Barking Mad Animal Refuge Limited

01/12/2025

Toro said he's a tiny bit happier and thank you for those who are supporting him. But he's still not going to walk in this rain. However no one has gotten bit today so there's that....

01/12/2025

Good grief we have a lot of dogs here. You know what they have in common? The won’t do a darn thing without bribery! They won’t come out without a treat…they won’t go in without a treat. And we are OUT of milkbones (potty pads too but we will get to that in a minute)…the thing is Tractor Supply is about 5 miles north of us and we have someone there that really likes dogs so we get a discount (and we don’t pay sales tax). All of this means that we get the bones we need asap -no waiting – and every buck you send stretches further!
We also get a whale of a deal on potty pads…we aren’t allowed to say how much but when we got the deal we were dancing in the rain! Now we know some of you don’t like sending actual moolah to rescues BUT those e-gift cards can’t be used for anything but dog stuff! We are happy with any amount that you send us!

So potty pads and milk bones from Tractor Supply can be supplied by this link for e-gift cards:

E-gift cards: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/egift-card?cm_sp=Espot-_-Gift%20Card%20LP-_-eGift%20Card

Remember our email for those gift cards is [email protected]

Now for others that want to order of wishlists…we have those too!

Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3HIK11CDY8QHE?ref_=wl_share

We beg…and we sure do thank you for helping our dogs!

www.barkingmadanimalrescue.com/donate

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

and other ways to donate count to…
paypal.me/barkingmadanimals
Venmo:
CJ-Barrilleaux
CashApp: $BMARRefuge
Zelle:
409 457 6495
or
[email protected]
(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)
E-transfer to:
[email protected]

01/12/2025

When walks are slow due to weather....some of the residents get a bit upset. We have to promise them to do better or else we pay the price.

01/11/2025

Let’s introduce you to Toro. He hasn’t had a good life. He was bought by an owner who didn’t keep him…wasn’t prepared for a bully breed dog. They take a lot of maintenance & training…and that person didn’t do it. Instead, when he got out of the puppy stage…wasn’t cute anymore, became difficult to deal with…they pawned him off on someone that took him in because they felt sorry for him. They kept him all this time…in a crate. He got to go out potty, eat, and back to crate. For years. For years….let that sink in.

Then that person couldn’t keep him. He wound up here because he is a problem. And breaks our heart everyday. This boy that never had freedom or affection…

Because he was crated for 8 long years…he has developed potty issues. He has severe resource guarding issues not just limited to his food. If you stick your hand in his area you will draw back a bloody stump. We have countered this by opening the door, letting him out first and then leash…which method makes him happily totter along with whoever is paying attention to him. It’s kind of sad that he was crated so long he got protective of his tiny area in his world. We have transitioned him from crate to bigger crate and finally to gazebo. As his world gets bigger…he gets more animated. He is getting comfortable with his containment area and now can travel out to the side yard for a few minutes a couple of times a day -no stairs, no falling – and this makes him happy. He doesn’t stay long…his psyche won’t let him stay out too long. But he is getting better and it shows.

This dog has lived an abused life as long as he has been on this earth without being actually physically abused. We are just trying to get him better, get him smiling, get his pain managed. He has actually made a couple of human friends here and seems to be ok walking through dogs now…gets a little prissy about it too. It’s pretty clear he will never leave here. He’s a senior. He dribbles s**t wherever he walks. He will do serious damage to any forgetful person that accidentally invades his space -which would cause him to be euthanized anywhere but here. He needs a special diet, special meds, and pain management….and the people at BMAR who understand special needs that will accept him no matter what. We clean up s**t cheerfully. We keep his parameters and if we screw up we tend our wounds because it is obviously our fault….he communicates what he needs.

Toro decided he didn’t like the meds building (or the new handler over there) and he didn’t want to do the stairs. So Toro made it over to sanctuary house and a new gazebo…he won’t be crated ever again unless it’s an emergency. He has a slightly bigger containment area outside his gazebo and is getting a “feel” for staying out a bit longer. We let him decide and his mind is slowly healing.

Due to a lot of factors…mostly nutritional deficiencies long term, he has developed a painful Neuropathy condition that it has taken us 8 months to get under control after many vet visits to try to find what the heck was wrong. He’s on a little cocktail mix that seems to be doing the trick and as he feels better he is getting a little bit happier, a little bit bossier. I know you wonder why we take on the problem dogs and devote so much time to them…it’s because somebody has to. None of these dogs were born bad dogs. They were made this way by humans. If funding allowed, we would take more. And we sure wish other rescues would too. Someone needs to right the wrongs humans thru ignorance or meanness has done to these dogs instead of just killing the dogs. Maybe then we might get laws that were actually enforced.
We are looking for a sponsor for him… any amount….small amounts made monthly will help us care for him. If you are interested in sponsoring this boy, there is a zeffy link for him that you can set up monthly for any amount. Smallest we have on there is $25 but you can write in any amount…$5 if it’s all you can afford on a monthly basis. Zeffy uses any credit card or bank account, it’s secure site and deals with non-profits. Here’s the link: https://www.zeffy.com/donation-form/8acc840c-af99-4d08-a611-ead039560bc4 just put his name in the blank so we know it’s for him.

