Jasper County Animal Control Center

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.

We transform lives at PALS, a no-kill animal sanctuary located just south of Grinnell, Iowa. We give abandoned cats and dogs a somewhere to stay and veterinary treatment, and we place them with people and families who will enjoy their company, spontaneity, and delight.

Our goal is to care for stray animals humanely and either give them back to their owners or find them new, devoted homes. Additionally, we'll inform the public about the value of spaying and neutering pets and responsible pet ownership.

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.

Every year, the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter in Oskaloosa, Iowa, provides care for nearly 1000 stray, abandoned, abused, and other homeless animals.

The City of Des Moines has a contract with the Animal Rescue League of Iowa's division ARL Animal Services to provide animal control services for every neighborhood inside the city's boundaries.