A few months ago we adopted Bob and mindy. Bob and Mindy are two adorable loving cats. Bob had been there one for a year and Mindy for 6 months. They were very obviously well taken care of. When we got them home they have been nothing but a joy for us! I highly recommend adopting here. If you dont have a cat and you are looking to get one I also recommend finding two that get along in the kennel and adopting them both at the same time. That has made all the difference. They keep each other company, they keep each other clean, and you can see that they clearly love each other. I have seen another post that they remark on the smell. Yes when you first walk in, there is a pretty strong odor. I worked at one of the cleanest vet clinics in town and let me tell you, in the back where they keep the animals it smells the exact same way. The place is very clean, from what I was able to see, the smell with that many animals in a small space is unavoidable unfortunately.
I have had a very good experience when ever I have dealt with the shelter. I have fostered 2 cats. The first has been adopted and the 2nd is still with me...forever. She has some special issues and was unable to let her go. The shelter has been awesome anytime I have had questions or concerns. I was there to drop off a large bag of kitten food. They recently got to work to find that 17 cats had been left. Most of them kittens. Its not unusual to have animals just left at night. I would like to see people be more responsible and if you cant keep them at least do it in person, give the staff information about them and not just abandon them.
My partner and I adopted Squirrel in January 2021, and our little gal is the sweetest cuddle-bug we could ever hope for: she loves scratches, snacks, and her Pickle buddy (pictured). She came home to us with no health problems. The Help for Homeless Pets team was helpful and supportive during our adoption, even setting us up with a homecoming goodie bag of treats and toys that helped our furry pal quickly acclimate to her new environment. Cant imagine life without this sweetheart, and I highly recommend Help for Homeless Pets!
I adopted two wonderful kittens from this place. We were not told upon adoption that our kittens were sick and being treated for an upper respiratory disease and getting in contact to acquire treatment from the shelter was really difficult. They said they can do the treatments but they are not getting back to us. Our kittens also came home with ringworm- we were not told and again can’t get in contact to have treatment taken care of when they said multiple times they could. Bad business.
I spoke to the ladies at the shelter. And I offered him a free air conditioner that I was not using anymore for their buildings cuz it was so hot out. They do good work here
The volunteers do a great job. I have gotten. one of my dogs there.
I love these guys! The shelter is clean with friendly folks helping to keep sheltered furbabies healthy & well taken care of. There are many because it is a no kill shelter & even save those from death row at the local pound. THANK YOU Ashley & Angie for all you do, and all the volunteers too!!!Please donate, volunteer, or both!
We are driving from Denver to Livingston for our wedding and found two strays at a gas station. One of the strays neck was cut open and infected, it looked like from a collar. Being from out of town we had no idea where to go. Help for homeless pets was the first place that popped up when we googled and I couldn’t be happier. We called and they said to bring them right over. We had to drive an hour which put us there as they were closing. She took one look at the puppy with the neck and called the vet. She brought them to the vet on an emergency since they had also just closed. She didn’t ask us for a donation even after bringing her two sick dogs. I can’t say enough great things about the people that work here. Support them in anyway you can!
Super easy to stop in and visit the animals if youre interested in adoption! I called ahead to verify hours and came by to see a dog that a friend from 5 hours away is interested in adopting. I was able to play with the dog and video chat with the prospective adopter so they could get to see the dog outside of the website, the staff was incredibly helpful throughout ❤
These guys are life savers ❤️Truly Angels sent from Heaven theyve helped me more than once and I dont know what I would have done without them 😁Thank You so much ❤️
Im adopting a dog from there. I recommend anyone wanting to get a dog or cat check them out. They take animals that are going to be put down from country pound
My sister works there and she loves her job.
Had some beautiful animals here, unfortunately they didnt have any small dog breeds which my friend was looking for.
I have taken pets there for friends and I love the way they take care of everyone with love
Adopted a 14 wks old kitten that had been abandoned on a highway in a box. His mother and siblings had been killed. We drive truck, my girlfriend and I and he is our new addition to the truck. He has adapted well, and has now been to more states than most people. Freeway is his name, and he says thanks to the people at this shelter for their care, and his new furrever home!!!!
