We have numerous animals in our care who are looking for new guardians. We update this web page at least once every week, but the listing below changes quickly. Often there are additional animals available. For additional information and updated information, please contact us or come by our Saturday morning adoption displays.
Adoption Displays are held the IMHS shelter in Pine Junction (near the intersection of U.S. Highway 285 and Mt. Evans Blvd/Route 126). The shelter is in the back of the Log Building, just west of the Cruz-In Diner and Panda Garden Restaurant. Displays last from 11am to 4pm on Saturdays to allow interested parties to meet some of our foster animals. Click here to see a map to the IMHS Shelter.
Some of our animals are strays, some are transferred to us from Park County Animal Control and some are surrendered to IMHS by their owners for a variety of reasons. In many cases we have either no history or very limited history. We represent animals as accurately as we can, but some animals may have undetected health or behavior problems.
Adoption Fees
Dog Adoption Fees
The following services are included in your adoption fee:
- Spay/Neuter (if applicable)
- Distemper, Bordatella and Rabies Vaccinations (age appropriate up to the date of adoption)
- Dewormer
- Microchip Insertion and Registration.
| Spayed/Neutered While Housed With IMHS | $200 |
| Spayed/Neutered Before Arrival | $125 |
| Mature Dogs, over six years old | $60 |
The average cost to have these services performed at a veterinary clinic: $496.00!
Cat Adoption Fees
The following services are included in your adoption fee:
- Testing for FeLV/FIV
- Spay/Neuter (if applicable)
- Distemper and Rabies Vaccinations (age appropriate up to the date of adoption)
- Dewormer
- Microchip Insertion and Registration.
| Spayed/Neutered While Housed With IMHS | $100 |
| Spayed/Neutered Before Arrival | $80 |
| Mature Dogs, over six years old | $60 |
The average cost to have these services performed at a veterinary clinic: $360.00!
Surrender Fees
Dog Surrender Fees
| Puppies, up to six months old *Waived if puppies are relinquished with mother |
$35 or $50/litter |
| Dogs, over six months to six years old | $60 |
| Mature Dogs, over six years old | $75 |
Cat Surrender Fees
| Kittens, up to six months old *Waived if kittens are relinquished with mother |
$25 or $40/litter |
| Cats, over six months to six years old | $40 |
| Mature Cats, over six years old | $60 |
Intermountain Humane Society does not receive funds from any governmental or municipal agency. The shelter operates entirely on monies collected from adoption fees, surrender fees, donations and fund-raisers.
Shelter Services
The following services are provided for all IMHS sheltered animals:
- Veterinary Examination and appropriate vaccinations
- Sterilization: All animals will be sterilized prior to leaving (including all puppies and kittens)
- All litters of kittens are tested for feline leukemia virus (felv)
- All adult cats are tested for feline leukemia (felv) and feline immune deficiency (fiv).
- The cost of housing and caring for individual animals may exceed $300. Our adoption fees only cover a portion of the real cost of finding new homes for these pets.
- All newly adopted animals receive a certificate for a free examination and brief consultation with participating local veterinarians that is good for one week.
- Persons interested in adopting animals should contact IMHS or come to a Saturday adoption display at the IMHS office in Pine Junction. Adoptions are based on suitability of the people and animals for each other as determined by IMHS volunteers and the adopting party.
- Low-Cost Spay, Neuter and Vaccination Options
Why don’t we use the term “No-Kill”?
While we don't euthanize (kill) healthy, adoptable animals, in some cases we have to euthanize animals who have severe medical or behavioral problems that make it unacceptable or dangerous to place the animal in a new home. “No-Kill” has been used to describe exactly this policy, but we feel that it is misleading and inappropriate to use such terminology unless an organization never humanely euthanizes any animal. A true “No-Kill” organization would probably be unrealistic and potentially inhumane since we often have animals with medical issues that truly need to be relieved of their suffering. More details.