We provide grant funding to save and improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs across the country. These are just a few of the thousands of senior dogs who got their second chance thanks to the dedication of our grantees and the generosity of supporters like you!

Griffey
Griffey
Shared from the BARCS Facebook page:"12-year-old Griffey and his mom were both diagnosed with cancer. While trying to care for her own ongoing needs, poor Griffey was struggling with a high-grade mast cell tumor in his rear…
bull terrier with flower crown
Honor
Honor, a 10-year-old bull terrier, and her pups were found wandering in a rural area. A good Samaritan brought them to NMDOG, where the pups were evaluated and found to be in good health. Honor, however, was not: her teeth were…
dog and woman playing in the grass
Angelo
Angelo was discovered in the middle of the road in northwest Austin early one morning. The couple who found him could tell that he was gravely injured and needed immediate medical attention.A local emergency clinic referred the…
Brown and white coonhound mix on red blanket
Goldie
Stop the Suffering
Goldie is a wonderful and loving ten-year-old Coonhound mix who ended up in a rural shelter in southern Ohio. She was so good and so quiet that those who ran the shelter seemed to forget she was there. After several months, our…
Black and white Shih Tzu
Oreo
Fairy Tail Endings
Oreo is one tough little cookie! This ten-year-old Shih Tzu was straining to urinate for a few days. After she passed a small bladder stone on her own, her family was hopeful her symptoms would resolve. However, soon she…
Close up of Gunner the beagle
Gunner
Knox PAWS
Gunner is a ten-year-old beagle mix who was adopted by Knoxville senior, Mr. David, through the Knox PAWS program. Mr. David previously had a long-time Knox PAWS dog who had recently passed away from cancer. After some time he…
Blue nose pit bull Faye with white face
Faye
Get a Bull, Inc.
Sweet, ten-year-old Faye found herself at the shelter after her elderly owner fell ill and went into a nursing home. She was not doing well in the shelter environment, so thankfully, ended up in the care of our first-time grantee…
Jack Russell terrier with red bandana
Louis
Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS)
Louis has been helped by Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) not once, but twice! Back in 2014, Louis was found as a stray and brought to the shelter. After his stray hold period was over, he was adopted out to a new…
Grey faced Boxer Gordon
In Memory
Gordon
NorCal Boxer Rescue
Though his time with NorCal Boxer Rescue was short, they will never forget Gordon. This sweet, gentle, senior boxer was abandoned by his family in his own backyard. He remained there alone for over two …