Mission
BARCS TAKES IN OVER 11,000 DOGS AND CATS AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 EXOTIC, WILDLIFE AND OTHER SMALL MAMMALS EACH YEAR. THE ANIMALS THAT BARCS CARES FOR WERE LOST, ABANDONED, ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS. SINCE BARCS TOOK OVER THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY SHELTER AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2006, THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS LIVES SAVED INCREASED DRAMATICALLY TOTALING OVER 154,000 LIVES SAVED THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2025. THE SHELTER'S SERVICES INCLUDE: PROVIDING HOUSING AND CARE TO HOMELESS ANIMALS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, TRACKING LOST AND FOUND PETS,OFFERING LOW-COST VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIP CLINICS, AND PROVIDING LOW COST BASIC DOG TRAINING CLASSES. BARCS ALSO PROVIDES FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT A COMPANION ANIMAL THAT IS SPAYED AND NEUTERED, VACCINATED, AND LOOKING FOR APERMANENT NEW LOVING HOME.