I adopted my Ladybug from the shelter, Angie is a great lady and does the best she can do with what she has to work with. If you can do it donate your time to help with the animals or bedding, blankets cat or dog beds bags of dry dog and cat food anything you can do to keep this shelter going....by the way Ladybug..now known as Baby girl is 12 years old now ...she was 1 year old when I got her and had come out of California with a load of other dogs that had been put on Death row because no one wanted them. She saved the lives of these animals.
We took our pet ride in I love the people there Ashley was great to us made us feel as if we were doing the right thing in our cat was in the right place with the right
This place is very kind, very warm hearted people that actually are helpful and love their pets. I would very much recommend
Good people, doing good by helping the discarded ones :-( Keep up the good work guys!
I am so grateful to this wonderful animal shelter. Thanks so much!
These people care about the animals that come into this place and are very loving to them
The employees were helpful and patient with the animals housed there. As an animal rescue shelter its run on a shoestring, so while not posh it was clean and safe for their rescued animals. On the back of their information sheet there was a good explanation of how one could support their efforts by donating supplies and money.
These people are amazing and definitely care about their animals.Ive adopted 3 fantastic cats and sadly surrendered 2 dogs here. They made sure to find them awesome homes.
They dont get government or city assistance and they accept all pets in need. They only have adoption fees and donations to work from, but they try to only hire volunteers that are passionate about animals and they do the best with what they have. They are always ready to take an animal to the vet for emergency to keep them in good health.
Very friendly, extremely helpful with adoption process
I adopted my pup not even a month ago and have had nothing but health issues with the poor guy. He had kennel cough and a bacterial infection on top of that (the place is filthy). Two other people I know adopted cats and found out they have pneumonia. I understand rescuing animals has its risks, but for the $350 I was charged for this dog, and the $475 the guy in there with me was charged for his, you would think they would be able to come home healthy. The fees here for adopting are outrageous... with fees like that they should all be able to get checked at a vet first and treated for issues appropriately. At least YVAS doesn’t send animals home with their new family until they have a clean bill of health. I love love my dog, just disappointed. I am scared to post this because I don’t want the current animals to not get adopted, but people should be aware of these issues.
Very kind and caring
Do not seem to be interested in homing animals very quickly. It was dirty and smelly. Cost is way higher than the other animal shelters. Getting a call back or status of your application takes forever.
We found an amazing kitten there. Easy to work with, reasonable fees.... please buy a pet from here.
The place has really cleaned up and the owner is amazing
We found a pet at PetSmart that we wanted to adopt and were directed here to fill out paperwork. Unfortunately no one here was wearing a mask. There was a line of folks waiting to fill out adoption paperwork in a small room, no masks, and no option to fill out paperwork in my car or online. I also received some unkind looks while wearing my mask. Its too bad, there would be one less homeless pet today if folks could follow simple public health directives.
I volunteer there as much as I can. All the people there are super nice and caring, I adopted two of my animals there a dog and cat. I also foster animals from there as much as I can i have one right now named Hazel who is about to give birth to 5 or more kittens. I would definitely recommend you going and checking it out all the animals there are super sweet and need homes
Would not recommend this place to anybody. Horrible conditions for any animal, yet alone a human to be around. Adopted an animal from them in the past, and the animal ended up having parvo and passed away. Tried adopting from them again, and this poor animal was sick, and according to the vet I took him to, was sick for a very long time. So they adopted out a sick animal knowingly of the conditions. Not to mention the prices are extremely high. Staff is very rude. Almost all of the vets in town I have spoke with want this shelter shut down due to the amount of sick animals that come from this place. Stay far far away!
Very loving environment for the animals. Very clean cages. Nice volunteers.
We had a purrfect experience adopting a beautiful, gentle, loving 4yr old kittie! We ❤her! The staff was helpful in guiding us through the selections available. Even though we thought we wanted a kitten for a playmate to our older kitten, it turns out we were wrong, and August (now Autumn) adopted us! The girls are buds now😻! The organization does a terrific job with the animals! ❤🐾
Very nice place. The service is top notch. The kitten we got is amazing so far. Will update later.
We traveled from two states over to pick up a cat we fell in love with. Prior to picking her up we were in constant communication with the shelter. Super reliable, kind, and professional. The foster mom was also a huge sweetheart. Couldnt have asked for a better experience. They truly care about the lovely creatures at the shelter.
Very helpful staff!
