Story County Animal Shelter

While owners are being sought, homeless, unwanted, lost, injured, and many other animals can be cared for in a safe and humane environment at the Ames Animal Shelter.

A nonprofit dedicated to the humane treatment of animals is the Boone Area Humane Society.

Education about animal welfare develops knowledge, comprehension, abilities, skills, attitudes, and values related to human involvement in animal welfare.

Through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention, and more, the ARL assists people and animals from all over the state of Iowa.

We are a program of The Pet Project Midwest, a nonprofit group established to support people in keeping their pets at home.

Whether due to a need for medical care, behavioral issues, or emotional trauma, Paws-N-Claws Iowa works to provide opportunities for those animals. We view each animal as an individual and treat them as such.