Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc.

Animal shelter in Des Moines, Iowa

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Address

5452 NE 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50313

Hours of Operation

    Monday-Friday: 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Contact

Email

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Adoptable Pets at Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc.

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Peaches

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Senior

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Merry

Pug/Boston Terrier

Male, Senior

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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Miss Kitty

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Senior

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Jasper

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Senior

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Lucy

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Weston

Domestic Longhair

Male, Adult

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
Declawed
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Honey

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Pepper

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Male, Adult

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
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Kioku

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Shelter FAQs

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) is Iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. The ARL serves people and pets from across the state of Iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more.
Central Iowa and beyond

Adoption steps

  1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
    1. If a pet has specific contact info in their profile about how to schedule a visit, please reach out directly to that contact.
  2. Meet the Pet
    1. We recommend dogs meet any resident dogs before adoption.
  3. Take the Pet Home
    1. Please allow one to two hours to complete the adoption process.

Additional adoption info

You can find information about our adoption process at https://www.arl-iowa.org/adoptionprocess
If a pet has specific contact info in their profile about how to schedule a visit, please reach out directly to that contact.

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JoJo

Dutch Shepherd

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo

Clive, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Mitch

Labrador Retriever/Boxer

Male, 2 mos

Clive, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Story
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Buddy Boy

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 2 yrs

Clive, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids
House-trained
Story

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