BILLINGS — Following the Sept. 10 closure of the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter following an incinerator malfunction, the city is struggling to find homes for stray animals.

With the shelter unavailable, veterinary hospitals in the Billings area are concerned about stray animals being dropped off in their spaces.

Watch local veterinarians talk about limited space in their clinics: City of Billings struggling to find a solution to house stray animals

“Our capacity is really not geared towards that kind of living and life situation. So, we have limited capacity to do that,” Dr. Amber Herron, owner of Caring Hands Veterinary Hospital at 985 S. 24th St. W., said Monday.

Herron’s veterinary hospital has minimal space to house animals.

“We only have like 12 dog spaces and a couple of

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