Lewis Clark Animal Shelter - Lewiston, Idaho

Thomas JG

Loved this place the staff was nice and informative we got our little ones from here , we feel so blessed to have these little angels in our lives. the process was easy to adopt, they came with their first round of shots they were spayed and neutered, they came micro chipped. it's 100 per animal to adopt very reasonable on their price thank you to all the staff and vet for taking care of my babies till I could come give them their forever home I for one feel very lucky to have my babies in my life ?

Mekenzie Ely

This is a review for Lewis Clark Animal Shelter:

The shelter was awful to work with trying to adopt an animal. I have been missing my cat for a month now. I saw a cat on the shelter website that looked like my cat and wanted to go look at it. Drove out there and they were closed even though their hours said they would be open. Looked on their website and Facebook and didn’t see anything about them closing early. I went out the next day. They took me back to the back room to see the cat and the person working back there said she doesn’t remember that cat and doesn’t think she has a cat like that (there were only 4 cats back there including this one). I ended up seeing the cat myself on the bottom row on top of its cat house box backed in a corner scared. It was not my cat, much younger (less than a year old) and a female and a stray. I asked if I could adopt this cat anyways and give it a home because I felt bad for it and it looked so scared. They told me that it had to be there for 10 days then get all its vaccines and get fixed and it would be a while before it would ever be ready to adopt and that my best chances were to sign up to be a volunteer to have it until adoption is available. I asked them why I couldn’t take the cat to my own vet and pay myself for all the vet bills and for the cat to get fixed and they said they have their own vet they go through so they do it that way then people don’t have to pay. I told them again I was willing to pay for this animal and all the expenses, they refused even though they said multiple times they are short on vets and animals get on a waiting list to get seen. I left and went and signed up to be a volunteer for this kitty on their website like they told me to do. The shelter called me last week and I let them know I was still wanting to adopt the cat I previously came in and looked at. They told me that the cat was now available and I could come get her on Wednesday (tomorrow) and adopt it because it was getting fixed and would be ready by then. Again different information then when I went to shelter and they acted like it would be a long time before the cat would be available. I let them know I would be there Wednesday to get the cat. They called me today and told me they ended up putting the cat to sleep for best interest of the cat. They said it had a hernia and discolored gums from not eating or drinking and they were not going to fix it so they decided it was best to put cat to sleep. I told them I wanted to take it to my own vet and I would have paid for it to get the proper care it needed and that I told them all this multiple days ago and they refused. They said they always do what’s best and that was the best option. They gave up on the cat saying it wasn’t worth it to fix. They didn’t try calling until after they made their decision to let her die.

It’s so sad I tried to go out of my way to help this kitty, love this kitty, rescue this kitty and this is how the poor baby lived its last days by letting it die knowing someone wanted to save her. She sat at the shelter for 15 days before she was taken to a vet. I tried to get her and take her to vet 4 days after her being at the shelter and me seeing her on their website. The people at the shelter were not very friendly and they don’t do their best to help find homes for their animals like they say. They have so many dogs and cats but make it so hard for people to adopt them that truly want them. I tried multiple times to talk with a manager and they always had an excuse why I wasn’t able to. Animals have better chance at finding homes on facebook groups than at this shelter.

Raymond Abrego (Jr.)

Very friendly group of folks there. I love to visit the animals here

Tracy Barraza

We went to go adopt an adult dog. We were welcomed with open arms everyone was professional skilled friendly knowledgeable. The place is clean well maintained and well cared for. Definitely recommend if you're going to adopt adopt here. No animals are harmed. Please donate they are trying to get another building.

Amanda Branson

This place is a no-kill shelter and takes only the best care of every animal in their care.

Kim Moser

The staff was terrific in helping find solutions for some feral kittens and cats. Not only did they recommend a product to help the kittens with digestive issues they helped direct me in spaying and neutering the feral colony. The care the feral cats received from the shelter was professional and caring.

Robynhawk Wilson

It was only to inform them they need to be honest about the ages and physical condition of their animals. Being 12 years old rather than 4. As well as the physical condition of the animal. Based on information the day of adoption it should not cost 600$ less than 24 hours later for a procedure that was said to be unnecessary for 6 to 12 months. It was 2000k and one year before he was sent to the Bridge for kidney failure.

Justin C

Great staff, friendly. They have a lot of animals outside in pens you can walk around. Some potential adopters who don't understand animal behavior staring intently at some of the more aggressive/scared animals. ? Went here for low cost last minute vaccines for dog boarding for a last minute trip. Moderate wait (15 minutes). They were busy, but the vet took the time to explain some findings on my aging pup and recommend some changes which was helpful.