The Pet Project Pet Pantry
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Hours: Saturdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed some holiday weekends.
- What it is
- Pet food and supplies
- Who it helps
- Greater Des Moines Metro residents with a photo ID
- Where
- Greater Des Moines Metro
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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All-volunteer nonprofit that gives five consecutive months of pet food and supplies to Greater Des Moines households facing financial hardship. Food is given the day you apply while the application is processed. Its Paws for Life program continues food and supplies for the life of the pet for qualifying people who have finished the Pet Pantry program.
How to reach them
Where: 4944 Franklin Ave. Ste. N, Des Moines, IA
Hours: Saturdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed some holiday weekends.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Greater Des Moines Metro residents with a photo ID; one applicant per household; pets owned at least six months and at least eight months old; no more than six pets per household; proof of spay/neuter by the second month in the program. Two missed pick-ups ends participation.
- How to get started: The online application is paused. Come to the office on a Saturday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to fill out an application and receive food that day.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
Before you go
Call or check their page for current prices, appointment availability, any income or residency rules, and which animals they see. Ask what to bring.
If cost is the barrier, Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
Also from this organization
- Iowa Pet Alert (The Pet Project) · Iowa statewide
- The Pet Project AniMeals (with WesleyLife Meals on Wheels) · Des Moines