Dozens of dogs and cats are awaiting adoption. All BARL animals are current on their vaccinations, dewormed, and spayed or neutered. All dogs have permanent microchip identification and receive monthly heartworm preventative. Consider adopting a League animal. You will receive the gift of loving companionship.

League animals are featured on Petfinder.com, our online adoption partner. View animals awaiting adoption by clicking here.

The Brookhaven Animal Rescue League sometimes accepts animals who require expensive medical care or who are heartworm positive. This potentially fatal disease is caused by parasitic worms living in the arteries of the animal's lungs and in its heart. Doodles (right) is heartworm positive. Treatment is possible, but expensive, about $300 per animal. At other times we have animals with curable illnesses and injuries. Please make a donation to sponsor an animal's medical treatment. Even the smallest donation is needed.

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.

Here's a current list of items we need:

You can take your donations to the Rusty's Family Restaurant, 204 Hwy. 51 N. or the BARL Adoption Center, 501 Northpark Dr. during scheduled office hours:

Or call 601 757-4367 to make other arrangements.

The League can turn your empty aluminum cans into vet services, food, or supplies. Tie empty cans in plastic bags and take them to the Hartley Gove Thermometer plant in Brookhaven Industrial Park. And you'll also be doing something good for the environment. Please note that we can only accept clean aluminum drink cans (no cat food cans).

The League has no paid employees. Daily care of animals is handled by volunteers. There is always something you can do to help. Go to our volunteering page to get dates for volunteer events. Questions? Contact us.

The League often needs foster homes for dogs that need special care. Some are recovering from surgery, some need medication. We also need foster homes for momma/kitten or momma/puppy families. If you can care for an animal (or family) or a few weeks, please contact us at (601) 757-4367 or e-mail us.. We'll provide the food if you can provide the love.

Help BARL maintain a clean, safe facility for our cats and dogs. For $50 you can buy a brick for our new Adoption Center, engraved with your name. Or you can honor someone special. Maybe you want to remember a lost pet by creating a memorial brick. These engraved bricks are part of the front walkway of the Adoption Center. To order, contact us at (601) 757-4367 or send an e-mail.

Funds raised through the sale of these special license tags are set aside in a special state fund to provide spay/neuter funds for shelter animals. BARL recently received a generous grant from this fund. When you buy one of these car tags, BARL animals benefit.

BARL is now a designated “cause” at iGive.com. This means that if you like to shop online and you use any of the participating merchants, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League! There are more than 600 merchants, (including biggies like Home Depot, PETsMART, Office Max, Best Buy). For instructions on how to register and start shopping click here. The more you shop, the more BARL will receive to care for needy animals. No purchase is too small, because those pennies do add up. So shop to your heart's content, and thanks for supporting BARL.