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Better Together Animal Alliance

Animal shelter in Ponderay, ID

The mission of Better Together Animal Alliance, formerly Panhandle Animal Shelter, is to create and support meaningful connections by enhancing the lives of dogs, cats, and the people in our community who love them.

Better Together Animal Alliance serves the Inland Northwest and its primary goal is to keep pets and families together. This is achieved by supporting pet owners using best practice programs and by supporting both sides of the human-animal bond in a friendly and non-judgmental way. Better Together Animal Alliance's owner support programs help pet owners take care of their pets, preventing the need to surrender them to the animal care facility. Programs include a pet food bank, a help line, Pets for Life, Home To Home, Temporary Loving Care, and Trap-Neuter-Return services for community cats. Of the animals served annually, only 1/3 ever enter the animal care facility and most are cared for in their homes or through community-based programs.

When an animal needs a safe place to stay until they find a new home, they are cared for at the animal care facility where cats live cage-free in a stimulating and spacious cat haven and dogs enjoy the benefits of being out of their kennels walking or playing several times a day.

Better Together Animal Alliance is the founder of Home To Home, an online pet rehoming tool for animal shelters. The program is used in by shelters and rescues across the United States and Canada and helps pets find new homes without ever entering an animal shelter.

Contact
Address
870 Kootenai Cut Off Road
Ponderay, ID 83852
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870 Kootenai Cut Off Road

Ponderay, ID 83852

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Adoptable pets at Better Together Animal Alliance

We'll also keep you updated on Goblin's adoption status with email updates.
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Goblin

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Jelly's adoption status with email updates.
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Jelly

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 5 yrs 7 mos
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Luna(2)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Luna(2)

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 10 mos
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Hazel's adoption status with email updates.
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Hazel

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Jezebel's adoption status with email updates.
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Jezebel

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Yzma's adoption status with email updates.
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Yzma

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 yrs
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Twin's adoption status with email updates.
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Twin

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 mos
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Viola's adoption status with email updates.
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Viola

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 6 mos
Ponderay, ID

Shelter FAQs

We Serve Bonner, Boundary, and Kootenai County

Additional adoption info

Our friendly staff will work with you to find the right dog or cat for your home. Get started by checking our online adoption listings or stop by the animal care center.

It’s important you spend time getting to know prospective pets. If you have questions or wish to visit with an animal, just ask a staff member for assistance.

To adopt from BTAA you must be present and at least 18 years of age or older.

If you find an animal you wish to adopt, we’ll review the pet’s file to ensure that you and the pet you’ve selected are a good match. This will include medical and/or behavioral considerations as well.

Adoption application

https://bettertogetheranimalalliance.org/adopt/animals-available-to-adopt/

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Hayden, ID 83835

Montana Animal Rescue Society Inc.

P.O. Box 173, 204 1st Street,
Noxon, MT 59853

We'll also keep you updated on Cedar (ID)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Cedar (ID)

Rat Terrier

Female, Adult
Naples, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Henrietta 705807's adoption status with email updates.
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Henrietta 705807

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 mos
Hayden, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Nora's adoption status with email updates.
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Nora

Border Collie/Australian Shepherd

Female, 2 yrs 1 mo
Bonners Ferry, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Ferdinand's adoption status with email updates.
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Ferdinand

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 7 mos
Libby, MT
We'll also keep you updated on Penguin's adoption status with email updates.
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Penguin

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 7 mos
Priest River, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Louise 705807's adoption status with email updates.
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Louise 705807

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 mos
Hayden, ID

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