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Each year, BARCS receives hundreds of animals that are seriously sick or injured and in need of immediate medical attention. Unfortunately, BARCS alone does not have the funding for expensive, specialized treatment of these homeless pets. Without donations to support their lifesaving care, sadly many of these animals cannot be saved – dogs and cats that would otherwise be wonderful pets.
The Franky Fund was created to provide the medical care necessary to treat these unfortunate sick and injured homeless animals. With your help, we can give innocent pets a second chance at life.
The Franky Fund is a vital resource at BARCS, but we depend on donations from the public to continue to help these needy animals. If you would like to donate to the Fund – to help the next Franky Fund candidate – please make a donation online.
Read Franky's story and other stories of animals that this fund has helped, or check out the press release!
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Phoenix, our burn-victim pitbull.
Most of all, we depend on the veterinarian community in Baltimore, which volunteers its time and provides low cost surgeries to make it possible for these homeless animals to have a new start at life. BARCS would like to give a special Thank You to the veterinarians who go above and beyond the call of duty to help BARCS save these amazing animals:
Everhart Veterinary Hospital
4005 Ritchie Hwy.
Baltimore, MD 21225
410-355-3131
Doc · Side
1705 Bank Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
410-522-0055
Swan Harbor Animal Hospital
200 West McComas Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
443-869-4104
Academy Animal Hospital
5915 Belair Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21206
410-483-5162
We have set up a special PayPal account for these donations. You can donate online by clicking the button below!
Checks and money orders should be made out to "Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, Inc." and mailed to:
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, Inc.
Franky Fund
301 Stockholm Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
All donations are tax-deductible.
On behalf of all the sick, hurt and homeless animals, BARCS would like to thank you for your generosity!
Aura, a female adult cat, came in to BARCS through animal control. It was noticed upon intake that her back end seemed painful and she had a "crunching" sound coming from her rear leg.
Baxter, a retriever mix, came to the shelter severely injured. Due to the extent of his injures, we assumed that he had been hit by a car...
Betty came to BARCS very pregnant. She went into labor, but unfortunately was not able to deliver any live kittens. Betty was sent to Light Street Animal Hospital to be sure that there were no remaining fetuses inside her.
Blanco was surrendered to BARCS, because his owner no longer wanted him. He is a very sweet loveable boy and he did very well living at the shelter for many weeks waiting to be adopted...
I'm Bootsy and I had a laceration on the corner of my mouth that just wouldn't stop bleeding. Everhart Animal Hospital stitched me up and I'm as good as new. I was adopted by a very loving family. Thanks to everyone who donated to the Franky Fund for my care and others like me!
Braddish is a female American Bulldog mix that was hit by a car and brought into our shelter. She was not using her hind leg...
Brownie Mix was picked up as a stray by Baltimore City Animal Control and transferred to BARCS on 9/16/2008. Brownie had a severe injury to his left rear paw. His skin was completely gone and the muscle was exposed...
Buddy was surrendered by his owner in June 2008. He is an 8-month-old Jack Russell Terrier Mix that was attacked by a pit bull causing an injury to his front right leg...
Caleb is an American Eskimo that was found tied up in a garbage bag and put out with the garbage! Someone saw this occur and Animal Control was called to the scene...
Ciara's life was saved thanks to help from Dr. Irvin Herling and Doc Side Veterinary Medical Center. She's now awaiting her forever home!
Claudia came to BARCS with an injured right front leg. X-rays showed that she had a fracture in her ulnar bone right next the elbow (one of the long bones in the forearm).
5 month old Clinton came to BARCS in June 2008 as a stray. He was dropped off by a Good Samaritan. Clinton had a severe injury and was not using his rear leg.
Creamsicle was a stray cat brought to BARCS by Animal Control. She had some complications from a previous spay surgery, and was taken to Everhart animal hospital...
Emily is a 5-month-old terrier mix that was brought to BARCS by her owner in June 2008. Emily had a puncture wound on her neck and her owner could not afford vet care for her.
Emu is an adult male cat that came in to BARCS on 7/2/2008. Animal Control brought him in with what appeared to be a rear leg injury. Emu was sent to Everhart Animal Hospital for evaluation where it was determined that he had a fractured pelvis...
Franky received critical medical care and rehabilitation after being thrown from a second story window. Thanks to the Franky Fund, this sweet puppy is now recovered and living happily with his new family.
