MISSION STATEMENT
The Ames community will experience exceptional Animal Control and responsive, humane, and cost-effective Animal Sheltering. Through these programs, animal-related conflicts will be controlled, reduced, or eliminated; animals will be returned safely to the community and our citizens will live in an environment that accommodates and resolves human-animal conflicts.
Animal Control will:
Protect people and animals from each other
Prioritize needs and manage emergencies
Provide timely animal code enforcement
Provide consultation, advice, and referrals.
Animal Sheltering will:
Maintain facilities at or above industry standards
Provide humane animal care and efficiently involve volunteers
Safely return animals to the community where possible
Humanely euthanize and dispose of animals that cannot be returned to the community
Provide community programs
Enhance core services through external funding.