Animeals

ANIMEALS EXISTS AS A FOOD BANK FOR ANIMALS AND A NO-KILL ADOPTION CENTER FOR WESTERN MONTANA.

ADOPTION CENTER: THE ADOPTION CENTER TAKES IN CATS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES AND WORKS TO FIND THEM A NEW HOME. THE CENTER HOUSES 65-85 CATS AT ANY ONE TIME OF ALL AGES, SIZES, AND BREEDS. ANIMEALS CHARGES A ONE-TIME ADOPTION FEE THAT INCLUDES SPAY/NEUTER, DE-WORMING, MICRO-CHIP, AND VACCINATIONS. ANIMEALS ACCEPTS ANY CAT IN IMMINENT DANGER. ANIMEALS IS THE ONLY AGENCY IN THE MISSOULA AREA THAT ACTIVELY RESCUES ANIMALS IN CRISIS. DURING 2022, ANIMEALS SUCCESSFULLY DID TRAP-NEUTER-REHOME SERVICES ON A COLONY OF 76 CATS. IN ADDITION, ANIMEALS OPERATES A BARN CAT RELOCATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HOMES TO CATS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERPETUALLY HOMELESS. IN 2023, ANIMEALS TOOK IN 392 CATS. OF THIS TOTAL 45 CATS WERE TAKEN IN FROM OTHER SHELTERS, 13 WERE TAKEN TO OTHER SHELTERS, AND 9 CATS WERE LATER RECLAIMED BY THEIR OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY, ANIMEALS WAS ABLE TO PLACE 339 CATS IN NEW HOMES. ANIMEALS ALSO MAINTAINS A "HONEY FUND" WHICH PROVIDES MONEY TO PEOPLE IN NEED WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR VETERINARY BILLS. TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE, ANIMEALS ACCEPTS REFERRALS DIRECTLY FROM VETERINARIANS. DURING 2023, ANIMEALS SPENT $1,330 FROM THE HONEY FUND. ANIMEALS PLAN IS TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE LAND TO BUILD A NEW SHELTER WHERE THE ORGANIZATION CAN MORE ADEQUATELY FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY ANIMALS WE SERVE.

ANIMAL FOOD BANK: ANIMEALS FOOD BANK HAS COVERED MORE GROUND THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL FOOD BANK IN THE COUNTRY, SPANNING APPROXIMATELY 147,000 SQUARE MILES IN MONTANA AND PARTS OF IDAHO. THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY ANIMEALS FREES UP MONEY AT THE SHELTERS AND RESCUES THAT CAN THEN BE USED FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS. THIS ILLUSTRATES THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THE ASSISTANCE ANIMEALS HAS PROVIDED TO THESE SHELTERS AND RESCUES. SINCE INCEPTION, ANIMEALS HAS PROVIDED OVER 910 TONS OF FOOD TO APPROXIMATELY 53 ANIMAL SHELTERS AND RESCUES. THE FAMILIES IN CRISIS PROGRAM PROVIDES PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN LIFE (I.E. JOB LOSS, MEDICAL ISSUES, ETC.) AND CANNOT AFFORD TO CARE FOR THEIR PETS.ANIMEALS PROVIDES HELP TO THESE FAMILIES AS LONG AS IT TAKES FOR THEM TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. ANIMEALS HAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO OVER 90 FAMILIES IN THIS PROGRAM. ANIMEALS WORKS WITH 14 AGING SERVICES AGENCIES TO HELP THE HOME BOUND DISABLED WITH PET FOOD AND MEDICAL NEEDS FOR THEIR PETS. ANIMEALS HAS PROVIDED SUCH ASSISTANCE TO OVER 100 PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM.