Surrender a Pet

We have limited space for cats and dogs. Since we are a "no-kill" shelter, we cannot take every animal that is in need. When an animal comes to the shelter, it will remain there until it is adopted. Sometimes it can take months for an animal to find a home and we have had several animals stay with us for up to a year or more. Please keep that in mind. Before you surrender a pet to us, be sure that you have tried your best at making the situation work and/or attempted to find the animal a good home yourself. Please do avoid placing "Free to Good Home Ads". Click here to see why.

Before surrendering, take a look at our Keep Your Pet section. We offer advice on ways to make the situation work so you can hopefully keep your pet.

If you have a pet you need to surrender, please call in advance to see if we have the space. If we do not, please be patient. If we do not have an open cage, there is nothing we can do about it. We are more than happy to put you on our waiting list and we also recommend calling frequently to check if space is available.

Right now we have a very long waiting list for cats. Please spay & neuter your pets, to help us combat this pet overpopulation problem. If more people would spay/neuter, there would be less homeless animals. Please do not get upset with us if we do not have room for your pet. It is not our fault. We wish we could take in every animal in need, but we are required to follow state laws, if we wish to keep our doors open.

Our big dogs are the hardest to adopt out, so space for large dogs is very limited. We usually have room for small dogs.

We will take in small animals such as rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, birds, and reptiles.

We do require a surrender fee when you bring in an animal. We must do this to help with the cost of caring for the animal during it's stay. We are a non-profit shelter and we depend on donations to continue to care for animals. Surrender fees vary depending on the age, size, and health of animal.

If we do not have room for your pet you can check with other shelters in Iowa. For a list of Iowa shelter, visit Petfinder.com. Click on Shelters & Rescue Groups.

Courtesy Listings

For a donation, we will consider helping you out and listing your pet on Petfinder as a "Courtesy Listing". Your pet MUST be spayed or neutered before we will consider listing your pet. If you have a litter of puppies or kittens they and their mother will need to be spayed or neutered. We absolutely will not help anyone contribute to the pet over population. If you are interested in a low cost way to get the mom and the puppies spayed and neutered please contact us for more information.

Additionally, we require you to fill out our Courtesy Listing Questionnaire. We reserve the right to refuse to list your pet.

Courtesy Listing Questionnaire

To make a donation for a Courtesy Listing please click the button below: (if for some reason we cannot list your pet you have the option of getting your donation refunded).

Once your donation is received we will list your pet within 48 hours of payment. Please EMAIL us pictures of the pet and the completed Courtesy Listing Questionnaire.