Companions Animal Center, formerly Kootenai Humane Society 10275 North Atlas Road, Hayden, ID 83835

"We've been kitty owners since 2011 when we got our first pet. She was a stray, and from there, we've taken care of the neighborhood stray cats and have kept many as our pets. With the very recent loss of our two first cats back to back, one from sickness and old age, and the other from surgery complications, there was such a heavy emptiness. We've been long time supporters of CAC (when it was still KHS too!) and I am very proud to say today was the first time we adopted a shelter cat! We went in Tuesday to donate some food and see the kennel we adopted. There was a lanky fluffy black kitty who was gripping onto me through his kennel, and I knew in my heart he had to be ours. We went home, and after a bit of deliberation, decided to bring the sweet boy into the family. I made the appointment and we officially adopted him today, February 24th, 2024 and he's adjusting wonderfully already and is such a lovebug! The experience was fantastic and it filled my heart with so much joy seeing how passionate the staff are about animals. It was a very quick and easy process too, and since he's an elderly gentleman, didn't cost much. Welcome home Billi, we love you so much already."

"If you’re looking for a cheap place to get your animals spayed/neutered then this is the place. Besides that this place was absolutely horrible! Terrible costumer service, they’ll try to belittle you if you’re young, and they’ll add additional charges for random things even if you already paid additional fees. The ladies at the front desk are so mean and disrespectful. They target young adults and try to scam them for more money. Belittle you by saying “do you need to call your mommy” and “are you sure you can afford that”. I definitely don’t recommend this place to anyone and I would not trust them with your pets."

"I’ve been looking at these reviews and several months ago I found some information about a great number of dogs being rescued that were at the Companions Animal Center, formerly Kootenai Animal Shelter and being the dog lover that I am wanted to make a sizable donation to help with the care of these dogs. I called to get some information and found the person I spoke to was rude and had little information, this was so disappointing and I did not make the donation. Eight years ago I adopted my Pippa dog when she was 4 years old when it was Kootenai, she will be 13 years old next year."

"The team at kootenai humane society were excellent: answering questions, courteous and helpful while maintaining a safe environment for those meeting rescues and others dropping off pups for some of their free programs. The huskies we came to evaluate for NW Snowdogs Rescue were much improved in health and happiness. They were gaining weight and playful under kootenai humane societies supervision and care. Check out their new building coming soon in Hayden!"