The Bitter Root Humane Association was formed in 1972 by a group of local animal lovers. In 1984, Countess Margarite Bessenyey gave the group land on Fairgrounds Road and Betty Cook, as President, led volunteers in raising money to build a shelter. That building served as a temporary home for countless animals for over 35 years. During that time, the shelter also housed hundreds of animals during the major wildfires of 2000 through 2016, and took in animals from numerous neglect and hoarding cases, including the recent, highly publicized Husky case. Time, however, took its toll and that shelter became unsafe and non-functional for our staff, volunteers and animals that call the shelter home. In March of 2020, after over a decade of fundraising efforts, construction began on a new, modern shelter which opened to the public in July 2021. We are proud to say, we have no time or space limits to finding the perfect home for our “guests”!
To adopt a pet at BRHA, you’ll need to fill out an Adoption Application and complete an interview with an adoption specialist. But what’s more important is everything that comes before the application and the interview, namely, finding the best match possible. When adopting a pet, it’s essential that every member of the household is in agreement concerning bringing in the new family member. This is especially important when adopting a dog and BRHA requires all household members including canine family members to attend the interview and “Meet & Greet” with the prospective adoptee.
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Steve and Terry have been GSD and other dog breed owners as well as all around animal lovers since they were very young. After adopting Aries and Izzy from Montana German Shepherd Rescue in 2017 and 2018, they then decided in September 2019 to take over Montana German Shepherd Rescue. They are dedicated to rescuing GSDs. Montana German Shepherd Rescue is an all volunteer organization, run solel
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