It's incredibly disheartening when a nonprofit treats those trying to help with such disrespect. Our experience with Big Sky Ranch was deeply disappointing--from demanding money and fundraising support to refusing to return an animal because the donation amount wasn't deemed sufficient. At no point were we provided with documentation of care, or transparency about how the funds were used. If you're considering helping a pet in need, we strongly encourage you to explore other, more communicative and compassionate organizations. read more

As a cat lover and volunteer my opinion is quite possibly biased, but I think Big Sky Ranch/CATNIP foundation is simply awesome. They're one of the biggest rescues on the north shore, offering large, low-cost spay/neuter events and TNR for outdoor cars. They of course do adoption and fostering, as well as having programs to place senior cats and barn cats. They're also involved in disaster response/pet rescue, and have helped shuttle cats to other states' shelters where they'll have a better chance of getting adopted. If all that's not enough, there's the ranch aspect. There are a number of cats freely roaming the grounds, some of which are quite friendly and will come "investigate" visitors. They also have dogs, chickens, goats, horses, and more, all for adoption. And you can pet most of them too. They even have a little farming action going on. They're kid-friendly and offer camps, retreats, and a rustic event venue. They're not really on the way to anything, but that stands to reason because they need a decent chunk of property and run off donations. So if you have the time, make a point to visit. And if you have the ability, donate, foster, and/or adopt. They're a good organization with a pretty large impact in the local animal community, so they deserve your support. read more

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Staff was extremely rude, very stuck up and snobby, claim to have Maine coon cats and charging tripling the price of the adoption for cats that are not Maine coons, they only say because there is extra hair on their ears, the girl i was talking to all week about these "Maine coon kittens" said everything on my application looked great and all that had to be done was the vet sign off and it could come get the kittens over the weekend, i go to Walmart buy everything i was going to need for a Maine coon special diet, litters towers, and even talked to the girl in Walmart on the phone telling her what i was doing, so Saturday we hit the road 4 hours and 40 mins later we arrived, only to be told the office girl did not tell me that, that the kittens were in quarantine with ring worms and too little to leave the mother...of course i am upset, and when o get that upset i tear up, the vet calls the girl that i had been talking to all week flat out and lies, said she never said that even tho i had witnesses...so i just told them to forget it, glad i didn't bring in all the donations in the shelter....I'll find another shelter to donate too read more

Such an incredible place! An perfect sanctuary vibe. Very friendly and helpful staff.