The kindness we do for an animal may not change the world,
but it will change the world for that one animal.


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Welcome! The Brookhaven Animal Rescue League is a non-profit, NO-KILL, volunteer-based animal welfare group, located in Brookhaven, Mississippi. BARL is a dedicated, growing organization committed to reducing euthanization of companion animals. We arrange shelter and basic veterinary services for abandoned and orphaned animals until they can be placed with families.

No healthy animals are killed just because they are unwanted.

"If you are not participating in the solution, you are contributing to the problem. Spay or neuter your pets."

We salute our volunteers!

Lost & Found

BARL maintains a lost & found page to help owners find missing pets and to help reunite found pets with their owners. Please click here for more information and to see current listings.

 
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Site Updates
Click on any of the links below to view updated page content.

BARL Newsletter Online

BARL's Wish List
Another way you can help!
Click here!


   

ALERT!!!

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called ' Theobromine' . It is lethal to dogs and cats . Please click here to visit the Snopes Web site for detailed information about the cocoa mulch and the serious danger chocolate poses for pets.


Recycle!!!

Cartridges for Kids is a fundraising program that allows BARL to exchange all kinds of items for cash! Items that we can recycle include both laser and inkjet printer cartridges, video games, iPods, cameras, laptop computers, DVDs and cell phones. Help us and the environment as well! Drop off your items for recycling at Rusty's Family Restaurant, 204 Hwy. 51 N. or the BARL Adoption Center, 501 Northpark Dr. during scheduled office hours:

Monday-Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

If you can't bring your cartridges in, call (601) 757-4367 to arrange a pickup. Questions? Contact us.

Brookhaven Recycling Service, just down the road from the BARL Adoption Center at 913 Sawmill Lane, will buy aluminum cans. They also recycle larger metal items like junk cars, applicances, copper, transmissions, and motors. Recycling helps BARL and the planet!

Find your new pet right here! League animals are featured on Petfinder.com, our online adoption partner.
Click on the link to check out our
dogs and cats waiting for adoption.



The first annual Copiah County Dog Show turned out to be a truly fun event. We all had a good time at beautiful Chautauqua Park, and the dog show was GREAT FUN! If you missed it, we had 8 silly categories, some hilarious entries and wonderful prizes. We had some terrific vendors, all of whom want to be invited back again next year (it will be in April).

Patrick Porter did a wonderful job, as always, doing the live radio feed, but he also served as a judge, helped us move things, and more. We adopted out one dog, garnered a few new family memberships, and sold merchandise.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped. It took a lot of folks a lot of work to pull it off this year. but by next year, we'll have a Copiah County BARL Event Committee to make it bigger and better, and we'll do it when it's cooler.

If you missed the event, you missed a great opportunity for an inexpensive family event, filled with animal people with great spirit, and an entertaining show in a gorgeous setting. Hope to see you there next year.

Click here to visit our scrapbook page with lots of photos!


BARL's Next Adoption Event - Crystal Springs Tomato Festival

BARL volunteers will be on hand at the Tomato Festival in Crystal Springs on June 27. We'll be adopting animals, and will have a table featuring BARL merchandise and memberships.


Current BARL Residents Needing Adoption
Dog of the Month
"Sandy"

Sandy is a Lab Mix. She is a golden red color with green eyes. She is up to date with routine shots and has been spayed.

Cat of the Month
"Sasha"

Sasha is a black Calico. She is around 11 weeks old. She is up to date with routine shots, is house trained and has been spayed.


HOW YOU CAN HELP MAKE A DOG’S “DREAM” COME TRUE

BARL has the good fortune to be a part of Kuranda’s “Donate A Bed” program. Don’t know what a Kuranda bed is? It is the exclusive bed of choice for functionality and comfort by thousands of animal shelters and boarding kennels throughout North America because they are so durable in the kennel environment. Kuranda dog beds are backed with an all inclusive 1 year replacement warranty. All parts and fabrics are easily and inexpensively replaced without having to replace the entire bed.
Kuranda’s “Donate A Bed” program enables individuals to donate beds to BARL at discounted prices. Your donation is 30% to 35% off of Kuranda’s retail prices.
Just click on: kuranda.com, then click on Donate a Bed. Choose BARL from the list of shelters, then add the 40 X 25 bed to your cart. Upon checkout, you may choose to make this donation on behalf of someone else. Simply enter their name and address on the shipping page during checkout and Kuranda will mail them a Gift Acknowledgment card on your behalf, free of charge. The bed you donate will be shipped directly to BARL. Now, don’t you want to help a BARL dog have sweet dreams?

 
A Cat's Prayer
 
I ask for the privilege of not being born
...not to be born until you can assure me
a home and a master to protect me, and the
right to live as long as I am physically able
to enjoy life.
...not to be born until my body is
precious and men have ceased to exploit it
because it is cheap and plentiful.

Author Unknown

 
   

 

Emergency Preparedness

Click here to visit our page of information to help you and your pet prepare for emergencies.


Pet owners and animal lovers alike will find a wealth of informative and entertaining information on the PetVideo.com Web site! From instructional videos to home movies of pets in action, you can spend hours on this site. It also includes a huge number of shopping links for toys, equipment and health care products. Check it out by clicking here!

 


Helping Other Animals in Need


Pet Guardian Angels of America, a national pet rescue and adoption assistance service also offering general and health related articles and resources for all types of pets.

Please contact your local animal control officer if you suspect that horses or other livestock are being abused or neglected. If your county doesn't have an animal control officer just call your local sheriff or police department. If the dispatcher tells you there is nothing they can do, which some have done in the past, ask to speak to the shift sergeant or deputy in charge. If the owner needs to get rid of the horse but is unable to for any reason, they can contact one of the following rescue agencies and surrender the animal. A person will not be charged with animal cruelty if the animal is willingly surrendered. Listed below are links to Web sites that may be able to help:

Mississippi Animal Rescue League - 601-969-1631
MississippiHorses.org
Project Hope of Mississippi - 662-237-0233
Have a Heart Horse Rescue -662-871-5882
Muleshoe Ranch - 601-201-8522
Last Chance Horse Rescue Training & Rehab - 662-274-1143



Spay or neuter your pet. Why?
Go here.
For more information visit the Mississippi Spay & Neuter Web site.

Protect your pet. ShelterCare Pet Insurance Programs
 Insurance for your family pet.


Your purchases can benefit BARL! Click on the logo above to learn more.

24PetWatch is dedicated to the health, welfare and safe return of your pet, 24 hours a day! Click on the logo above and register today for FREE in North America's fastest growing Pet Recovery Network!
Within the heart of every stray lies the singular desire to be loved.

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The Brookhaven Animal Rescue League is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The League was incorporated July 29, 1981 as a no-profit organization for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
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