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.

Recipe for a nice dog-friendly spaghetti dish in the comments!
10/18/2025

Recipe for a nice dog-friendly spaghetti dish in the comments!

10/16/2025
10/16/2025

This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is "Rafael", a sweet and cuddly 7 year old orange tabby cat who is front declawed, and loves kids. Rafael doesn't seem to mind dogs, and is a little tentative at first, but will warm up to you quickly. Rafael is fully vetted, vaccinated, neutered and ready to go!

And since Rafael 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 Rafael 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 Rafael with Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

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

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10/15/2025

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All cats' adoption fees are waived until October 15thCrouton has been adopted!!
10/14/2025

All cats' adoption fees are waived until October 15th
Crouton has been adopted!!

All cats' adoption fees are waived until October 15th(All applicants for black cats are thouroughly vetted in the month ...
10/14/2025

All cats' adoption fees are waived until October 15th
(All applicants for black cats are thouroughly vetted in the month of October)

All dogs are $50 until October 15th
10/14/2025

All dogs are $50 until October 15th

All cats' adoption fees are waived until October 15th
10/12/2025

All cats' adoption fees are waived until October 15th

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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%.