Event Team

Craft for a cause! Join the ARL at Five Monkeys Pottery Studio for a creative evening benefiting animals in need! Design and paint your own one-of-a kind pet themed project while enjoying a fun, relaxed atmosphere surrounded by fellow animal lovers. Projects include a pet water bowl, a pet themed mug, or a paw print […]

Stretch, sip, and snuggle! Join us at the ARL for yoga with kittens! Enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class taught by a professional with the purrs of adorable kittens all around! After the workout everyone will get one complimentary meow-mosa (available to participants 21+) or orange juice. Please bring your own mat (or beach […]

Come, sit, stay, and have a drink at the ARL! We're kicking off the summer with a special Yappy Hour celebrating the ARL's 100th anniversary. We'll have a cash bar with drinks for the humans and Frosty Paws ice cream for the pups. Whether you've adopted, supported us for years, or are new to the […]

Join us for a morning full of kittens! Help us prepare for kitten season by providing life saving supplies while also meeting some of the kittens you'll be helping. Our kitten nursery is expecting to take in lots of babies, but especially teeny kittens who need A LOT of care. With your help, we can provide all […]

Craft for a cause! Join the ARL at Candle Bar DSM for a creative evening benefiting animals in need! Create and customize your own one-of-a kind candle while enjoying a fun, relaxed atmosphere surrounded by fellow animal lovers. As your candle sets, sip on a complimentary Pink Poodle strawberry lemonade and champagne cocktail (available to […]

Dog Days of Summer is back! Join us at Principal Park where you and your dog can watch The Iowa Cubs take on the Buffalo Bisons from seats in our pet-friendly reserved section. Once you enter the park, you and your dog can take part in a dog parade on the field (beginning at 5:45 […]

Come, sit, stay, and have a drink at this Yappy Hour being host by the ARL and Confluence Brewery! We will be revealing the 2026 Rescue Beer with the winning pet featured on the can. Proceeds support homeless pets, so grab your drinking buddies (human and hound) and join us for this dog-friendly event! Humans […]

Stretch, sip, and snuggle! Join us at the ARL for yoga with kittens! Enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating yoga class taught by a professional with the purrs of adorable kittens all around! After the workout everyone will get one complimentary meow-mosa (available to participants 21+) or orange juice. Please bring your own mat (or beach […]

Bring them to the Iowa Barnstormers game on July 11 to find out! At half-time, corgis (with their owners) will take the field to race against each other to win the title of quickest corgi in the Metro! Once the chase is finished, corgis are invited to stay and watch the rest of the game […]

Join us for the ARL's biggest & best cat event of the year! Celebrate all things cats and kittens with an evening of beverages and appetizers, a celebrity cat walk, an unforgettable moment in our ARL photo booth, snuggles from kittens in our Kitten Cuddle Lounge and more! The love and care for pets provided by […]