BARCS takes in 100 animals in 48 hours

ARRIVE. YEAH, AND A LOT OF THE ANIMALS THAT CAME IN, A LOT OF THEM ARE DOGS, JUST LIKE SIX YEAR OLD YO YO HERE. HE’S NOW UP FOR ADOPTION HERE AT BARKS, ALONG WITH DOZENS OF OTHERS. TAKING IN ROUGHLY 100 DOGS AND CATS IN A 48 HOUR SPAN. SOMETHING BARKS. ANIMAL SHELTER SAYS IS RARE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT IT’S THEIR CURRENT SITUATION. EVERYONE DESERVES A HOME, AND ANIMALS ARE EVERYONE A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS? WHAT MILLER’S STARRED IN AND MELODIE ROBINSON PLAN TO GIVE A STRAY DOG SOMETIME THIS WEEK. IT’S HONESTLY ON TOP OF THE WORLD WE LOVE TO. JUST LIKE I SAID, EXTEND OUR FAMILY AND CREATE MORE OF A FAMILY FOR US. BUT ALSO LIKE SAVE THE PUPS FROM IN HERE. AND WHILE THEY’RE SAVING THEIR SOON TO BE FAMILY MEMBER AND OPENING UP ANOTHER KENNEL FOR ANOTHER DOG IN NEED. YES, WE’RE GOING TO GO BACK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE BACK THERE NOW, BARKS SAYS. THEY ARE STILL WAY OVER CAPACITY. WE HAVE TO HOLD THEM FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS. IF THEY COME IN AS A STRAY. AND SO WHEN WE’RE OUT OF SPACE, WE’RE OUT OF SPACE. BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING ANIMALS IN WHICH MEANS THAT EUTHANASIA IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY AND WE NEVER WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS NOEL PATTERSON SAYS IT WAS MAINLY DOGS THAT WERE BROUGHT IN FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. SOME WERE STRAYS, OTHERS OWNERS SURRENDERED OR ANIMAL CONTROL CASES. YESTERDAY WE ENDED THE DAY AT -12 DOG KENNELS AND WE HAVE TO JUST RELY ON OUR COMMUNITY. BARKS SAYS. THEY’RE WAIVING ALL ADOPTION FEES FROM NOW THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH FOR ALL ANIMALS, PROMPTING THIS LINE WEDNESDAY EVENING I REALLY WANT A CAT AND I FEEL LIKE IT’S BETTER TO ADOPT JUST BECAUSE THERE’S ALWAYS SO MANY, YOU KNOW, STRAY ANIMALS WHO NEED A HOME. SO THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST, KITTY CAT FIRST. AND MINGUS IS ONLY ONE. SO ARE YOU EXCITED FOR YOUR KITTY CAT? YEAH, I HOPE THEY HAVE A WARM BEDS FOR CHRISTMAS AND LIKE. OR WHATEVER THEIR FAMILY MAY CELEBRATE AND EMBARKS DOES TELL US THAT IF YOU HAPPEN TO FIND A STRAY PET, THEY DO ENCOURAGE THAT YOU KEEP THAT STRAY PET IF YOU CAN, FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING IT HERE THOUGH, OR TO A VET OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM

‘Euthanasia is a possibility, we never want to see that’: BARCS takes in 100 animals in 48 hours

BARCs is urging the community to foster or adopt pets to create shelter space following an influx of cats and dogs

More than 100 animals were brought into the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter in the last 48 hours, according to the shelter. “That’s both dogs and cats, mainly dogs,” said assistant director of communications for BARCS, Noelle Patterson. “About half of them came in through Baltimore City Animal Control, and the other half was split between owner surrenders and stray pets coming in.”Patterson said this is rare for this time of year, especially considering the cases varied. “It wasn’t like a hoarding case or a large number of animals from a single residence,” Patterson said. With temperatures dropping, BARCS reminded people you must have a space for animals to get away from the cold, along with food and water, if they’re kept outside.BARCS is waiving all adoption fees for animals, which created a line at their counter Wednesday night.”To know that I’m helping out, it really makes a big difference,” said Kira Abraham, who is adopting a cat. “Obviously, you can get an animal from anywhere, but to know that I’m making a difference and also helping other animals in the process is really great.” “We’ve been over capacity again and again. Unfortunately, this whole year, we’ve seen an increase in intakes across the board, especially for dogs,” Patterson said. “We feel like a broken record — we’re telling our community again and again that we’re out of space. (On Tuesday), we ended the day at negative-12 dog kennels.” A number of people came out Wednesday night to adopt dogs and cats, but BARCS said they still need more people adopting and fostering.”(We’re an) open-emission shelter, we never turn away an animal in need, and we have a contract with Baltimore City Animal Control, so we have to take in every animal that comes in, and sometimes they’re held for a hearing, sometimes they’re held for stray hold,” Patterson said. “We have to hold them for at least 72 hours if they come in as a stray, and so when we’re out of space, we’re out of space, but we have to keep bringing animals in, which means that euthanasia is always a possibility, and we never want to see that happen. But it is the possibility, and it is important that our community knows that.”Patterson said BARCS encourages people to temporarily house stray animals if they find one and are able to.”They can come to us, we can scan them for a microchip, we can also get them updated in (the system), and we can give them supplies that they would need,” Patterson said. “But if people can keep stray pets in their homes and try to locate the owner from there, that owner is most likely in the area where they found that pet, so they’re more likely to be reunited, and it also frees up space here.”

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More than 100 animals were brought into the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter in the last 48 hours, according to the shelter.

“That’s both dogs and cats, mainly dogs,” said assistant director of communications for BARCS, Noelle Patterson. “About half of them came in through Baltimore City Animal Control, and the other half was split between owner surrenders and stray pets coming in.”

Patterson said this is rare for this time of year, especially considering the cases varied.

“It wasn’t like a hoarding case or a large number of animals from a single residence,” Patterson said.

With temperatures dropping, BARCS reminded people you must have a space for animals to get away from the cold, along with food and water, if they’re kept outside.

BARCS is waiving all adoption fees for animals, which created a line at their counter Wednesday night.

“To know that I’m helping out, it really makes a big difference,” said Kira Abraham, who is adopting a cat. “Obviously, you can get an animal from anywhere, but to know that I’m making a difference and also helping other animals in the process is really great.”

“We’ve been over capacity again and again. Unfortunately, this whole year, we’ve seen an increase in intakes across the board, especially for dogs,” Patterson said. “We feel like a broken record — we’re telling our community again and again that we’re out of space. (On Tuesday), we ended the day at negative-12 dog kennels.”

A number of people came out Wednesday night to adopt dogs and cats, but BARCS said they still need more people adopting and fostering.

“(We’re an) open-emission shelter, we never turn away an animal in need, and we have a contract with Baltimore City Animal Control, so we have to take in every animal that comes in, and sometimes they’re held for a hearing, sometimes they’re held for stray hold,” Patterson said. “We have to hold them for at least 72 hours if they come in as a stray, and so when we’re out of space, we’re out of space, but we have to keep bringing animals in, which means that euthanasia is always a possibility, and we never want to see that happen. But it is the possibility, and it is important that our community knows that.”

Patterson said BARCS encourages people to temporarily house stray animals if they find one and are able to.

“They can come to us, we can scan them for a microchip, we can also get them updated in (the system), and we can give them supplies that they would need,” Patterson said. “But if people can keep stray pets in their homes and try to locate the owner from there, that owner is most likely in the area where they found that pet, so they’re more likely to be reunited, and it also frees up space here.”

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