Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE YELLOWSTONE VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER (YVAS) HAS GROWN TO BECOME THE LARGEST-VOLUME SHELTER IN MONTANA; INTAKING AROUND 5,000 ANIMALS ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF BILLINGS ANIMAL CONTROL AND YELLOWSTONE COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE CARE FOR LOST AND TRANSITIONING ANIMALS OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MAIN GOALS ARE TO QUICKLY REUNITE LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS AND TO FIND NEW, LOVING HOMES FOR ANY UNCLAIMED OR SURRENDERED PETS. YVAS ALSO HAS A FOSTER PROGRAM THAT CARES FOR ANIMALS WHO ARE UNDERAGE, SICK, OR INJURED BEFORE BEING MEDICALLY CLEARED FOR ADOPTION. ALL OF THE DOGS AND CATS IN OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM ARE GIVEN THEIR AGE-APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, SPAYED/NEUTERED, AND MICROCHIPPED BEFORE LEAVING THE SHELTER. IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR LOST AND TRANSITIONING ANIMALS IN YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, YVAS IS ALSO COMMITTED TO SERVICE OWNED ANIMALS IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE AS WELL AS PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH THE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO BE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS. THE SHELTER WORKS TOWARD THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER, VACCINATION, AND MICROCHIP CLINICS TO THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE SHELTER MEDICAL PROGRAM, 1856 ANIMALS WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED IN 2020. IN 2020 THE SHELTER ALSO SHIFTED THE FOCUS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS IMPACTED BY COVID-19 THROUGH THE LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING A FREE PET-FOOD PANTRY. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHELTER PREPARED AND WORKED ALONGSIDE HEALTH OFFICIALS TO INTAKE ANIMALS DISPLACED BY COVID-19 DEATHS. ALTHOUGH THE FOCUSES AT YVAS WERE ADAPTED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC, 1957 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED INTO NEW HOMES, 875 LOST ANIMALS WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS, AND 557 ANIMALS WERE CARED FOR IN FOSTER HOMES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $728.8K

  • Animal Shelter and Community Services

    YELLOWSTONE VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER (YVAS) IS THE LARGEST-VOLUME SHELTER IN MONTANA, INTAKING OVER 5,000 ANIMALS ANNUALLY. YVAS MAINTAINS CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF BILLINGS, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND LAUREL POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE CARE FOR LOST & TRANSITIONING ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY. YVAS'S MAIN GOALS ARE TO QUICKLY REUNITE LOST PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHILE FINDING NEW, LOVING HOMES FOR ANY UNCLAIMED OR SURRENDERED PETS. ALL OF THE SHELTER'S ANIMALS ARE FULLY VETTED PRIOR TO ADOPTION, RECEIVING THEIR AGE-APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPS, AND ARE SPAYED/NEUTERED. ANIMALS WHO ARE UNDERAGE, SICK, OR INJURED ENTER YVAS'S FOSTER PROGRAM WHERE THEY CAN RECUPERATE BEFORE BEING MEDICALLY CLEARED FOR ADOPTION. NOT ONLY DOES YVAS HELP TO FACILITATE ADOPTIONS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS AND REUNITE LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS, BUT THEY'VE ALSO EXPANDED MANY OF THEIR PUBLIC SERVICES. FROM OBEDIENCE CLASSES TO LOW-COST VETERINARY SERVICES FOR OWNED ANIMALS, A FREE PET FOOD & SUPPLY PANTRY, TO SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN - IT IS YVAS'S VISION TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY ANIMAL IS CARED FOR. IN 2023 YVAS PLACED MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF THE ANIMALS ENTRUSTED TO THEIR CARE, FACILITATED 2,445 ADOPTIONS, AND SERVED THOUSANDS OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY FAMILIES THROUGH FREE AND AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE AND PETS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.1M