We are ready to start our campaign for funds for a new animal shelter. The current shelter is over 30 years old and is in need of some costly repairs. Instead of adding another “bandaid” we want to invest the tax payer dollars into something with long term value. Something Pocatello residents can be proud of and a safe haven for the animals in need of help during a crisis. If you can help with the fundraising by either donating money or volunteering your time, please contact Mary at the shelter at 234-6156 or e-mail her at mremer@pocatello.us. The animals in our community can really use your help!
Did you know that if you adopt a cat you actually are saving two lives? One is the cat you are taking home and the other that is able to stay at the shelter when a pen opens up. Every year the Pocatello Animal Shelter receives almost 2,000 cats. Sadly, more than ½ of them are euthanized. We just don’t have enough room to hold them all.
Thanks to donations made to Friends of the Pocatello Animal Shelter on behalf of these cats, the Pocatello Animal Shelter is able to offer the cats for a reduced adoption fee. That means you only have to pay $45.05 to adopt a cat! Your adoption fee includes: Testing for leukemia and the feline aid virus, 1-2 vaccinations for upper respiratory and distemper, vaccination for rabies, microchip plus 1st year registration, the spay or neuter surgery, cardboard carrier, collar and identification tag.
The Pocatello Animal Shelter has a Volunteer Program and we need your help! We have set the program up so that we can provide better training, guidance and flexibility for our volunteers than we have been able to in the past. We need help on many levels, including walking, training and socialization of the animals, clerical help, adoptions and housekeeping for the animals in our care.
If you are 18 years or older, please call our Volunteer Coordinator Angie Nebeker at 234-6156 or e-mail her at anebeker@pocatello.us.
We are located in the upper level of Ross Park on the South end of Pocatello. The address is 3100 Avenue of the Chiefs. From I-15 take exit 67. Turn North on South 5th and approximately 3/10 of a mile turn left at Avenue of the Chiefs. Follow the road through the rock cliffs and we are the first building on the right hand side. Our shelter hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Officers are available 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sundays. The shelter is closed for major holidays.
