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Iowa Pet Adoptions

Animal rescue in Des Moines, IA

Iowa Pet Adoptions is a private home based animal welare group. Our goal is to help people, help pets, and help pet owners be better pet owners.

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Email erich@iowapetadoptions.com
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Des Moines, IA 50312
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Iowa Pet Adoptions is located in Des Moines. We plan to help pets throughout Iowa.

Additional adoption info

Our goal is to have a brief, yet accurate, adoption process.

If you have an interest in a pet, please contact us. We will be happy to answer questions and hopefully meet the pet.

We have an online application which takes 15 minutes to complete. We ask for a vet reference, living situation, and a list of current pets.

We send a letter to your home address, to verify you live there. We contact the vet. The application can be verified in one or two days.

We trust that most people who want to adopt are good pet parents, but we also take the welfare of pets seriously.

We do not have home inspections, but we do like to bring the pet to your home. All pets must be indoor, family pets. The single exception may be barn cats. We have not had barn cats to date, but we will require these cats to receive medical care, provided food, water, and shelter.

Our adoption fee for all dogs and cats is $75. All dogs and cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped, vaccinated for rabies and core vaccines, tested for heartworm (dogs), tested for FeLV / FIV (cats) as appropriate.

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Pets at shelters & rescues near Iowa Pet Adoptions

Iowa Big and Small Tortoise Rescue and Sanctuary

4322 US Hwy 69,
Ames, IA 50010

City of Des Moines Animal Control and Shelter

1615 SE 14th Street,
Des Moines, IA 50320

Broderick Animal Clinic/Waukee Pound

10 North 4th Street,
Waukee, IA 50263

We'll also keep you updated on Wishbone JuM's adoption status with email updates.
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Wishbone JuM

Bull Terrier/Beagle

Male, 3 yrs 11 mos
Clive, IA
We'll also keep you updated on SID's adoption status with email updates.
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SID

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 11 mos
Ames, IA
We'll also keep you updated on Luna's adoption status with email updates.
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Luna

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Knoxville, IA
We'll also keep you updated on Maya JuM's adoption status with email updates.
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Maya JuM

Wheaten Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 4 yrs 6 mos
Clive, IA
We'll also keep you updated on Samuel's adoption status with email updates.
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Samuel

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 yrs 6 mos
West Des Moines, IA
We'll also keep you updated on Luna's adoption status with email updates.
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Luna

American Bulldog

Female, Young
Des Moines, IA

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