Our mission is to humanely care for homeless pets, return them to their current owners, or adopt them to new loving homes. We will educate the public about responsible pet ownership & the importance of spaying & neutering their pets.
Marion County Humane Society was founded in November 1986 operating out of the former city dog pound. Through the years they have returned lost pets to their owners, educated the public of the importance of spaying & neutering , & seen a major decline in the number of abandoned pets. The volunteers have placed over 5000 unwanted dogs & cats. In October 2000 the volunteers made a decision to close the MCHS. The facility had detireoted beyond repair. In June 2008 after raising over $230,000 the MCHS opened the doors of their new facility.
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1701 E Pleasant
Knoxville, IA 50138
Sunday: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
We serve Marion County Iowa and beyond.
Additional adoption info
To adopt one of our shelter animals, an approved adoption application is required.
Our adoption fees are: $50 - adult cat
$70 - kitten under 1 year
$200 - puppy under 1 year
$175 - dog from 1 - 10 years
$125 - dog over 10 years
Dogs: $175 The fee provides spay or neuter, rabies vaccine, distemper/parvo vaccine, bordatella vaccine, heartworm test, microchip, current dewormings, and current flea preventative.
Puppies: $200 - The fee provides spay or neuter, rabies vaccine, distemper/parvo vaccine, Bordatella vaccine, heartworm test, microchip, current deworming, and current flea preventative.
Adult cats are $40 and Kittens are $65. The fee provides spay or neuter, rabies vaccine, Fellocell4 Vaccine, current dewormings, and current flea preventatives.
Adoption application
4521 SE 14th Street,
Des Moines,
IA
50320
Waukee, IA 50263
832 26th Street,
Des Moines,
IA
50312
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