My Nonprofit Reviews
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Review for Help For Homeless Pets Inc, Billings, MT, USA
I have gotten a few cats from Help for Homeless Pets in Billings, Montana. One is a little sassy black long-haired female named Nelly--as in "Whoa, Nelly!" She was about six months old then, and five years later, she still runs faster than any cat. She's very smart and healthy and bosses me and the other cats around all the time, even though she's tiny. A true diva!!!
IN A CITY THE SIZE OF BILLINGS, HELP FOR HOMELESS PETS IS THE ONLY SHELTER TAKING IN CATS. THE REST OF THE GROUPS ARE JUST KILLING THEM, I HEARD. AND HHP DOESN'T HAVE THE DEEP GOVERNMENT POCKETS THAT SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS DO. Furthermore, they have regularly scheduled spay and neuter days, and the other groups don't. Spay and neuter is key!!! Los Angeles now has a law requiring spay and neuter of all animals, and the killing is way down! Any newborn dogs and cats come from feral populations, where they are now valued and rescued and neutered.
There's one other group in this city that collects oodles of cash and has nothing to show for it--no kennel for people to bring the animals to, nothing. Their director looks beautiful all the time, perfect hair, nice house, perfect life. She's been collecting cash for at least ten years now!
Help for Homeless Pets volunteers and employees tend to give their lives to the place, like they're truly on a mission. The place has a lot of problems, but at least they try. The other groups just collect cash and turn the animals away. A lot of the issues with the group are due to the fact that the general population of Billings tends to drink too much, gamble too much, and treat their animals like crap. Cats are especially hated in this town. ONE BILLINGS POLICEMAN EVEN BRAGGED IN A LETTER TO THE LOCAL PAPER HOW HE RAN OVER CATS WHENEVER HE COULD. Shouldn't he have been arrested???
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Recently, on one of their spay and neuter days, I brought in a cat I call "Herbie the Love Bug" that was lost in my neighborhood. I asked the HHP director to please see if he was neutered and to give him shots. Everyone was very helpful and the process went smoothly.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
They need to relocate their kennel to a nicer part of the city so they can get more respect. They need to pattern their shelter after The Seattle Humane Society in Bellevue, WA. They need to make a lot of changes, but like I said before, the general population of Billings tends to drink too much, gamble too much, go to jail, and cycle through pets like they're old newspapers, easily discarded.
How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Quite well
How did you find this group?
I can't remember. They've been here in Billings for about 12 years, I think...
What, if any, change in your life has this group encouraged?
I love animals. I want to help as many as I can.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
