Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc.

Animal shelter in Des Moines, Iowa

Get in touch with this shelter

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.

Photo of Jasper

Jasper

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Senior

Des Moines, IA

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

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Senior

Des Moines, IA

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult

Des Moines, IA

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

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult

Des Moines, IA

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

Quarterhorse

Female

Des Moines, IA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Patrick

American Staffordshire Terrier

Male, 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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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.