BARCS Hours
Adoption/Public Hours:
Monday-Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Looking For Your Lost Pet, Choosing a Foster Animal, or Reclaiming Your Pet:
Monday-Friday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Help With an Animal You Found in Baltimore City, Pet Support Services, or Inquiring About Surrendering Your Pet:
Please email us at resource@barcs.org for support or to schedule an appointment. Scheduling an appointment helps us save lives by spreading out when animals enter our shelter so we can better manage our space constraints.
Dog’s Day Out:
Click here for our weekly schedule!
Donation Drop-Off:
7 days a week; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Special Holiday Hours:
New Year's Eve: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
New Year’s Day: Closed
Martin Luther King Day: Closed
Easter: Closed
Memorial Day: Closed
Independence Day: Closed
Labor Day: Closed
Thanksgiving Day: Closed
Christmas Eve: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Christmas Day: Closed
Our Address and Directions
BARCS is located at 2490 Giles Road, Baltimore, MD 21225
If you are coming from downtown, central or northern Baltimore City: Take Hanover street south and go over the Hanover Street Bridge. Turn right at the light onto Waterview; Turn left at the light onto Cherry Hill Road, then turn left at the light onto Giles Road. BARCS will be on your left.
If you are coming from areas south of the city: Take 295 north towards Baltimore. Take the exit for Waterview. Turn right at the light for Cherry Hill Road, then turn left at the light onto Giles Road. BARCS will be on your left.
If you are coming from north of the city: Take 95 south to the Fort McHenry exit, by way of Key Highway. Under the bridge, make a right onto McComas Street, then a left onto Hanover street south and go over the Hanover Street Bridge. Turn right at the light onto Waterview; Turn left at the light onto Cherry Hill Road, then turn left at the light onto Giles Road. BARCS will be on your left.