What is barc, who started it?

1. The Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC) is a 501c3 not-for-profit, no-kill, privately funded animal shelter, located in Williamsburg.

BARC’s mission is to provide safe haven for homeless animals and find permanent, loving homes for these animals. The animals in our care receive quality food, shelter, and medical attention. We meet the needs of homeless animals through the assistance of dedicated volunteers, revenues generated from the success of our pet supply business, and from private donations.

BARC was founded by Vincent Spinola and Anthony Spoto.

How many pets and what kinds do you have available for adoption?

2. We have the capacity for 30 dogs and 60 cats. We are usually at or over capacity.

What is the process for adopting a pet from Barc?

3. Come in, meet the animals. Spend as much time as possible, playing with the cats and/or walking the dogs. Then, when you think there’s a good match, you fill out the application. There is a $150 adoption fee, which includes all shots, spay/neuter, microchip. The application requires two good references and a copy of the lease or letter from a landlord that says you’re able to have a pet.

How you deal with agressive animals?

4. We have very experienced animal handlers and we work with them with various methods until we can make them comfortable and care for them. We have discovered that there are no animals that can’t be rehabilitated.

Tell us a fun story about a pet adoption from BARC.

5. Please see our Happy Tails section for our top adoption stories-

http://barcshelter.org/happy_tails/index.html