Ames Animal Shelter is an animal shelter in Ames, Iowa, taking in homeless cats and dogs and placing them in adoptive homes. It serves Ames and Story County, Iowa. Visiting hours: Viewing by adoption appointment only, scheduled after an application is submitted. Adoption fees: Cats: $100.
Cats: $100
Submit an adoption application first, then an adoption appointment is scheduled to meet the animal
Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau. It is a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Viewing is by appointment only, scheduled after submitting an adoption application. The cat adoption fee is $100.
Contact Ames Animal Shelter at (515) 239-5530 to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.