Surrendering your animal to us:
Surrendering a pet is final, please be sure to consider your situation carefully before bringing your pet to us. Surrendering a pet is a legal process and the owner of the pet must be present at the Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown to sign over ownership.
When you surrender your pet to us we will ask you some basic questions regarding the animal and the situation that requires you to bring your pet to us. The more complete and honest information you can provide, the better the chance we have of finding the pet a new and loving home. Copies of records from your veterinarian are also very helpful to us. Once you surrender your pet to us, the Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown is not obligated to give out information regarding the status of that pet. You are encouraged to leave information for the future guardian that may help them to bond with their new pet.
Surrender Fees in Marshall County: owner surrenders may be placed on a waiting list for intake, dependent on available kennel space
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- $20.00 per animal
Surrender Fees for outside Marshall County: Accepting owner surrenders from outside of Marshall County is contingent upon available kennel space
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- $50.00 per animal
If your pet was originally adopted from the Animal Rescue League of Marshalltown then the surrender fee is waived. Per our adoption contract, all adoptees are to be returned to us if the owner is no longer able to keep them.