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Offers help to coordinate veterinary assistance for pet owners who are unable to afford the full cost of veterinary services. The program aims to keep pets in their homes and prevent them from being relinquished to a shelter due to medical costs.

Provides a food pantry for local residents. Food panty is drive-up service, but residents receive a menu to make pantry selections. Also distributes dish soap, toilet paper, and hand soap supplies when donations are received. Dog and cat food is also regularly available.

Provides long-term and continuing care for pets of senior citizens who require a hospital stay, physical therapy, and/or assisted living. Also provided is long-term boarding for pets of active and deployed military personnel.

The long-term boarding allows the owners of boarded dogs to maintain ownership of their pets, giving them peace of mind that their pets will be well-cared for in a comfortable facility. The program is monthly donation-based, depending upon income and ability to pay. Can be named in a pet trust as the designated caregiver for a pet and can fulfill any wishes of the owner in terms of long-term care or any adoption option.

Provides in-home assistance for the care of pets. Services available include walking pets, cleaning litter boxes, providing rides to the vet or groomer, administer pet medication, and other tasks needed for pet's wellbeing.

Offers veterans a chance to benefit from an animal by providing:

- Training Programs.
- Fostering.
- Reduced Adoption Fees.

Also provides active duty military members with foster care for animals during deployment.

Provides a no-kill facility. Primary goals are to reduce pet overpopulation and find forever  homes for the sick, injured, abused, neglected, and abandoned animals in Decatur and Macon County that come into the facility.

Offers discount spay/neuter program year round to low income, unemployed pet owners, senior citizens, and qualifying persons in need.

TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) program for feral cats helps to reduce cat overpopulation.

Provides an Animal Welfare Intervention Coordinator to assist law enforcement agencies throughout the state. If there is an animal welfare concern outside of the city limits of Des Moines, citizens are encouraged to contact local law enforcement in their community to report first. Citizens can then email or call Animal Welfare Intervention Coordinator for more information and follow up.

Picks up stray and unwanted dogs, investigates animal neglect or abuse, and offers dog adoptions.

Provides pet food for pet owners who are struggling to feed their pets due to financial difficulty. A household can use the pantry twice a month. Individuals may only pick up food for their household.

Dogs - food may be picked up for a maximum of 3 dogs (max of 6 bags). Bags are determined by weight of dog. Under 30 pounds, one gallon bag per dog or over 30 pounds, 2 gallon bags per dog.

Cats - Individuals with indoor cats may pick up food for a maximum of 3 cats (max 3 bags of food). One gallon of cat food per cat, one container of litter per household.

ARL does it best to supply pet food to various food pantries across the Metro. Visit website to view a map of all the food pantry locations that have pet food supplies via ARL.

Services include:

- Pet adoptions

- Pet surrenders (if space available)

- Lost animal report taken

- Micro-chipping to public

- Stray housing for Hall County area

Provides shelter to homeless animals and places suitable animals in new homes through an adoption program. Services also include dog training, low-cost spay/neuter programs, and a variety of humane education programs. 

- Pet Adoption Center - houses relinquished pets and attempts to find permanent, responsible homes. Calling before bringing animals to the shelter is required.

- Lost and Found - records information about lost and found animals in hopes of reuniting lost pets with their owners.

Offers boarding for companion animals at a reasonable cost.

Pet adoptions.

Shelters pets when owners are in a homeless shelter or otherwise temporarily unable to care for them.

Pet food pantry for Douglas and Sarpy County Residents