BILLINGS — According to a Saturday Facebook post by the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter (YVAS) , the facility is unable to house lost or homeless pets at this time.

The post comes less than two weeks after a routine drug incineration mishap, which resulted in 14 sick employees at the shelter . Since Sep. 11, YVAS employees have been utilizing an education office on Grand Avenue, as the animal shelter is uninhabitable.

According to YVAS' Facebook post, the city of Billings does not have a current shelter for lost or homeless pets. On Saturday, MTN called a YVAS employee who confirmed that all animals who were previously at the shelter are now in foster care.

According to the post, Animal Control will only be responding to calls of animals that appear to be vicious.

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