Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, Inc.

BARCS is making progress!

Adopted! Penny - American Shorthair

In recognizing the need to have a city animal shelter that serves as a true resource for the people and animals of Baltimore, the city has reorganized its animal shelter into a 501(c)(3) non-profit and renamed it the Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS).

This means that in addition to receiving funding from Baltimore City, BARCS now has the critical ability to raise private funding from the community and significantly enhance its volunteer efforts.

There are approximately 355,000 pets in the city of Baltimore. BARCS receives an estimated 11,000 unwanted, abused, or stray animals each year, in addition to managing 32,000 animal welfare enforcement cases. While many people think of the shelter as just a place for dogs and cats, BARCS helps all types of animals.

Since being recognized as a non-profit in early 2005, BARCS has:

• Doubled Adoption Rates! (Visit our Happy Tails page to view the pets that have already been adopted from BARCS).
• Hired New Staff
• Created a Volunteer Program
• Published Quarterly Newsletters to Increase Awareness of BARCS
• Developed Working Relationships with Area Rescues and Shelters
• Improved Animal Care, Intake Procedures, and Overall Adoption Services

Looking towards the future...

Adopted! Butter - Shepherd Mix

BARCS is in the process of hiring new staff and upgrading the facilities for the best animal care. With your help, BARCS can aspire to become a model facility for the City of Baltimore. If you are interested in working for BARCS, please submit a cover letter and resume to info@baltimoreanimalshelter.org.

You can help to support BARCS by volunteering or by making a donation. We would like to thank the many people that currently support BARCS, Inc. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

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