PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week
BARCS TO PARTICIPATE IN PETSMART CHARITIES' NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK From March 6-12, the BARCS Offsite Adoptions team will be at PetSmart Glen Burnie with adoptable animals searching for a loving home PetSmart Charities' annual National Adoption Week is back, and the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) is proud to be participating in this exciting, weeklong event. From March 6-12, the BARCS…
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Kyle & Chino Head Back Home
For the last two months, BARCS had the privilege of boarding two bonded puppies, Chino and Kyle. These two buddies entered our Home Away from Home emergency boarding program when their family was displaced; the family was able to find housing in a hotel, but the hotel would not accept the dogs. Thankfully, the family was referred to BARCS and our program by their social worker. Chino and Kyle were, and we say this affectionately, bi…
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Ivy the Unicorn Dog
Believe it or not, sweet Ivy is part unicorn. It’s an undeniable fact that everyone that meets her falls in love with her. Though she is super sweet, her past was not as kind to her. Ivy was found by a caring Baltimore resident who noted that she was very friendly… but also fearful of deep male voices. Her mammary glands hung low, which suggested that she had recently had and weaned puppies. She was sweet but scared in …
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Program Spotlight: Outdoor Community Cats
Because kitties Margot and Leon are sight impaired, their other senses are heightened. So when their mom, Jill Chapman, started coming home smelling like other cats, they knew something was up. They were right, because in August, Jill started working with the Community Cats Program (CCP) at BARCS, and in November, she became the program’s manager. In some ways, because of the pandemic, and then the outbreak of panleukopenia in…
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Introducing the Ronnie Stanley Foundation
We are incredibly excited to share the launch of a very special program in partnership with Baltimore Ravens player Ronnie Stanley. Earlier this year, Ronnie approached the team at BARCS with a great new program concept: humans helping animals, and animals helping humans. He wanted to launch a foundation that would connect families in need with dogs that would support, uplift and love their people. Ronnie has always been a champion fo…
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Meet Kaitlyn Thomas: Community Pet Program Coordinator
When Kaitlyn Thomas started her new job at BARCS as Community Pet Program Coordinator on April 23, “I felt like I had come home,” she says, “The BARCS community and this new position are a perfect fit for me.” “I am passionate about social justice,” Kaitlyn explains. Her job at BARCS allows her to combine this love of working to make communities better with her love of cats and dogs. …
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Thank You, Maddie's Fund!
Several months ago, BARCS was awarded a generous $50,000 grant from Maddie's Fund, a national family foundation established by Dave and Cheryl Duffield to revolutionize the status and well-being of companion animals, to help support our mission to keep families together. Specifically, pet owners in Baltimore City can access pet support services to ensure that pets stay where they belong: in their home. Over the course of si…
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Keeping Pets With Families
Recently, we had the privilege of boarding a young cat named Luis. Luis’ family, a mother and her two children, was evicted from their home. The mother does not speak English, so she was having trouble finding an organization that could help her. A BARCS foster and volunteer who works with House of Ruth learned about the situation and contacted BARCS to help—and BARCS didn’t hesitate to say yes. Luis was a playful, cuddly an…
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Introducing Petco Love Lost
We're reaching out to our adopters, rescue partners, volunteers, foster families, supporters, and lost and found leaders in our community to talk about Petco Love Lost, formerly known as Finding Rover. This free, centralized lost and found tool is a single database that uses patented facial recognition technology to make finding lost pets quicker and easier. It is used by the majority of shelters in our community, including BARCS, …
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"Family" Is Our Favorite Word
"Family" is our favorite word here at BARCS. Recently, we received this letter from a gentleman we helped to reunite with his beloved cat. Here is his story in his own words... ****** Hello, BARCS! I am a healthcare provider at Johns Hopkins Hospital. I had retired, but volunteered to come back due to the COVID-19 crisis. I’m working rigorous hours: 12 hours a day, seven days a week to combat the virus in addition to the…
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