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Story County Animal Control is charged with the care and management of animal issues within rural areas of Story County and areas that are in contract with Story County for their animal control needs. Animal Control aids in housing and caring for abandoned and roaming domestic pets, animal neglect cases, as well as investigating bites and wildlife encounters with the citizens of Story County.
Seeks to assist all animals in need through a variety of programs including: adoptions, spay and neuter, community outreach, and humane education.
City government offices.

Animal control.

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Domestic Animal Services
City Government Departments/Offices
Provides shelter for pets during a disaster.
Services include:
-- Pet adoptions.
-- Pet surrenders.
-- Lost animal report taken.
-- Micro-chipping to public.
-- Pet licensing sold for City of Grand Island.
-- Pet cemetery.
-- Animal Control for City of Grand Island and Hall County.

Provides a variety of enforcement, educational, and animal disposition services including, dog licensing, cruelty and complaint investigation, pet care presentations, animal adoptions.

For situations in which an animal's welfare may be in jeopardy (such as animal abuse, neglect, injury, or endangerment) or where public health or safety may be impacted (such as a bite, attack, or harassment of a person by an animal), contact the office to report what was seen or heard. An Animal Control Officer will be dispatched to investigate the situation.

Supervises Election and Voter Information, Tax Levies, Maps and Census Information, CAFR and Animal Licenses. Also helps residents living in a unincorporated part of Polk County to register their pets and receive an animal license.

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County Government Departments/Offices
Domestic Animal Services
Tax Forms
Food pantry available when needed.

Pet food also available.
Offers a number of low-cost Vaccine and Microchip Clinics throughout the year that offer rabies and distemper vaccines along with microchips and a basic wellness exam. Visit the website for upcoming clinics.

Also offers walk-in microchipping Mon-Sat from 10 am-4 pm at ARL Animal Services. The $35 fee per pet (cat, dog, or rabbit) includes registration of the chip for life. For those on an income-assistance program, the fee is $15 per pet.
Offers pet food, no more than 100 lbs.of dog food and 25 lbs. of cat food each month. 40 lbs of cat litter is also available.

Provides assistance for stray cats and dogs, barking dogs, biting incidents, and the capture of domestic or wild animals posing a health or safety threat.

Animal shelter and adoption, microchipping for the community, and cremations.

Educational programs.

Licensing.

Provides and enforces regulations (ordinances) regarding the treatment and control of animals in the city. Also responsible for the enforcement of the state statutes governing rabies control in domestic companion animals. Adoption services available through the office.

Financial assistance for dog/cat spay or neutering (when available) and finding temporary or permanent homes for pets.

Finds forever homes for the homeless animals of the Cedar Valley.

P.E.T.S. Place. Educate. Teach. Shelter. CBHS is passionate to: Place animals in lifelong, loving homes. Educate on the issues of humane care. Teach responsible pet ownership. Shelter the stray, neglected, and unwanted.

Offers dogs and cats up for adoption that have been examined by a veterinarian and are up-to-date on vaccinations. Provides ambulance services, canine; parvo/distemper shots, certified letter, copies of public records, euthanasia, felo-vac, miscellaneous animal adoption fee(exotic or unusual animals),pound fee, rabies vaccination, trap rental, fees vary. Responsible for enforcement of Cedar Rapids Animal Control ordinances. Also provides sheltering for City on Marion. Accepts Pet surrenders but must call first for availability. Offers humane live trap rentals for 2-week period.
Offers adoption and shelter services for animals. Can also provide free transportation for dogs and cats from traditional shelters to non-kill shelters, all over the Midwest and Canada. Works to pull as many dogs out of traditional shelters that are on death row and placing them in foster homes and forever homes.

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Animal Rights Groups
Domestic Animal Services
Animal welfare services, including animal shelter, adoption program for homeless animals, advocacy for enforcement of county ordinances through the Lancaster County Sheriff's Department, pet therapy programs, development of legislation and ordinances, cremation, euthanasia, presentations to community groups, volunteer and education programs.

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.

Animal rescue and re-homing Pet Adoption Center.

After submitting an application, an adoption counselor will review and follow-up with any questions. Typically, applications are processed within a few business days. Please allow at least 2 business days before contacting about the status of application.

Provides and enforces regulations (ordinances) regarding the treatment and control of animals in the city. Also responsible for the enforcement of the state statutes governing rabies control in domestic companion animals. Adoption services available through the office.

Offers spay/neuter assistance to owners who qualify in the Des Moines metro to help reduce unwanted litters and address the problem of pet overpopulation.

Provides outpatient services to enhance emotional health.

Services include:

-- Crisis intervention, community outreach

-- Case Management

-- Outpatient Mental Health Services

-- Treatment Referral Services

-- Individual Therapy

-- Couples Therapy/Family Therapy

-- Psychiatric Evaluations

-- Outpatient Treatment Services for Adults

-- Screening, Intake Orientation, Assessments

-- Treatment Planning

-- Referrals, Placement into Treatment Programs

-- Individual Counseling, Group Therapy

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Lead Testing
In Person Crisis Intervention
Domestic Animal Services
General Counseling Services
Home Sanitation
Mental Health Evaluation
General Health Education Programs
Mental Health Information/Education
AKC affiliated dog training club offers training for dogs and owners at several levels, entertainment programs for local groups, educational programs for children on care of dogs, and reduced-rate coupons for classes for dogs adopted from local shelters.
Provides care of stray and abused animals, adoption of animals, Licensing and permits, emergency housing, disaster response, neglect and cruelty investigation, stray animal pick up and a food bank.