BARCS is sad to report that there has been another case of animal cruelty that was brought to our shelter this week. An 8-month old cat was deliberately set fire and burned in the Garrison Ave. neighborhood in Baltimore.
Please visit Gabrielle's page for information and updates.
Gunther Jr. is an approximately 8 month old male cat that came to BARCS as a stray cat that was hit by a car. He was super sweet with us here even though he was apparently in pain.
An unsuspecting person found this little girl in their back yard one day when they came home from work. They brought Jaquelyn Renee to BARCS in hopes to find her owner. She had a microchip; however, the numbers that were associated with the chip were disconnected. Sadly, no one came to look for her either...
King's injuries are to the ligaments in both front paws. BARCS volunteers have been helping to raise money for his expensive surgery, approximately $1,800 per paw.
Larry was approximately 9 months old when someone who had found him dropped him off at the shelter. Sadly, the shelter never heard from Larry's owner. Unfortunately, he had developed an ulcer on his eye, which required treatment.
Leno is a male Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua mix. He was brought to BARCS by animal control on 6/28/2008 with an injured hind leg...
Little Tripod was picked up as a stray kitten by animal control and brought to BARCS in June 2008. It appeared his left rear leg was missing and it seemed to be an old injury...
Lolly came to BARCS in a lot of pain. She had a prolapsed uterus...
Mahri was approximately 5.5 months old when Animal Control brought her to BARCS as a stray dog. She was not applying weight to her hind leg, and her hip was swollen.
Manny is a 1 year old retriever mix that came to BARCS injured, possibly hit by a car. Thanks to the Franky Fund we were able to send him to Everhart Animal Hospital for evaluation of his injuries.
Mr. Williams came to BARCS with a large gash on his rear leg. Thanks to our Franky Fund, we were able to send him to Everhart Animal Hospital to repair the wound and to be neutered.
Animal Control found Nina, a 4 month old female pit bull puppy, with a severely torn lip. They brought her to BARCS where it was decided that surgery was necessary...
Pickles came to BARCS as a stray dog in May 2008. She had been hit by a car and had an injured leg. She was sent to Everhart Animal Hospital for full evaluation. It was determined that Pickles had a fractured leg and required a pin to be inserted.
My name is Pumpkin and I'm a beautiful, orange cat who arrived just in time for Halloween. Unfortunately I had a BB embedded in my right front leg. Everhart Animal Hospital did surgery and removed the BB. My leg feels so much better now. Please adopt me, I'd like to go home.
Rooty is a 2-month-old kitten that came to BARCS on 6/28/2008. She was outside, laying under a bush, one day when Animal Control found her. It appeared she was hit by a car and she would not put weight on her hind leg...
A citizen witnessed this boxer, who we named Sally, get hit by a car. Luckily she stopped to help her and she brought her to BARCS.
Shade, who is approximately 1 year old, was thrown from a window of the house she had called home. Sadly, the fall broke her leg and it required a major surgery to repair it. Fortunately for Shade, someone brought her into the shelter hoping that she would have a second chance.
This pup's owner heard him yelping in the backyard and discovered that he had been burned. Unfortunately, the owner did not have the funds to treat the dog. We need your help so Singe can recover and find a new home.
Snow came to BARCS bleeding from her hind end. It was determined she had a prolapsed uterus...
Spice is an adult female German shepherd mix that came to BARCS in June 2008. She appeared to have been hit by a car. Though she must have been in pain she was still a very sweet girl...
Sweat Pea came to BARCS with a bladder problem. She seemed very sweet even though it was obvious she was in severe pain and distress. During her general vet exam, it appeared that Sweat Pea had a large mass in her abdomen...
Sweety was brought into BARCS by a good Samaritan who witnessed her being hit by a car. She was holding up her hind leg but otherwise did not seem to have any other injuries.
Sweety was sent to Everhart Animal Hospital for x-rays where it was determined that her hip was out of socket...
Wanda and her four kittens were brought to BARCS by animal control after being found on the streets. Wanda came in with a severe injury to her left eye and the kittens had an upper respiratory infection...
Winky is a 6 week old kitten that came to BARCS in June 2008 with a severe injury to her eye. She was sent to Everhart Animal Hospital where it was determined that her eye could not be saved...
Zella is a young adult female Rottweiler who was picked up by animal control and brought to BARCS after having been hit by a car. She had a leg injury and was transported to Everhart Animal Hospital where it was determined that she had a fractured leg...
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