Safe Home Rescue is a network of caring people assisting pets in need. Our mission is to provide care and spay/neuter services to homeless pets while securing a responsible and loving permanent home.
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
Des Moines, IA and surrounding area
Additional adoption info
Adoption Fees:
$50 for cats 1 year+, $80 for kittens over 5 months, $100 for kittens under 5 months, reduced fees for second adoption.
Cats/Kittens
•Tested for FELV/FIV
•Spay/Neuter
•Distemper vaccine and booster
•Rabies vaccine for cats over 16 weeks of age
•Deworming
•Flea Treatment upon intake and flea preventive while in temporary care
Adoption fee for dogs under 1 year is $150 or $125 for dogs age 1+.
Dogs
•Tested for Heartworm
•Heartworm preventive while in temporary care
•Spay/Neuter
•Rabies vaccine for dogs over 16 weeks of age
•Microchip
•Flea Treatment upon intake and flea preventive while in temporary care
Safe Home Rescue requires that you fill out an application before you meet the animals in our temporary homes. Our animals can be met by arranging an appointment with us after the appropriate application is completed.
All adopters must
•Be at least 18 years of age
•Own their home or have approval from their landlord
•Provide a vet reference for current animals
•The animal must be kept as an inside companion animal
In addition, the adopter must agree to provide a basic level of care to each pet:
•Yearly veterinarian check up
•Food and water
•Heartworm prevention (Dogs)
•Flea prevention
•A fenced yard for dogs or must be walked on a leash and not left unsupervised for long periods of time
Adoption application
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