My mom got a dog from here in July. My mom absolutely fell in love with BellaThey had a lot of issues with Bella throwing up, what seemed like seizures, nothing that was disclosed upon adoption.My parents took her to the emergency vet one day, she was choking. Thought she had something caught in her throat, nothing. After a night stay in the vet, and no answers, she went home, fine. Just puking like she was since they adopted her.They were waiting to do blood work (just had an emergency trip that had dad out of work for almost a month)Last night, bella was having some issues breathing. They gave her some Albuterol. She was fine. Dad gave her more when he was leaving for work (about 6am)I got a text from my mom about 8 this morning, saying she just found bella, dead.They got her the middle of July, 2020 They adopted a healthy, young dog. Bella died november 3, 2020
If you are looking for a wonderful animal, that needs a loving home. This is the place to go. Great folks and so helpful. Highly recommend!
Friendly and wonderful as always!
My cat was neutered incorrectly & dumped into a pen, in pain, with NO pain meds! When we got him, his rear was caked in dried blood & he was so sick he refused to eat. We took him to our vet who had to re-do his neuter correctly AND treat him for the upper respiratory infection he picked up while in Hell for Homeless Pets care. We had to quarantine him from our other cats & force feed him for over 2 weeks before he started eating on his own. The vet bills were several hundred dollars. It was worth it because he is happy & healthy now & we love him beyond measure. But I do not recommend this place for any pet unless you are prepared to deal with more problems than any other adoption center in this area. However, maybe these pets are the ones who need you the most! Get then out of there!
In August 2015 I brought home a 4 year old little black Cocker -spaniel/Pomeranian. While she was listed as a lab mix, the staff were incredibly helpful and met us there after we called to come see her. Upon meeting her, we fell in love and she has since learned how to be an assistance animal for PTSD. Thanks Help For Homeless Pets!
Its good to know there are decent people still around I know firsthand because my experience was absolutely Unforgettable upheld the staff was so polite and helped me beyond what I was there for. Keep it up yall shout out to the crazy tattoo goddess who took her time assisting me she was truly amazing great experience overall I would recommend to a friend and I will
Little place with lots of dogs, cats, rabbits and sometimes something elsehave two animals from here and both are lovable and healthy
They have a lot of photos posted as to what pets/animals are up for adoption; including those still in foster care. Its difficult enough when looking for a new family member, so having access to each pets age, sex, & personality is a huge help!
GREAT place to find a furry friend! I got my cat Stella there about 18 months ago. After seeing her picture I drove 400 miles to get her. (Tioga ND) She was well taken care of there. My vet said she was in very good hands prior to my adoption. They called her Makala and had scared written all over her paperwork. Today she greets visitors to my home and chases small dogs all over the apartment building. lol Stella brings me presents she finds around the house. This summer she even tried to give me a garden snake and a big black beetle. lol ...
The staff was wonderful. Very friendly and helped us find our perfect kitty! We had a great experience.
What a great place to adopt a pet
The people here are so awesome and so nice!!! All the dogs and cats are amazing animals. The staff here is very very friendly. I recommend this place over any other place in Billings!!!!
Very crowded with animals. Please adopt!! The smell outside was Terrible!
Great crew who really care about the animals and provide excellant service to our Community helping stray or released pets.
Ive heard not good things about this place, so I decided to check it out myself. I walked in and was greeted by staff and Im assuming a volunteer. Very polite. Was also greeted by a sweet pup they called Zombie. Right off the bat I noticed the place was cluttered and smelled like kitty box. Doesnt bug me a whole lot . I checked out the cats, all seemed to be in good health and just had their boxes scooped. Most kitties came up to their gates for some pets. Hand sanitizer was provided. Next was the dogs. All seemed to be in good health and just acted like normal dogs. They did have some extremely cute and sweet puppies.I personally believe this place has great potential and that they actually do care about the animals they rescue. However, I do think that they need more donations in order to stay on top of things. There werent multiple dogs in cages (minus the puppies) and conditions werent filthy and disgusting. I just think this place needs more help than people offer
These people grabbed my dogs two blocks away from my house at midnight when I was calling for and looking for them. My dogs hadnt been out for very long and they always come back. I found this place when I was driving around looking for my dogs the next day. The inside was dirty and cramped and my dogs had been locked in a nasty cage for at least 12 hours. Then the lady in charge tried to charge me $130 to get my dogs back. They threatened to keep them if I didnt pay. Unfortunately I was in a hurry and just needed to get out of there so they got the $47 I had on me. This is a scam. This place is supposed to be a nonprofit that takes lost animals to the Yellowstone valley shelter, instead they steal local pets and extort their owners. Listen to their voicemail and never give them money, they should not even exist. I am livid!
