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Our Mission

Safe Haven of Iowa County is a non-profit rescue organization whose mission is to rescue, protect, spay/neuter and find good homes for stray animals in Iowa County, Iowa. We strive to offer the best in traditional veterinary care with relationships built with local veternarians and, whenever possible, holistic health care for sick and injured animals in our care.

We can not accept owner relinquishments at this time unless a foster home is open which is rare. We simply have such limited facilities. We do not get any county or city finacial support which limits us to only take on what we must. Stray cats and dogs who are facing euthanasia at Iowa County's pound and local vet offices have to be our priority.

Until we get additional financial support from these government entities we are unable to expand our facilities. We currently house 15 dogs and over 100 cats and keeping up with the vet bills is a struggle.

If you are looking for a home for your pet please see our "Finding your pet a new home link".

Important Note:
While sheltering stray pets is vitally important, Safe Haven of Iowa County also understands that pet shelters are not a solution to the nations overpopulation problem. It is essential that we:

*Teach respect for living things
*Reinforce the bond between humans and animals
*Advocate for and help provide assistance to large scale spay and neutering programs
*Teach and model responsible pet ownership

These are all things that will help us in our effort to stop the needless killing of cats and dogs in this nations shelters and pounds. We ask that our community understand that while we pamper and care for our orphaned pets they are still missing the most important thing in their life...a loving home and family of their own!