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City scales back animal-control contract; new $20,000 scope focuses on dangerous-dog investigations
Summary
Following budget reductions, the City of Des Moines negotiated a reduced contract for animal-control services that focuses on legally required responses for dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs, trims lost-and-found and drop-off shelter services, and covers an average of five law-enforcement calls per month.
The Des Moines Police Department and city staff outlined a smaller animal-control contract on Jan. 23 that preserves legally required services for dangerous animals while reducing general stray and shelter services because of budget cuts.
Chief Beau (title given as Chief) told the council the city previously had a $100,000 annual contract with CARES that provided 40 hours per week of animal-control services, 24/7 emergency response and sheltering of seized animals. As part of the 2025 budget, the contract was renegotiated down to $20,000…
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