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BARCS in Brief, 2005-2012
by Jennifer
Brause, Executive Director
Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care
Shelter, BARCS, gained its non-profit 501(c)(3) status in 2005
as the organization separated from Baltimore Citys Bureau of
Animal Control. Our mission is to accept and care for all
animals in need and promotes responsible pet ownership for a
more humane community in Baltimore City. BARCS oversees shelter
operations and programs, including: housing and care for shelter
animals; lost and found; pet licenses; adoptions; volunteer;
foster; rescue; and low-cost vaccination and microchip clinics,
while Animal Control continues to enforce the Health Code
regarding strays, rabies and bite quarantines, and to
investigate animal cruelty and neglect cases. The partnership
allows BARCS to function more flexibly as a nonprofit while
maintaining the backing of the city government for basic
operations. With the increased revenues BARCS has been able to
offer more services, with focus on animal care and adoption,
extending to spaying and neutering for animals in its adoption
program, public education and outreach, tracking of lost and
found pets, sponsoring low-cost vaccination and microchip
clinics, and providing low cost dog training classes.
We are very proud of our
accomplishments! BARCS takes in over 12,000 dogs and cats and
other species, and successfully places or helps to foster
approximately half. The adoption programs and new relationships
with foster and rescue groups helped to reduce the euthanasia
rate from 98% in 2004 to 28% in 2011. We receive an average of
33 new animals every day and are caring directly for about 300
animals each day. Our yearly budget has increased from $450,000
in 2006 to over $1,900,000 through public generosity, services
and public grants. We have a long way to go, but we are getting
there!
BARCS is appreciative of the support
of the veterinary community and wants to nurture and support
relationships with Maryland veterinarians. Please contact us for
more information or a tour of our facility by writing to
info@baltimoreanimalshelter.org or visit our website at
www.baltimoreanimalshelter.org. |
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