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Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter

Animal shelter in Baltimore, Maryland

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Address

2490 Giles Road, Baltimore, MD 21225

Hours of Operation

    Monday-Friday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Saturday-Sunday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Adoptable Pets at Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter

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Flower

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 2 yrs

Baltimore, MD

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Queen of Spades

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 10 yrs

Baltimore, MD

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Lizzy

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 3 yrs

Baltimore, MD

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Meatloaf

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr 6 mos

Baltimore, MD

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Moonlight

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 2 yrs

Baltimore, MD

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Janet (Athena)

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 8 mos

Baltimore, MD

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Blue Bru

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr

Baltimore, MD

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Crunchy Leaf

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 8 yrs

Baltimore, MD

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Blueprint

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr

Baltimore, MD

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Shelter FAQs

BARCS is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization operating Maryland’s largest animal shelter and pet adoption center. We are an open admission shelter, granting refuge to every abandoned, neglected, abused, lost or surrendered animal that comes through our door. A staggering 30 or more animals are surrendered to BARCS every day. No matter what the circumstance, we do not turn away any animal in need of shelter, food, medical care and a loving touch. Yearly, this equates to more than 12,000 dogs, cats, kittens, puppies, and even wildlife and exotic animals that need care and placement.
Baltimore City
  1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  2. Meet the Pet
  3. Submit Application
  4. Sign Adoption Contract
  5. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

BARCS takes in new animals in need of a loving home every day. The pictures above only represent a portion of the animals that are available for adoption at any given time. Some animals get adopted immediately and their photos never make it onto our website—which is wonderful! If you don’t see what you are looking for, please visit our shelter to meet your perfect match today! Adoption fees are $75; however, we offer several adoption packages listed here. Our adoption hours are Monday-Friday from 2-6 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Adoption application

https://barcs.org/adopt-dogs/

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Shortbread

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 3 yrs 11 mos

Baltimore, MD

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Wumba (TubThumper Litter)

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 1 mo

Baltimore, MD

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Lily

Domestic Longhair

Female, Senior

Baltimore, MD

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Not good with kids
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Animal Charities in Baltimore, MD

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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