BARC is a wonderful shelter that helps animals that really have no other place to go. All to often people adopt animals that they later have to give up because of life events. These animals sometimes fall into the worst of circumstances. Take for example Diamond - an Amstaff Mix... she is about 10-14 years old and was brought in by a homeless person who could no longer take care of her. She is a sweet and loving dog that did not deserve to live on the street but somehow she ended up in that predicament. She was sick and in need of medical care. BARC provided veterinary assistance and treated her ailments. BARC then provided her with a warm, loving place to live. While she has not been adopted yet her new home is so much better than her past. BARC has cared for Diamond for nearly two years now, other shelters surely would have put her down but BARC refuses to give up on her. I sponsor BARC and Diamond because I am inspired by her story. I encourage you to sponsor an animal at BARC or better yet, go adopt one if you can.
Review from Guidestar
Barc is an animal shelter with more heart than most! Animals that are sick, crippled, feral... they take them, no questions asked. If no home is found for them, cats and dogs are pretty much adopted by the shelter for the long-term. Some I know were in the shelter two years or more before finding the right home; others are still there, waiting of course for a permanent home, but being cared for and loved every day by the shelter's outstanding employees and volunteers - Rob, Deb, Alex, Janey, Dave and the rest. Woody, for one, a little Yorkie with more heart than sense (thank god for pee pads!); Rain, an elderly poodle who can't use her back legs and likes to curl up in her very own whale-shaped bed; Naughty, an appropriately named momma cat who came in with her adorable kitten, Nice. The animals here do have a guardian angel: Bernadette Peters, whose outstanding support of the shelter goes way back. But they need more to keep the shelter running, replace the old roof, and care for each cat and dog until the right home can be found.