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.

09/27/2025
Nimbus ( fka Bamboo) has found his forever home with parents who have had Keeshonds in the past!! We are very excited to...
09/26/2025

Nimbus ( fka Bamboo) has found his forever home with parents who have had Keeshonds in the past!! We are very excited to see him find love even if it is states away.💚🐾

Draco is a three and a half year old Shepard mix. He is a medium sized dog with a curly tail and one partially blue eye....
09/26/2025

Draco is a three and a half year old Shepard mix. He is a medium sized dog with a curly tail and one partially blue eye. Draco has the qualities of determination, focus, energy, and intelligence. This fella enjoys athletics and likes to dig, run, go on walks, and get his scratches. Draco would love to meet you sometime, come meet him during our open hours 🖤

Yoohoo ( Now 'Chili') found herself a big sister, 2 parents and 8 neighbor kids!! We, here at the shelter, are sad to se...
09/25/2025

Yoohoo ( Now 'Chili') found herself a big sister, 2 parents and 8 neighbor kids!! We, here at the shelter, are sad to see her go but very excited to see her move onto her own adventures. Congrats Chili!!

We are participating in BISSELL Pet Foundation empty the shelter event this year. Starting October 1st- October 15th all...
09/25/2025

We are participating in BISSELL Pet Foundation empty the shelter event this year. Starting October 1st- October 15th all of our dogs will be $50. All of our cats will have the adoption fee waved. We are excited to find these amazing pets their forever home!

Empty the Shelters® returns this October!

From October 1–15, 2025, BISSELL Pet Foundation is partnering with 300 shelters in 38 states to bring adoption fees down to just $70 or less! 🐾

Right now, shelters across the country are going through a tough time—intakes are high, kennels are crowded, and pets are waiting. Your choice to adopt makes space and saves lives. 💙

Since 2016, more than 355,000 pets have found homes through Empty the Shelters. Could the next one be yours?

🔗 Find a participating shelter:
https://www.bissellpetfoundation.org/programs/empty-the-shelters/

Did you know here at the shelter we have a Thrift Shop? Any donations that we are unable to use at the shelter or we hav...
09/24/2025

Did you know here at the shelter we have a Thrift Shop? Any donations that we are unable to use at the shelter or we have gotten new for our dogs and want to pay it forward to our community. All proceeds from our Thrift Shop go towards funding our low cost spay and neuter clinic. The low cost spay and neuter clinic is a great program that we want to continue to offer to our community. Our goal is to have multiple clinics a year and branch out to surrounding counties to help keep the population of cat and dogs down. Stop out at the shelter any time during business hours ( Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 12-5 and Saturday 11-4) to get some pet supplies and help a great program!

Update: Reunited with family.These 2 were picked up on N L St. If they are yours please call the shelter at 641-673-3991...
09/24/2025

Update: Reunited with family.

These 2 were picked up on N L St. If they are yours please call the shelter at 641-673-3991 or message us on Facebook.

Yoo hoo has found her forever home!YooHoo is a six month old German Shorthair Pointer/Standard Poodle mix. She is fully ...
09/24/2025

Yoo hoo has found her forever home!

YooHoo is a six month old German Shorthair Pointer/Standard Poodle mix. She is fully vetted, spayed, and has a lovely temperament. YooHoo is extremely intelligent, learns tricks quickly, and is getting the hang of the command “heel.” Come meet this sweet girl during our open hours.

This is Timmy. At a whopping 6 lbs, Timmy is all heart💚 He just loves laying on your lap and snoozing by your side. The ...
09/24/2025

This is Timmy. At a whopping 6 lbs, Timmy is all heart💚 He just loves laying on your lap and snoozing by your side. The staff here at SMAS think say he is the friendliest chihuahua they have ever met!!

This dog was picked up on the 800 block of Peniel St. If this is your dog please call the shelter at 641-673-3991 or mes...
09/23/2025

This dog was picked up on the 800 block of Peniel St. If this is your dog please call the shelter at 641-673-3991 or message us on Facebook.

Address

1716 Pella Avenue
Oskaloosa, IA
52577

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+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%.