Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter

Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter Stephen Memorial offer pet resources and pet education while caring for 400+ animals per year.

Stephen Memorial, with the help of the Mahaska Humane Society, cares for 400 to 600 animals per year. We provide animal control services for the City of Oskaloosa, rural Mahaska County and smaller municipalities that have signed contracts with SMAS. In addition, we also work to educate the community about responsible pet ownership through multiple community outreach programs and through our "Spay

the County" program in which we offer spay/neuter assistance to low-income families within Mahaska County, IA. Though we are a small shelter, serving a rural community, we pride ourselves on having a progressive view on animal sheltering as a field as well as the ways animal welfare organizations are a value to the community. While we are not a "no-kill" animal shelter, we work hard to find alternatives to euthanasia through innovative programs such as our Barn Cat program for feral cats, Trap-Neuter-Return, waived adoption fees on adult cats and partnerships with shelters and rescue groups throughout the region who share the goal of decreasing unnecessary euthanasia. Because of this, we take pride in the fact that we are able to account for every stray animal in the area we serve, regardless of health or temperament, while still maintaining a live release rate of over 90%. We do not turn away any stray animals found in Mahaska County, and we do not pick and choose which owner-surrendered animals we will take in based on temperament or health.

11/20/2025

This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is "Floppy", a medium sized 7 month old Coonhound mix! Floppy is a real fun loving sweetheart who loves affection and is full of personality! Floppy gets along great with other dogs and doesn't mind cats, and he absolutely loves kids! Floppy is fully vaccinated, vetted, neutered and microchipped. And he would love to meet you!

And since Floppy is the Pet of the Week, his adoption fee is only $100 this week!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Floppy or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about Floppy with Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

https://soundcloud.com/user-583130944/pet-of-the-week-floppy

11/20/2025
11/19/2025
This handsome man is Bentley. Recently Bentley went to into the vet for a normal vet visit. His blood was drawn to check...
11/18/2025

This handsome man is Bentley. Recently Bentley went to into the vet for a normal vet visit. His blood was drawn to check for tick borne diseases and Heartworm. His blood test came back positive for Heartworm. We are reaching out to our community to help us with the cost of his treatment. You can help by donating on our website stephenmemorial.org, or even just stopping by the shelter during business hours. Thank you so much to our community for always supporting the homeless pets here at Stephen Memorial.

This guy was found between eddyville and Oskaloosa. If he is your or you know whonhe belongs to please contact the shelt...
11/16/2025

This guy was found between eddyville and Oskaloosa. If he is your or you know whonhe belongs to please contact the shelter at 641-673-3991 or message us on Messenger.

He is home🥳This tiny guy was found on the 500 block of N 3rd St. If he is yours please contact the shelter at 641-673-39...
11/16/2025

He is home🥳
This tiny guy was found on the 500 block of N 3rd St. If he is yours please contact the shelter at 641-673-3991 or message us on Messenger.

This adorable little girl has the biggest heart! Thank you so much for showing kindness to all of the pets here at the s...
11/14/2025

This adorable little girl has the biggest heart! Thank you so much for showing kindness to all of the pets here at the shelter ❤️. We hope to see you again real soon at the shelter!

11/13/2025

This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is "Mr. Hyde", a sweet 11 month old kitty who gets along great with other cats, and doesn't seem to mind dogs. Mr. Hyde likes to play with people and other cats, and he loves kids! Mr. Hyde is fully vaccinated, vetted, neutered and microchipped. And he would love to meet you!

And since Mr. Hyde is the Pet of the Week, his adoption fee is only $30 this week!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Mr. Hyde or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.

Check out our visit about Mr. Hyde with Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

https://soundcloud.com/user-583130944/pet-of-the-week-mr-hyde

Address

1716 Pella Avenue
Oskaloosa, IA
52577

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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+16416733991

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Stephen Memorial, with the help of the Mahaska Humane Society, cares for 600 to 700 animals per year. We provide animal control services for the City of Oskaloosa, rural Mahaska County and smaller municipalities that have signed contracts with SMAS. In addition, we also work to educate the community about responsible pet ownership through multiple community outreach programs and through our "Spay the County" program in which we offer spay/neuter assistance to low-income families within Mahaska County, IA. Though we are a small shelter, serving a rural community, we pride ourselves on having a progressive view on animal sheltering as a field as well as the ways animal welfare organizations are a value to the community. While we are not a "no-kill" animal shelter, we work hard to find alternatives to euthanasia through innovative programs such as our Barn Cat program for feral cats, Trap-Neuter-Return, and partnerships with shelters and rescue groups throughout the region who share the goal of decreasing unnecessary euthanasia. Because of this, we take pride in the fact that we are able to account for every stray animal in the area we serve, regardless of health or temperament, while still maintaining a live release rate of over 90%.