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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 —
Email info@btanimalalliance.org
Phone (208) 265-7297 ext.100
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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 Winston's adoption status with email updates.
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Winston

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs 9 mos
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Mouse's adoption status with email updates.
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Mouse

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs 4 mos
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on STRAY-1202-01's adoption status with email updates.
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STRAY-1202-01

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 5 yrs
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Peanut Butter's adoption status with email updates.
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Peanut Butter

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 2 yrs
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Annabelle's adoption status with email updates.
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Annabelle

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 2 yrs
Ponderay, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Champagne's adoption status with email updates.
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Champagne

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos
Ponderay, ID
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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.

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

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 10 mos
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We'll also keep you updated on Chance's adoption status with email updates.
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Chance

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 yrs 7 mos
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We'll also keep you updated on Misty 403954's adoption status with email updates.
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Misty 403954

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 3 yrs 1 mo
Hayden, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Nelly 203347's adoption status with email updates.
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Nelly 203347

Husky

Male, 1 yr 1 mo
Hayden, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Tater's adoption status with email updates.
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Tater

Labrador Retriever

Female, Adult
Hayden, ID
We'll also keep you updated on Cayenne's adoption status with email updates.
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Cayenne

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 4 mos
Priest River, ID

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