Pet Help in the Great Falls Area

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In Great Falls and need help now? For an emergency, go to one of the emergency vets below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs. For food, see the pet food programs. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergency and urgent care

• Big Sky Animal Medical Center - Emergency
  5101 North Star Blvd, Great Falls, MT 59405 · 406-761-8387
  Veterinary hospital in Great Falls that handles daytime and nighttime emergencies, open 24 hours a day Tuesday through Sunday.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Humane Society of Cascade County - Community Cats TNR Help
  Cascade County · 406-231-4722
  Help with trap-neuter-return for community (feral) cats: low-cost spay/neuter options, humane traps on loan and instruction on how to use them. TNR is not typically done in the dead of winter. The group can also discuss options for trapping an injured community cat for veterinary care.
• Humane Society of Cascade County - Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics
  Cascade County · 406-231-4722
  Twice-yearly two-day low-cost spay/neuter clinics for cats and dogs (held in May and August in 2026). Between clinics, the Humane Society contracts with local veterinarians to fix cats and kittens for people who cannot afford it, and can help arrange transportation.

Pet food

• Maclean-Cameron Animal Adoption Center - Community Pet Food Pantry
  900 25th Avenue NE, Great Falls, MT 59404 · 406-727-7387
  Pet food pantry stocked with donated wet and dry dog and cat food, cat litter and other pet supplies, given out first come, first served.

Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss

• City of Great Falls Animal Shelter
  1010 25th Avenue NE, Great Falls, MT 59404 · 406-454-2276
  Municipal animal shelter for the City of Great Falls. It houses domestic animals, reunites lost pets with owners, adopts out animals and works with rescue partners, and does not euthanize for space or length of stay. Animal control is handled by the Great Falls Police Department. The shelter no longer takes in feral cats in traps and offers community cat guidance instead.
• City of Great Falls Animal Shelter - Rehoming Support
  1010 25th Avenue NE, Great Falls, MT 59404 · (406) 454-2276
  Step-by-step support for owners who need to rehome a pet, including a Rehoming Readiness Survey, photo and bio tips, advertising options and meet-and-greet guidance. The city shelter does not accept owner surrenders.
• Maclean-Cameron Animal Adoption Center
  900 25th Avenue NE, Great Falls, MT 59404 · 406-727-7387
  Nonprofit animal adoption center in Great Falls with cats and dogs for adoption and a community pet food pantry.
• Maclean-Cameron Animal Adoption Center - Lost & Found Pets (Great Falls)
  900 25th Avenue NE, Great Falls, MT 59404 · (406) 727-7387
  Nonprofit center that holds stray cats and dogs and helps reunite them with owners: an online stray animal listing, a pet redemption form and digital Lost Cards kept on file for about 3 months. Strays are held 96 hours with identification or 72 hours without before being placed for adoption.
• Maclean-Cameron Animal Adoption Center - Pet Cremation & Memorial Services
  900 25th Avenue NE, Great Falls, MT 59404 · (406) 727-7387
  Private cremation (with ashes returned in an urn) and lower-cost communal cremation for pets, provided through the center's partnership with 406 Pet Crematory. The center does not perform euthanasia.

Paying for a bigger bill

Apply to more than one assistance program at a time. Ways to pay a vet bill in Montana lists the programs that are open now, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet, with a free fundraiser page if you want one.

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