(Fairhpoe)

The Teens Against Animal Cruelty (TAAC) club volunteered at the 17th annual Christmas By the Bay held recently at the Fairhope Civic Center.

The benefit for the homeless, abused and injured animals is the major annual fundraiser for the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!)

The event raises funds for cats and dogs that may face euthanasia in city and county shelters due to limited space, injuries or health problems and the many programs and services provided by BARC!

Other BARC! services include monthly adoption events, helping find lost pets, training and grooming homeless pets to make them more adoptable; and transport of homeless Baldwin County animals who have been adopted through out-of-state rescue groups. The BARC! Pet Food Pantry is the first of its kind in this region. The organization also funds a county-wide low-cost spay and neuter voucher program for cats and dogs designed to reduce the number of unwanted pets.

“This is our fourth event the TAAC club members from Gulf Shores High School have been involved with” remarked Sonja Presley, Executive Director. “They have so much enthusiasm and are eager to help.”

BARC! is a no-kill adoption agency established in 1979; it is volunteer driven and operates solely on grants and donations. To adopt, foster, volunteer or donate stop by the BARC! office at 306 Magnolia Avenue in Fairhope, call 251.928.4585 or visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.

Back row, from left:  Randi Allen;  Christian Burchfield; Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director; Kaitlyn Koch and Bailey Smith.  TAAC officers on front row:  Kylee Daniel, historian; Melissa Jackson, secretary and Abby Bruce, president.  Photo courtesy of Fran Morley.