We rely on help from the community to help local animals.
How to HelpCOVID-19 Safety Precautions
The following measures are currently in place at our shelter for the safety of our volunteers, visitors, and staff: Masks are mandatory at our shelter. Common surfaces are being sanitized regularly. We are strictly limiting the number of people in our front office to FOUR MAXIMUM at the same time. There may be additional visitors or volunteers in other areas of the shelter, as long as everyone can stay properly distanced. We are currently still open during our regular hours (noon-6:30pm), though we encourage calling ahead to set an appointment so that we can safely accommodate everyon...
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Important information about bringing a cat to our shelter
Despite cats being adopted recently, we cannot take in your cat yet. We wish we could, but we can't, and here's why: 44 is the number of cats that we can house at our shelter. We are at this limit already, and taking in more cats can lead to us receiving ci...
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Introducing: Ruth’s Road!
If you’ve ever visited our shelter, chances are you’ve seen Ruth or evidence of her generosity without even knowing it. Ruth has long been an invaluable supporter of AWF, donating, promoting and volunteering for years. In fact without her, you’d have a har...
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2021 Business Heroes
Animal Welfare Friends remains committed to furthering the mission of providing critical services for area cats and dogs. We continue to place deserving animals in safe, happy forever homes in Iowa as well as out of state. But AWF receives no annual funding su...
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