My name is
Shakira!

Posted 1 day ago | Updated 7 hours ago

Cared for by Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc.

Adoption process

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Meet the Pet

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Shorthair

Color

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Age

Young

Sex

Female

Pet ID

258891

Hair Length

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My details

Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

This cat is available to meet by appointment only. Please conact Megan W. at Tnrcoordinator@arl-iowa.org to schedule an appointment, and for additional information

- Sweet, gentle and shy girl

- Stunning cat with gorgeous coloring

- Loves her cat food - that is the way to her heart!

- Young, busy children are just too much for her, so she is looking for a more mature home

- Takes time to warm up to you, so let her go at the pace she feels comfortable with

-Happiest in a calm, quiet environment

This cat can be fearful and may need extra time to adjust to a new home. We've seen good progress here at the ARL, but don't be surprised if it takes several weeks for this cat to become comfortable in a new place. This cat may hide and just observe at first - maybe for quite a while - and that is perfectly normal. Young children are too much for this cat right now, so we are highly recommending a quiet, mature home. We are happy to provide post-adoption resources. If you can give this cat extra time, patience and TLC, please consider adopting! It will be so rewarding to watch them gain confidence and start enjoying all the good things in life!

All adoptable cats and kittens are spayed/neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccinations (rabies and FVRCP as appropriate for their age)

Primary Color: Tortoiseshell
Weight: 5.7
Age: 1yrs 6mths 1wks

Shelter

Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc.

Contact info

Pet ID

258891

Contact

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Phone

(515) 262-9503

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Website

https://www.arl-iowa.org/

Address

5452 NE 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50313

Donation

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Their adoption process

1.
Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

If a pet has specific contact info in their profile about how to schedule a visit, please reach out directly to that contact.

2.
Meet the Pet

We recommend dogs meet any resident dogs before adoption.

3.
Take the Pet Home

Please allow one to two hours to complete the adoption process.

Additional adoption info

You can find information about our adoption process at https://www.arl-iowa.org/adoptionprocess
If a pet has specific contact info in their profile about how to schedule a visit, please reach out directly to that contact.

Go meet their pets

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa has locations and partner sites throughout the Des Moines metro. You can find hours and contact info for all our sites at https://www.ARL-Iowa.org/Locations

You can see all our available pets at https://www.ARL-Iowa.org. Please note that we do not respond to emails about individual pets available for adoption.

More about this shelter

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) is Iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. The ARL serves people and pets from across the state of Iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more.