Animal Relief Coalition of Iowa

In 2004 the Raccoon Valley Humane Society reorganized from a traditional (kill) shelter and became Iowa's leading no-kill animal welfare organization.

In 2017, we changed our name and became a public charity to better serve a wider geographical area.

ARC is dedicated to the animal welfare industry's problems by providing "solutions" to pet owners problems.

Through programs like our rehabiliation and rehome program, low-cost spaying & neutering, special needs match-up programs, and many others, ARC has been able to keep 65% of the pets in their home by owners who wanted to surrender them to a shelter.

Our mission is to eliminate the neglect, abuse and abandonment of companion animals caused by human ignorance, intolerance and indifference. And to celebrate the joys created by the human-animal bond by education and example.

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Rescue FAQs

The Animal Relief Coalition of Iowa is a state licensed, 501(c)(3) public charity serving central Iowa. Our purpose is to rescue, rehab and rehome unwanted, special needs and hospice type pets.

We work with people and their pets to keep them together, rather then turn them over to shelters, keeping the shelters open and available to receive the wayward animals in each community.

1. Submit Application
2. Interview
3. Meet the Pet
4. Home Check
5. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

ARC has three Phases to their adoption process to ensure that all companions find the right homes for life. With a less than 1% return rate on our adoptions, ARC makes sure that you and your companion will have a "lifetime" match so these companions never enter shelter life again. We do not adopt on a "first-come-first-serve" basis. Instead, ARC focuses on the human-animal bond making the best match for both the human and the companion...for life!

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