Nationwide, the population of dogs living in shelters is increasing significantly. Having these dogs at the shelter limits the capacity to keep admitting dogs that need our care and to provide emergency boarding services to families in need.

How can you help?

Becoming a foster

Fostering is a rewarding experience and one of the most important programs at ARL. Because of our foster caregivers, we can provide individualized care and love to the population of animals that need it the most and increase our capacity beyond our walls.

Our Foster Program provides everything the foster family needs to take care of the animals: litter, food, crates, treats, and other articles to ease the process.

You can volunteer to foster the current animals living in the shelter or be an emergency boarding foster taking temporary care of animals whose families are struggling.

Learn more about the foster program here.

Adopting

Every animal deserves a forever home and adopting is the perfect way to give second and third chances in life to animals living in the shelter.

At the ARL we have a variety of animals available for adoption at any given time. Dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, guinea pigs, rabbits, pigs, chicken, and more.

All the animals available for adoption are available to foster and to participate in the Trial Adoption Program. If you are not sure if you’re ready to make a lifelong commitment with a pet, you can trial the pet for a maximum of two weeks. At the end of the term, you can choose to complete the adoption or return the pet.

To learn about our adoption process and view the animals available for adoption visit www.berksarl.org.

Sharing available pets on social media

This is the easiest and fastest way you can help the animals living at the shelter from the comfort of your home.

Just go to our website, choose an animal and share their information among your contacts. More exposure means more chances to find a forever home.

It takes a village to save the lives of the animals in our community. Be part and act now! The animals will greatly appreciate it.