Big Foot, currently at BARCS, wants to go home with you. (Photo by Frank Branchini)

The Baltimore 500, a race to adopt out 500 homeless cats during the month of May, is on. The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), Baltimore Humane Society, and the Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MD SPCA) will be conducting the Baltimore 500 promotion, which runs now through May 31. All three participating shelters will be offering no-fee adoptions. Info on shelters is as follows: BARCS is at 301 Stockholm Street, phone 410-396-4695, web BaltimoreAnimalShelter.org. The Maryland SPCA is at 300 Falls Road, phone 410-235-8826, web www.MDSPCA.org. The Baltimore Humane Society is at 1601 Nicodemus Road in Reisterstown, phone 410- 833-8848, web www.bmorehumane.org. Call for hours and days of operation.

Big Foot (10096799) and Fire (10096816) are two-year-old and five-month-old shorthair tabby cats available for adoption at Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS). Fire is a female, Big Foot is (pictured) is a male. They are very friendly and really adorable. [Read more...]