Oh, and if you could pass this around, it would be really helpful to Toro and his sanctuary buddies.

When you donate to this rescue it helps us cover these bills but the real thing it does is help us stand up and take in the voiceless that are abandoned so carelessly….because someone has to say enough…we want you.

www.barkingmadanimalrescue.com/donate

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

and other ways to donate count to…
paypal.me/barkingmadanimals
Venmo:
CJ-Barrilleaux
CashApp: $BMARRefuge
Zelle:
409 457 6495
or
[email protected]
(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)
E-transfer to:
[email protected]

01/11/2025

Angela, Christi, & Lisa paid off our vet bill at Dr. Rachs and now we have a $200 credit for next week. How awesome! Our supporters for these dogs are the best!

01/11/2025

BMAR thanks and appreciates every one of our donors and supporters….times are tough and we know what it costs our special people to always hold us up….for the sake of the dogs we rescue.

Most of you saw my panicked post yesterday about Wallace so just wanted to update you….Wallace came home today! Thanks for all the finger crossing and good wishes…it worked.
Here’s his bill…We keep doing this stuff on him and the vet really helps us out or this would be costing a darn fortune. His chem profiles, blood panels are all awful. If you went by the readings Wallace should have been dead long ago OR we should have put him down. But as anyone can see…he is bright, chipper, happy…runs to you when you call him despite being vision impaired. I don’t care where I am in sanctuary house he will find me for hugs… happy boy. Vet assures us he’s not in pain and will let us know when he is..but not yet. So he’s home and once again it is light hearted around here.

I know some of you think we are dumb*sses for keeping one little bitty old sad sack dog alive. Spending so much time on him…money…cooking special foods. Maybe I can give you a little insight here. It has stormed and been nasty for a week. Last night my guage says we got 8” of rain. I don’t know how close that is to being right but I do know that everything his was flooded and the rain was relentless. Electricity went out AGAIN at midnight and was out for hours. We about froze our booties off working in this crap with no heat. Some kind soul (Angela I think) sent us boxes of handwarmers…the shake and bake kind…last year and we had them stuck in our socks, pockets, gloves and the little dogs had them in the pockets of their jackets. Elton the toothless loved his warmer so much he went and sacked out for a long nap. Each of us have several set of mud boots cause one is invariably going to get wet and you need to change right away. Many pairs of gloves have the same fate…change them often. Without electricity…we can toss in the dryer so we just change. Of course there are many, many dog kennels to dry up, rewrap the wind breaks, adjust the heat lamps, get the food and water cleaned up and filled…all in this miserable weather and the app says it will be 25 tonight so everything will be frozen in the morning. This starts before daylight and will end about midnight…just in time for the electric to go off again. And the well doesn’t work without the electric on….

The point is…we need something to look forward to. And everyone visits Wallace on their breaks. Warming hands, changing socks….Wallace is to be cuddled while that is going on. Something to smile about. It boots compassion fatigue out the door when that scamp comes running up….

So please, just bear with us while Wallace is here. It’s a very good reward for all of us to fret over him. Some people drink…we pet Wallace.

www.barkingmadanimalrescue.com/donate

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

and other ways to donate count to…
paypal.me/barkingmadanimals
Venmo:
CJ-Barrilleaux
CashApp: $BMARRefuge
Zelle:
409 457 6495
or
[email protected]
(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)
E-transfer to:
[email protected]

01/09/2025

WE have dogs to take in tomorrow to the vet clinic here…several of them. Remember we are a rescue AND a sanctuary so we have medical needs dogs. They have to go…and we had sickies in all this week that started going in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday….well you get it. Hailey mad a beautiful, artistic video telling you all about it and we haven’t gotten $1 donated for the vet in the morning. Our Wallace has to go and good grief we are sweating it. If the news is not good we will lose him and that’s going to punch every one of us in the gut. We just need to have one dog we can dote on and worry about, stress…try so hard. And he was doing well…they always expected him to die but he just kept on fighting to be with us. Of course we want the others to do well too…but Wallace…. We will all kiss him goodbye before he goes just in case.

In the meantime…we need overnight donations so we can pay the vet in the morning. I am going to put Dr. Rach’s phone number on here…..but for the love of God do not be rude to those people. Just call in a donation if you can and REMEMBER how good that vet is to us. Or just donate to us….it all goes to the dogs no matter what.

When you donate to this rescue it helps us cover these bills but the real thing it does is help us stand up and take in the voiceless that are abandoned so carelessly….because someone has to say enough…we want you.

www.barkingmadanimalrescue.com/donate

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

and other ways to donate count to…
paypal.me/barkingmadanimals
Venmo:
CJ-Barrilleaux
CashApp: $BMARRefuge
Zelle:
409 457 6495
or
[email protected]
(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)
E-transfer to:
[email protected]

01/09/2025

We REALLY need some help with vet bills this week! We are already at almost $600 and have four more of our very special pups headed in first thing tomorrow! That bill is going to push us close to $1000.

