When you adopt a shelter pet you help to save two lives:
the one you bring home and the one who takes its place.
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, limited intake, 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.

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

BARL: (601) 757-4367
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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Team up with Purina
to Help BARL!

On every bag of Purina cat, kitten, dog, or puppy food, there is a circle indicating the weight of the bag (usually on side of bag). Please clip these weight circle and save them for BARL. When you have collected an envelope full of circles, please mail them to:

Brookhaven Animal Rescue League
P.O. Box 3477
Brookhaven MS 39603-7477

or drop them off at the shelter. We submit these weight circle and Purina will send us a check that applies to our food bill.

Donate a Bed!


Jitterbug & Tango resting on their Kuranda bed at the Adoption Center.

BARL is proud to participate in the Kuranda Pet Beds “Donate A Bed” program. It was created to enable pet lovers to help bring a bit of the same comfort to these deserving shelter animals that yours enjoy at home. The beds are sent directly to the shelter in the donor’s name at a discount of about 30%. Click here for more information!

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!


    

ALERTS!!!

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.

Grapes and raisins also pose a very serious threat and should NEVER be given as treats! Read more on the Snopes Web Site.

Sago Palm, also known as Cycad can cause serious poisoning in pets. Read more and see photos on the Snopes Web Site.

Visit the animals and help out too!

Our animals need some Helping Hands at the Adoption Center. What can you do to help? Do you have a few hours? An extra day off? If so, here are some opportunities to help your fellow canine and/or feline:

  • Laundry - (Yes, animals have laundry too – bedding, towels, toys, etc.)
  • Dishes - (Non-breakable! Food Bowls, Water Buckets, etc.)
  • Kennel Cleaning - (You get to use a Squeegee!!)
  • General Cleaning - (Office, Restroom, Hallway, etc.)
  • Feeding - (No cooking necessary)
  • Frolicking - (Brushing, playing, walking, bathing the animals)
  • Gift Wrapping - (aka packing recyclable ink cartridges for mailing)

    The animals look forward to seeing you!

BARL Cookbooks
We have almost sold all our cookbooks. If you haven’t purchased one (or two) yet, you’ll find them for sale at the various locations around town, listed below. Plus, BARL Board Members usually have cookbooks in their cars. Remember – these cookbooks include over 500 recipes, fun and descriptive notes after each recipe, plus photos of our cookbook sponsors’ animals and BARL animals. Only $22 for the BEST cookbook you'll ever see.
Billy Martins Antiques
Cracker Barrel Office
Joyce Asken Realty
Camellia Gallery (McComb)
Clear Creek Garden & Gifts
Vendor’s Emporium
First Bank in Brookhaven
Bank of Franklin (Meadville)
Or you may call 601-754-2000

Current BARL Residents Needing Adoption

Dog of the Month
"Millie"

Give an older dog a chance for a home - please visit Millie and you'll make her day. She's a retired Treeing Walker Coonhound who lays on the porch of her doghouse with her head in her dog bowl. This girl loves to eat. Her whole back end wiggles when she comes up to meet you and she gives you a verbal greeting that sounds like a low moaning howl (indescribable). Millie has to be in a fenced in yard, she loves to roam. Millie was found skin and bones on the side of a road. She had painted numbers on her side showing that she had been someone's hunting dog. No one ever claimed this sweet girl. She has friendly heart and loves everyone.

Cat of the Month
"Sue"

Sue is a female abyssinian mix, about 1 1/2 years old. She comes from an abusive household. She loves people but is not that good with other cats. She can learn but needs time to adjust. She is a beautiful cat, with very unusual markings. She is very talkative and will make the perfect pet. Vet checked, wormed, spayed and current on shots. $50 BARL adoption fee. Thanks for considering adoption!

 

  

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!

"We who reach to help another creature, hold the heart of humanity in our hands."

BARL Memorial Bricks
As you approach the BARL Adoption Center you will notice a beautiful display of personalized bricks on each side of the entrance to the Center. These bricks have been donated as a visible recognition in honor or memory of a special pet or person. You can help BARL maintain a clean, safe facility for our cats and dogs by the purchase of an engraved brick.

By purchasing a BARL brick, you can remember a special person or beloved pet that passed away, honor your current four-legged friends, or pay tribute to a family member, or friend who is dedicated to animal welfare. Bricks are available for $50 and can be engraved with a maximum of two lines and fourteen letters (including spaces) per line.

To purchase a brick, simply send your contribution along with the information to be engraved on the brick, and the name and address of the person you would like acknowledged of your gift to BARL, P.O. Box 3477, Brookhaven, MS 39603.

Your generous donation will be a part of our Adoption Center and visible to our volunteers and visitors for years to come.
 
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
  
   

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

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 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!

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.

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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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