Life Savers Animal Rescue is a foster based rescue located in Polson, Montana. Our mission is to compassionately foster lost, abandoned and surrendered dogs and place those pets into caring adoptive homes, thereby enriching lives through adoption. We are an all volunteer 501(c)3 organization and 100% of our income goes to programs to help the animals and people that love them. Programs include adoption, low cost spay and neuter assistance, pet rehoming and assistance in keeping a pet in the home. Our wonderful foster homes are the backbone of our organization and we would not be able to function without them!

Because we are a private non-profit rescue, not affiliated with city or county government, our rescue dogs come from a variety of places. Our priority placements are dogs in need right here in our community, and we take in strays (please see our stray policy below) and owner surrenders as we have room and an appropriate foster home. We also work with rescues in Texas and California that save dogs from euthanasia at high kill shelters to bring those adoptable dogs to Montana. 

If you would like to foster or talk to us about fostering, please complete an online foster application. If you are interested in purchasing a low cost spay or neuter certificate for a pet or a feral cat, please contact us directly at 406-676-4200. 

LSAR Stray Policy:

1. If the owner reclaims dog within 24 hours, there is no daily charge. Only charges would be for vet fees to treat injuries or illness.

2. We will hold and do our best to locate an owner for 96 hours (4 days). A 15.00 per day board fee will apply. At the end of 4 days, the dog will officially be taken into LSAR and an owner coming forward after that would need to apply through our normal adoption process.

3. The dog will be vaccinated after 24 hours. An owner coming forward within the 4 day hold period will be responsible for payment of a daily board fee of 15.00 and the cost of medical care including vaccinations.

4. If the dog is not fixed, it will be scheduled for spay or neuter after the 4 day hold period and then made available for adoption.