cruelty to animals by educating the public about their humane treatment
For more information about GVAWL - our values, our history, the members of the Board of Directors - click on About GVAWL . The ways in which we carry out our Mission are described in the Programs section.
You may contact the GVAWL
• by phone – leave a message at 970.641.1173
• by mail – PO Box 1834, Gunnison, CO, 81230
• by E-mail – please use the contact form for inquiries
Please be aware that GVAWL is run entirely by volunteers, so it may take a few days to receive a response.
Until our shelter/adoption center is built, GVAWL volunteers will staff our office, starting September 12, for a few hours a week, so that people interested in adopting our pets may learn more about them and pick up our adoption applications. For location and times, please call our message line at 641.1173, after September 10.
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