Pottawattamie Animal Control
18670 Applewood Rd Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503About this shelter
Pottawattamie Animal Control in Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie Animal Control is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, serving Pottawattamie County, with its shelter based at 18670 Applewood Rd. The shelter's primary purpose is to preserve order and control of the county's animal population and protect citizens, while its secondary objective is to return impounded animals to their owners whenever possible or find them new homes if an owner cannot be located or has surrendered the animal. Dogs picked up by the department are held at the shelter and advertised in the local newspaper's lost and found section for five days before becoming county property and being made available for adoption. The shelter is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, is located about 4 miles west of Bellevue, Nebraska, and is one of six animal shelters or rescues serving Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
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Adopting from Pottawattamie Animal Control
Adoption process
Dogs picked up by Animal Control are held at the shelter and advertised as lost and found for five days; if unclaimed after that period, they become county property and are put up for adoption.
- Service area
- Unincorporated areas of Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- County
- Pottawattamie County
- Animals served
- Dogs
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