FORT HALL — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have made a generous donation of $100,000 to the Blackfoot Animal Shelter and Rescue.

According to a news release from the Tribes, this donation will go towards the building of their new facility. Amanda Cevering, executive director of the shelter, received the donation from Fort Hall Business Council Chairman Lee Juan Tendoy on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

The Tribes do not have a shelter of their own, so this donation acknowledges the working relationship between them and the Blackfoot Animal to provide homes for the animals coming from the Fort Hall Reservation.

The donation from the Tribes will be used to purchase new kennels and flooring for the new facility. The City of Blackfoot donated land and more funding back in November.

The Blackfoot Animal Shelter expressed their gratitude for the Tribes in a post to their Facebook page. They said in the post that they are grateful for the support and that they are happy to continue to provide housing for animals from Fort Hall.

“It is an honor to be part of our amazing community,” the post said. “We extend huge gratitude to the City of Blackfoot, Fort Hall and all our supporters.”

The Blackfoot Animal Shelter and Rescue is still $30,000 short of its funding goal. Donations can be made at the shelter’s website at blackfootanimalshelter.com/.

“If you would like to donate, we would be grateful,” the shelter said in their Facebook post.