Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center
Our Mission
The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center provides residents of Iowa City, Coralville, University Heights, the University of Iowa, and unincorporated Johnson County with a variety of animal-related services including:
Animal Adoptions: Caring for and finding adoptive homes for relinquished, rescued, or stray animals.
Lost and Found Pets: Sharing information on lost and/or found pets and providing shelter until pets are reunited with their owners.
Licensing, Permits, and Dog Park Tags: Issuing licenses, tags, and/or permits for pets; urban chickens; use of the city dog parks; businesses (pet stores, groomers, kennels, etc.); and special events involving animals.
Investigations, Complaints, and Emergencies: Stray animal pick-up; investigations of animal neglect and cruelty; barking dog complaints; disaster response; emergency housing for animals; reporting and investigation
Adoption Policy
Members of the public interested in adopting should check our current procedures on our Adoption Process page at: https://icanimalcenter.org/158/Adoption-Process
Our application form is available there and can be submitted via email.
Generally application take at minimum 24 hours to process. You will be asked to think about your adoption decision overnight and call back the following morning to advise us of your final decision. Once the staff has approved your application to adopt, we will call you and set up an appointment to have you pick up your new animal.
