MISSOULA — Food access is critical for pets, just as it is for people.

AniMeals, a no-kill shelter, offers an animal food bank to help ensure Missoula pets get the nutrition they need.

With uncertain and delayed SNAP funding, high prices, and even cold weather, the pet food bank is seeing more demand and more donations.

Watch to learn more about how the federal government shutdown is impacting AniMeals: Demand and donations surge at AniMeals pet food bank

“It’s like the perfect storm,” AniMeals Executive Director Janet Rose said. “We're seeing rising costs, the rising cost of pet food, the rising cost of human food, and people losing funding who need it most.”

The food bank offers options for dogs and cats, feeding pets with owners in crisis, in between paychecks, or otherwise in n

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