Margot was just skin and bones
When an ARL Animal Services officer arrived at an apartment to assist Des Moines Police, he found two very thin large-breed dogs – and the condition of one was especially dire.
King was lucky to be alive
When our ARL Animal Services officer responded to a call about an injured dog, he found a horrific sight: a young dog with blood covering the front part of his body.
These dogs deserve better
It happened again. Just as we were working to take in a large number of dogs from a case in southwest Iowa, another desperate call for help came in – this time on the other side of the state … and it was urgent.
19 dogs and puppies desperate for help
Every shelter across the country is full right now, and the ARL is no different, but when we received a call to help dogs from a hoarding case we couldn’t say no.
Puppy found injured and alone
At just 10 weeks old, little Churu was found in a field in a rural area with serious head wounds. Her head and neck were extremely swollen when she arrived. She hung her head, barely opening her eyes, too sick and painful to move.
They were covered in hundreds of ticks
It was nearly closing time when we received the urgent call. The good Samaritans had called multiple other shelters in their area and no one would help take in the 6 puppies they had found that were covered in ticks.
Jimmy is in desperate need of help
He is emaciated, incredibly frail and stained with urine. He struggles to stand and walk and has almost no muscle across his body. We were told he was found in a ditch.
ARL of Iowa aims to place 1,000 dogs by end of summer
The ARL urges people to adopt from their local shelter and has set a goal to find homes for 1,000 dogs by the end of the summer.
34 dogs will no longer be bred for profit
For the first time in their lives, 34 dogs woke up this morning in new beds, never again to spend another day inside a dog breeding operation.
The season has begun
Now is the season when we start seeing a big increase in calls asking for help with large-scale rescues all across the state. We already received one … from 3 hours away in northwest Iowa. A trailer home was full of cats living in terrible conditions