News Pupdates

Here are the latest updates from the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter.

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…

A Long Read on a Complicated Story: A Statement From Our Director

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…