Kennel cough that went untreated.
The staff here truly cares about the animals needing homes. Ignore any negative reviews and come take home a pet in need. Its a shame the city wont supply additional funds to help county animals that come from just outside the city limits but they do everything possible with what they have here.
The people are willing, but its a systematic problem that there is no one stop shopping for a lost pet on social media
Got little Nigel kitten here and hes amazing. Thanks so much, the work you do for homeless loveys its much appreciated and needed!
Help for homeless pets isnt perfect - as other reviews have said, it is not the cleanest and they are understaffed. But please dont let this stop you from looking at the animals. The folks who own and volunteer here are incredibly kind and care so much about the animals. Its so easy to pass judgment without offering an alternative or solution and the truth is these volunteers do everything they can for these sweet animals but dont have all the time in the world nor are they unkind enough to turn an animal away. We adopted Hickory (now Rusty) from Help for Homeless Pets and we could not be happier!
They were nice to me and the pets they have there seem to be loved that means a lot to me I love my dog and miss my cat that disappeared. So make sure to stop and make a donation they really need all the help they can get even if all you can do is 5 bucks it all helps feed the puppies and kittens they keep there......!!!!!!
Great help and very friendly staff.
This shelter is a bit crowded, but there is no overwhelming odor. It is clear that the staff and volunteers are simply doing the best they can to give a lot of animals a better life. I was very impressed with the service. They went above and beyond to find me the pet I was looking for and we now have a wonderful new addition to our family. I couldnt be more pleased or grateful!
HHP has the best staff. The cats and dogs are all healthy and well cared for. If there is an issue, they get the vet care needed. I love this place. We got our first couple cats from HHP when we moved to Billings, and weve continued to support them ever since then. I stop by frequently to see the wonderful people and the wonderful cats and dogs in their care.
Because theyre willing to help with dog food or cat food when youre low on or cant afford
Wanted 375 dollars for a small dog...poor animals very scared and very neglected... horrible
Bunch of kind people with noble philosophy, non profit. This is a NO KILL shelter, kudos to them! Clean albeit modest facility. Animals well fed and cared for. Convenient hours. Supportive staff. I think there are some sourpusses in town that would rather criticize than volunteer and help. Its always easier to be an armchair knowitall. This is the ONLY no kill shelter in Yellowstone county.
I love this place. I really do not care about the smell. They show love to all the pets. Furthermore, it is a completely no kill shelter. Unlike Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter you do not have to get interviewed before they can open the cage. We got an adorable black kitty. He is very play full. I recommend this shelter to everyone. I would rather go here than any other animal shelter.
Adopted a kitten from them and I couldnt be happier. They take care of all their animals and when my kitten got sick they nursed him back to health. Highly recommend this place.
We have been interested to adopt a cat and have talked with the lady yesterday.She has told us to come today around 2pm . But they have already given that cat to someone else.Very bad organization... very disappointed!
If your looking to help a animal have a better life and have a place to take one go see them here . Even if you dont adopt donate a bag of cat food or dog food. go visit eventually the right animal will win you heart
Not a pet boutique.We have two dogs that we have adopted from here; while the conditions are not ideal they receive no federal/state funding and do the best they can with what they have vs what they are presented.If you see something that needs be improved, do the right thing and volunteer to help them improve it!keyboard commandos unite for good!I appreciate the service they offer homeless and unwanted animals and also to those that love animals.I cannot imagine a day without the wonderful dogs we adopted from here!
Great organization, however in serious need of volunteers or more funding!
We adopted two sweet dogs from here. They were always so nice to the animals and the families ❤️
I got my black long haired cat here. She was shy but came to me. Already three years old she was full of love. The staff was shocked, she liked no one. They named her Dutchess.Now 8 yrs old ,shes healthy beautiful, and I am blessed.
Adopted a kitten here around June of last year. The adoption was fairly easy and Tillie came with all Paperwork. Took her to our Vet a few days later. Her check up was just fine. To this day our cat is healthy and active.
Rescued 2 kittens from this disgusting shelter. Found out a few days later they have ringworm, they never disclosed any information about the ringworm and told us the cats were perfectly healthy. I feel bad for any animal that has to be in this environment. I understand that help for the homeless pets is a nonprofit, but clean up this disgrace of an animal shelter. Please if you don’t want ringworm or any other disease DO NOT adopt from them.
