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Hot Springs Village Animal Welfare League

The Hot Springs Village Animal Welfare League (HSVAWL) is in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. We are an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit rescue organization that works cooperatively with the Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association (POA) Animal Control to rescue, vet, and find homes for ALL adoptable cats and dogs that come through POA intake. AWL has no paid employees and is appreciative of the hard work by the POA animal control officers, who provide valuable service to all animals. AWL pays for food, veterinary expenses and litter for all animals in the shelter building, including strays and lost pets reclaimed by owners, as well as those for adoption. We depend solely upon donations, memberships, and grants to sustain our programs. We are not subsidized by the POA nor government entities. A group of eight animal-loving residents of Hot Springs Village gathered together to form an Arkansas nonprofit animal welfare corporation in 1991. Initially, the organization provided volunteers and small amounts of funds to help the Property Owners Association Animal Control, but later grew into a vibrant rescue group. In 2013 the League expanded its mission to reflect its enhanced presence in the Village and surrounding areas. As a result, AWL, as a No-Kill, has multiple programs to help homeless animals in need of care and love as well as those humans who value and love companion animals.