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Provides animal control services throughout the county.

Provides enforcement of state, county, and city ordinances (upon request) pertaining to dog and cats, impounding animals found to be in violation of those ordinances. investigating bite incidents, investigating inhumane treatment of animals, investigating domestic livestock injury claims.

Assistance is given in reclaiming lost pets and stray animals are received and housed. Prior to any adoption, animals are inoculated, spayed/neutered, and a microchip is inserted for easy identification of lost pets.

Provide services including pet licensing and registration, veterinary care to animals in need, animal welfare and cruelty investigations, pet adoptions, and more.

All volunteer animal rescue organization. Obtains medical care and shelter for stray and abandoned cats and dogs until they are adopted by utilizing a wide network of volunteer animal foster homes.

Animals available for adoption are listed on the website, with some cats available at the local PetSmart.

Offers veterans a chance to benefit from an animal by providing training programs, fostering, and reduced adoption fees. Also provides active duty military members with foster care for animals during deployment.

Provides city contractors to investigate reports of animal cruelty and neglect, animal bites, injured animals, stray animals & complaints of barking dogs and pick-up of deceased animals. Impounded animals are taken to the ARL Animal Services. Needs to be within the City of Des Moines for animal services. Outside the city limits, must contact local law enforcement agency.

BRANCH OFFICES: Polk County Sheriff's Office handles animal control for the unincorporated areas of Polk County 286-3333. After hours a Police Officer may respond to an animal incident.

Provides no-kill shelter for dogs and cats, provides temporary shelter and care to homeless/lost animals, responds to concerns of animal abuse or neglect, educates the public on proper care of animals, and promotes neuter and spay programs.

Animal Control Services provides for:

-- Registration of all dogs and cats

-- Microchipping

-- Rabies control

Low-cost spay/neuter program available.

Provides low-cost veterinary services for any animal. Services include spay/neuter, necessary vaccines, FIV tests, heartworm tests, microchipping, flea and tick medication, and heartworm medication.

Provides low cost spay/neuter services for cats whose owners are low-income or college students.

Supervises Election and Voter Information, Tax Levies, Maps and Census Information, CAFR, and Animal Licenses. Provides assistance to residents in unincorporated parts of Polk County to register their pets and obtain animal licenses.

Also offers access to tax forms, including federal, state, and property tax-related documents, as well as applications for tax relief, rent rebates, and other similar resources.

Offers veterans a chance to benefit from an animal by providing training programs, fostering, and reduced adoption fees. Also provides active duty military members with foster care for animals during deployment.

Offers LIMITED Animal Control Services. The Village does NOT provide dead wildlife/animal removal services. Property owners should call a wildlife service for removal or throw the carcass in with their garbage (wear gloves, double bag a garbage bag).

Offers affordable spay and neuter for dogs and cats.