Such a beautiful place, they rescue hundreds of animals every year, even bringing in dogs from other states to keep them out of high kill shelters. You can adopt a new pet, bring in strays or surrender a pet with no questions asked. They are 100% donation based with no assistance from the state.
Wonderful place very nice people found a very loving and caring 🐕 thank you so much
Lots of cute kitties! They have some cute dogs too but I wanted to take all the kitties home with me☹️
Great help
Angie is great at matcing people with pets
Amazing group of people to work with. Thank you!!!
This charity helped me re-home a dog that was abandoned at my house. They went above and beyond to help when I was really desperate (the dog was a pit bull so the situation was very difficult.) The lady who runs this place is very caring and the staff is always friendly when I come in. I donate when I can. They are doing the best they can in a city that has very little kindness for people who are struggling, let alone animals who are on the brink of death. Bless them.
We choose our cat from this location several years ago! They were honest about every characteristic for every animal in the shelter. We love and adore our “bridger” he is an amazing part of our family! We have read some reviews and decided that the negative comments were based on ignoring what the shelter stated about the animal. Not the pets fault or the shelters fault! We can’t thank them enough for saving our bridgers life and bring him into ours! He was an older cat when we adopted him but he sure has sass, attitude and love for all of us! Thank you to the shelter for doing what you do! Without you we may have never had this guy and he may not have had a life! Great job
Absolutely horrible! My husband went there to adopt a kitten since we had recently lost one of our cats. He was told that the kitten had been treated for ringworm three weeks prior but that the current bumps he had were due to either rough housing with the other cats or stress from the shelter. I was concerned and brought him to the vet the next day to have the bumps looked at. Turned out it is ringworm. Now one of my dogs has broken out into ringworm and we still have three other pets to watch for. We have to give the animals dips daily and I have to vacuum the floors and clean the furniture daily. Not too mention the laundry and anything that can be cleaned that could contain ringworm spores. While it is treatable it is extremely stubborn to treat and extremely contagious to both animals and people. I worked in a shelter for over 7 years and we would NEVER have adopted out an animal that we knew had ringworm. They knowingly gave us a cat they knew had a contagious skin condition. I am beyond upset and will NEVER use or recommend this shelter ever!
They were so helpful non judgemental and have hearts of gold
Well me and a few of my friends volunteer there and we all think it’s a great place the animals are nice and gentle,all the staff are super nice and cool, they make it a fun place to work/volunteer, and yes the place is a little unclean and a little small and there might be a lot of cats but that does not matter it’s a fun place and we all love it
Great kitty house love the people! Awesome love
This is a very disturbing place. We went here in search of a dog, and found an abundance of cats and kittens in very few spaces. There were no less than 5 cats in one kennel. Then we proceeded to the “big dog” section. There were only a few but when we were done looking got told there were more outside! This is not a healthy place for these animals and I will try my best to have this place either health inspected or shut down.. If you get an animal from here PLEASE get it checked thoroughly by a vet!! Also, help get this place shut down!
I foster pregnant cats and cats with kittens for hhp. The staff is friendly and helpful. They are very good with the animals coming in. I have also adopted from this facility and couldnt be more pleased with my pets
I adopted a dog their three years ago very good dog jasper his name
Kittens are to expensive to buy. 1
My husband and I stopped in yesterday to look around. I think the owners original intent was honorable but the conditions in which they keep these animals in are deplorable. I do not believe it is because of not enough volunteers but laziness of the volunteers they have. We seen 3 individuals there just sitting around and ALL the dogs kennels had numerous piles of excrement in them. The smell was overwhelming. Do they not have to adhere to inspections from animal control. I will never go back to this place.
Feel really sad for the homless
- Address:2910 Hannon Rd, Billings, MT 59101, United States
- Site:http://www.helpforhomelesspets.org/
- Phone:+1 406-896-1700
- Animal rescue service
- Animal shelter
- Kennel
- Non-profit organization
- Pet adoption service
- Monday:1–6pm
- Tuesday:1–6pm
- Wednesday:1–6pm
- Thursday:1–6pm
- Friday:1–6pm
- Saturday:1–6pm
- Sunday:1–6pm
- Women-led:Yes
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