Priest River, Idaho Animal Rescue

Animal rescue shelters are becoming more and more of a dying breed of animal shelters. The choices for where to take stray animals are becoming very limited, especially if you want a "no kill" shelter.

Lovers of Animals will always do their best to find a "no kill" shelter or an Animal Rescue shelter. Finding a "no kill" shelter is very important to some people, including myself. The reality is these shelters are not easy to find, mostly because it costs money to run and care for the animals.

In Priest River Idaho, the Priest River Animal Rescue is where most of the locals get their cats and dogs. The Priest River Animal rescue is run primarily by volunteers. A number of people volunteer to be foster homes for animals when the shelter runs out of space and local children volunteer to help out and walk the dogs.

If not for this establishment, Priest River would be overrun with stray cats and dogs.

Priest River Animal Rescue first came into play in 2002 and within five years they had placed approximately 967 dogs and cats with new owners and reunited families with their pets.

Each animal that is placed by the Priest River Animal Rescue is either spayed or neutered. According to their website they feel that "with 4 million pets still being euthanized in shelters every year...and more being dumped out to die of starvation, be hit by cars, or eaten by predators...this is the single most important thing we can do to reduce pet suffering."

In addition, each pet is given an identification tag when they are placed in a new home. Priest River Animal rescue also makes these tags available to the public with the intention of cutting down on the amount of lost animals.

One of the sources of income for this wonderful establishment is the Critters Thrift store. People can donate their "good stuff" so others can buy it and help out the animals as well. With the amount of thrift stores in the area, it is the least we can do to shop at one that will make a full circle of helping someone.

The long term goal for Priest River Animal Rescue is to create a sanctuary where the animals who are "un-adoptable" can live out their lives in comfort.

Please visit their website for more information about adoption, donations, and a list of their current events which help raise funds for the animals.