In a year that has brought so many challenges, your unwavering support meant more to the animals than ever. Watch this video to see many of the incredible transformations from this past year — all made possible because of you.
Because of heavy snow and freezing rain in the forecast today, multiple ARL facilities will be closing at 2 p.m.
Generous donations to our Tree of Life have already brought a spark of joy to some of the animals here at the Animal Rescue League. Watch this heartwarming video to see which of the donated gifts these adoptable dogs picked out.
This extremely sweet dog arrived at the Animal Rescue League with Stage 3 heartworms — the most serious stage there is — and each and every day, with the help of our medical team, he is fighting for his life.
The cats that have arrived so far are literally skin and bones, with body conditions ranging from very thin to emaciated.
Watch the video to see how your generous donations brought a big helping of holiday cheer to the nearly 800 pets in our care!
15-year-old Millie arrived at the Animal Rescue League, grieving and in need of medical care. Her owner had just passed away and she had been alone inside the home for some time, waiting for help to arrive.
The cat was huddled in the bathroom, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, soaking wet, and terrified.
The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act is an amendment to a federal law specifically related to fetish “crush videos.” The original law made the production, possession, and sale of such videos a federal felony, but it did not criminalize the underlying act of cruelty itself.
A culmination of years of work, the new law makes many meaningful and long-overdue improvements to Iowa’s companion animal cruelty laws.
