A long read on a complicated story. On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter began to fill with smoke, resulting in a complete evacuation of the building – both animals and humans. Immediately, it was determined that the smoke was coming from a contained but malfunctioning burn in the incinerator on site. YVAS…
Improvise. Adapt. Rebuild. 🐾 After careful consideration, Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter (YVAS) has made the difficult decision not to return to our former building on Monad Road and will be ending our lease agreement with the City of Billings. This decision follows the September 10th incident in which smoke from the crematorium—used by the FBI…
Thanks for looking out for the most vulnerable animals in our community! In most cases, kittens don’t actually need to be rescued – a kitten’s best chance of survival is with her mother. First: Take a look at this flowchart, it will help you make decisions that increase kittens’ chances of thriving. Click here for…
Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter (YVAS) is thrilled to announce the launch of its new program, Project Reunite. Beginning February 2023, YVAS will be providing free collars and ID tags for every dog and cat adopted from its facility as part of their new program called Project Reunite. Nationally, less than 2% of lost cats and…
