pets

Montana is practically a pet paradise. Miles and miles of wide open spaces to run, plenty of rivers and lakes to jump into, and very little traffic in comparison to bigger cities.

Come support Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter by enjoying a delicious local craft beer and/or a cocktail on Wednesday, November 4 at 406 Brewing Company and Wildrye Distilling.

Cute dog or cat videos. Profile pics of your pet bird. A ringtone of an elk bugle. All of these are perfectly normal behavior. But have you ever had a text conversation like this?

So, I adopted a cat. Wasn't my idea but it had to happen or the cat was going to the Heart of the Valley. Among other annoying habits, I noticed one day as I was walking by the bathroom that the stupid animal was delicately perched on the seat lapping up TOILET WATER.

For reasons that I'll explain at a later date, I adopted a cat two weeks ago. Cats are jerks. Furry, arrogant, emotionally indifferent, mildly vindictive jerks.

When I die and come back as something else, I'm SO coming back as a loved barn cat. Being a barn cat with a real home at your disposal might be the best life of all.

Home For Hope is a collective project with IKEA and other leading home furnishing stores to provide much-needed exposure for homeless pets. If you or anyone you know is thinking about adopting a pet, watch this.

If you've ever tried to give a cat a bath—or even just bring the cat anywhere near a bathtub—then you know how these people feel.

When I die and come back as something else, I'm SO coming back as a loved barn cat. Being a barn cat with a real home at your disposal might be the best life of all. This is Huntley Dahmer the cat. He lives in the southern Madison Valley and has the best life of any cat I've ever met.

When I die, I'm SO coming back as a barn cat. Being a barn cat with a real home at your disposal might be the best life of all. This is Huntley Dahmer the cat. He lives in the southern Madison Valley and has the best life of any cat I've ever met.

Have a great pet costume (and a willing pet)? Get your pet(s) dressed up this Halloween and bring them to either Dee-O-Gee location in Bozeman for a picture so the Facebook voting can begin!

Region 3 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host a second non-trapper pet release workshop at its headquarters in Bozeman on Thursday, October 24. Details here: