Top Sites>AARL - Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.

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# ARL \- Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc\.: Iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year

> Iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter\. We assist with pet adoption, education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more\.

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## Pages
- [Pets Being Rehomed](https://arl-iowa.org/adopt/adoption-info/pets-being-rehomed/)
- [Fetch List](https://arl-iowa.org/ways-to-give/donate/fetch-list/)
- [Reporting](https://arl-iowa.org/about/animal-services/reporting/)
- [Reporting](https://arl-iowa.org/about/reporting/)
- [Birthday Parties](https://arl-iowa.org/get-involved/for-kids-families/birthday-parties/)

## Posts
- [23 dogs brought to safety](https://arl-iowa.org/23-dogs-brought-to-safety/): When our Animal Welfare \& Response Team responded to a call from law enforcement about a large group of dogs living outdoors without proper care in southwest Iowa, they arrived to find 23 dirty, flea\- and tick\-infested dogs and puppies, roaming their owner’s property and the surrounding area\. 
- [She had multiple injuries](https://arl-iowa.org/she-had-multiple-injuries/): Less than two weeks after our rescue of 33 dogs, our Animal Welfare \& Response Team was back on the road to assist in the urgent rescue of another large group of pets in need\. This time, it was 35 animals on a property in western Iowa\.
- [35 more animals in desperate need](https://arl-iowa.org/news/35-more-animals-in-desperate-need/): Less than two weeks after our rescue of 33 dogs, our Animal Welfare \& Response Team was back on the road to assist in the urgent rescue of another large group of pets in need\. This time, it was 35 animals on a property in western Iowa\.
- [Emergency surgery saved Birdie's life](https://arl-iowa.org/news/emergency-surgery-saved-birdies-life/): Birdie arrived at ARL Animal Services with an extremely distended abdomen\. We took her directly to our Miracle Medical Ward, where our staff veterinarian took X\-rays and found she was suffering from pyometra, a severe infection of the uterus\. Without emergency surgery, she likely would not survive the next 24 hours\.
- [Urgent rescue of 33 dogs](https://arl-iowa.org/news/urgent-rescue-of-33-dogs/): It was before dawn yesterday when our Animal Welfare \& Response Team hit the road to assist law enforcement with 33 dogs in dire need about an hour north of the city\. We arrived to find dogs chained to trees or trapped in makeshift pens\.

## Timeline
- [Celebrating 100 years](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline/celebrating-100-years/)
- [46 horse rescue](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline/46-horse-rescue/)
- [Pet behavior and training books](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline/pet-behavior-and-training-books/)
- [Westward expansion](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline/arl-west/)
- [A modern shelter](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline/a-modern-shelter/)

## Events
- [Dog DNA Day at Yappy Hour](https://arl-iowa.org/event/events/dog-dna-day-6/)
- [Pedal for Paws](https://arl-iowa.org/event/events/pedal-for-paws/)
- [Yappy Hour at the ARL](https://arl-iowa.org/events/yappy-hour-at-arl-2026/)
- [Corgi Chase](https://arl-iowa.org/events/corgi-chase-2026/)
- [Adoption Event with Urbandale High School](https://arl-iowa.org/event/adoption-events/adoption-event-urbandale-highschool/)

## Pets
- [Iris](https://arl-iowa.org/adopt/279932/find-a-pet/pet-detail/)
- [Mario](https://arl-iowa.org/adopt/278718/find-a-pet/pet-detail/)
- [Luigi](https://arl-iowa.org/adopt/278720/find-a-pet/pet-detail/)
- [Jack](https://arl-iowa.org/adopt/279103/find-a-pet/pet-detail/)
- [Burgess](https://arl-iowa.org/adopt/279100/find-a-pet/pet-detail/)

## Categories
- [News](https://arl-iowa.org/category/news/)
- [Pet Help](https://arl-iowa.org/category/pet-help/)
- [Pet PSA](https://arl-iowa.org/category/pet-psa/)

## Tags
- [cruelty intervention](https://arl-iowa.org/tag/cruelty-intervention/)
- [cat](https://arl-iowa.org/tag/cat/)
- [dog](https://arl-iowa.org/tag/dog/)
- [cats](https://arl-iowa.org/tag/cats/)
- [adopt](https://arl-iowa.org/tag/adopt/)

## Category
- [Beginnings, expansion, \& growth](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline-category/beginnings-expansion-growth/)
- [Advocacy](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline-category/advocacy/)
- [Rescue](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline-category/rescue/)
- [Community and education](https://arl-iowa.org/timeline-category/community-and-education/)

## Event Categories
- [Events](https://arl-iowa.org/events/category/events/)
- [Pet Support Services](https://arl-iowa.org/events/category/pet-support-services/)
- [Training Services](https://arl-iowa.org/events/category/training-services/)
- [Adoption Events](https://arl-iowa.org/events/category/adoption-events/)
- [Volunteering](https://arl-iowa.org/events/category/volunteering/)

## Pet Types
- [Dog](https://arl-iowa.org/pet-types/dog/)
- [Cat](https://arl-iowa.org/pet-types/cat/)
- [Fowl](https://arl-iowa.org/pet-types/fowl/)
- [Rodent](https://arl-iowa.org/pet-types/rodent/)
- [Guinea Pig](https://arl-iowa.org/pet-types/guinea-pig/)

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