| Mission
The Brookhaven Animal Rescue
League is a non-profit, NO-KILL, volunteer-based
animal welfare group. 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.
The only cats and dogs we euthanize are those that have untreatable
medical or behavioral problems.
The
League is funded entirely by private donations. We receive
no local government funding, nor any funding from national humane organizations.
Your support of BARL makes the difference between homelessness and happiness
for hundreds of local dogs and cats.
The Brookhaven Animal Rescue
League Adoption Center is located at 501 Northpark Dr. in Brookhaven.
We're open with volunteers to assist you in choosing the perfect pet
on:
Mondays: 10:00
AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesdays through Fridays: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Saturdays: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Sundays: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
If you cannot visit our facility
during these regularly scheduled hours, please call us at (601) 757-4367
to make an appointment.
History
The Brookhaven Animal
Rescue League (BARL) was founded in 1981 to sponsor care, treatment,
and well being of animals in the Brookhaven, Mississippi area.
In 1982 the League was granted 501(c) (3) status. A group of loyal
volunteers has operated the league for the last two decades. Rescued
animals are brought in by volunteers. Area veterinarians give
basic immunizations, insert microchip identification, and spay
or neuter animals before they are taken to the league. |
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The No-Kill Philosophy
Two
decades ago the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League was one of the few no-kill
organizations. Between 15 and 18 million shelter animals were euthanized
then. Today there is nationwide acceptance of the no-kill philosophy.
According to the National Humane Society, the number of animals euthanized
has fallen to between 5 and 8 million. Still, many of these animals
could have become companion animals for loving families.
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