Yesterday we had 4 in at the vet:

William is suffering from aopecia, allergies, and has a cold.

Mama, Mami, and Goldie all have respiratory issues that needed medication immediately!

Tomorrow:

Papi and Hot Rod have caught the respiratory cold and need to get medication, asap.

AJ has a skin disorder and a very worrisome lump that needs to be diagnosed.

And Wallace…

Many of you have been following Wallace’s journey since he came from California last April. Due to lack of care and treatment, we were told he would be lucky to get 30 more days.

But Wallace is a warrior and he’s been fighting his tiny tail off to stay and get the love and care he didn’t receive before.

We are doing our best, and immediate vet care when needed is his best chance!

If you can help us pay down on this bill, all of the pups would be incredibly grateful, and so would we!

You can donate in any of these ways:

ZEFFY DOESN’T CHARGE US FEES AND THEY TAKE CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS VERY EASILY!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

Other ways to donate:

PayPal:

paypal.me/barkingmadanimals

Venmo:

CJ-Barrilleaux

CashApp:

$BMARRefuge

Zelle:

409 457 6495

or

[email protected]

(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)

E-transfer:

[email protected]

Thank you!

01/09/2025

01/09/2025

Animals are NOT at fault. Human idiocy should be called out...just stop blaming Animals.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15ijCyCx9q/

01/08/2025

😍😍Daisy Mae, Ernie, Dreyfuss🤩🤩

Please direct message us…we don’t see all the comments!

All 3 of these dogs would be excellent choices and really need a home….what they don’t need is to spend the rest of the winter in a facility. They were strays…or wound up at kill shelter…or just flat dumped. For reasons we never understand. They have been evaluated, fully vetted, played with…and ready to go. They need homes and even if you are not able to adopt…do you know someone who is? You will be the hero of these 3 dogs if you pass along the word to others that these find babies are here and waiting!
All of these dogs are FULLY vetted. You don’t need to do a thing but give them a home- Foster or Adoption. You can sure change their world by just stepping up now if you possibly can!

Need a payment plan? Ask the processor that calls you…

There is a lot of info on these applications…so please consider at least reading them.

Fill out the application today….

PLEASE DIRECT MESSAGE US IF INTERESTED or email [email protected] or [email protected]

Adoption application: https://form.jotform.com/201134292308143

Available for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island!

Foster application: https://form.jotform.com/242206691319153

We have 400 dogs…we can save more but first we need to find a home for these! Adoption fees are $625, all dogs are fully vetted (all needles, chipped, neuter/spayed, heartworm negative) Need help on the adoption fees? We have payment plans…we can find help. Just let us know your needs.

01/08/2025

BMAR has maintenance to do on this facility…big projects that we do ourselves. We do the labor….but we need the supplies to do it. Anyone ever do concrete work? It’s awful work, heavy bags, endless mixing, forms to build, digging to do…but the crew here does it all. Why? Because it keeps the dogs dry. Keeps their homes from flooding. We do this about every 2 years…if you are not doing maintenance your facility degrades rapidly. We need help with buying what we need to keep up with the work…and that’s where you come in.

We ordered 100 bags of concrete that will be in at Tractor’s Supply this week. No one has $579 they can just plunk down for our stuff…and neither do we. So we are looking for 20 people to sponsor 5 bags = $28.95 and then we get to buy all of our stuff! Cash or E-gift cards work equally well…so whatever you feel comfortable doing is A-OK with us!

We will put your name on a sponsor card and put you in our brand new sponsor album….Now, who wants to go first!

E-gift cards: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/egift-card?cm_sp=Espot-_-Gift%20Card%20LP-_-eGift%20Card

Remember our email for those gift cards is [email protected]

Just 20 sponsors needed for 5 bags each….thanks so much for helping while our funds are so depleted!

We beg…and we sure do thank you for helping our dogs!

www.barkingmadanimalrescue.com/donate

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

and other ways to donate count to…
paypal.me/barkingmadanimals
Venmo:
CJ-Barrilleaux
CashApp: $BMARRefuge
Zelle:
409 457 6495
or
[email protected]
(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)
E-transfer to:
[email protected]

01/08/2025

BMAR has several dogs with bad coats for various reasons…they were badly treated before they arrived here. We use Shapleys to help those coats during the treatment process and we are out. We have the small bottles on Amazon wish list here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/4OPBJUJUU1LY?ref_=wl_share

And they have the bigger bottles at Tractor Supply for $25 so gift cards can be sent here: Egift cards: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/egift-card?cm_sp=Espot-_-Gift%20Card%20LP-_-eGift%20Card

Remember our email for those gift cards is [email protected]

Just a few bottles needed….thanks so much for helping while our funds are so depleted!

We beg…and we sure do thank you for helping our dogs!

www.barkingmadanimalrescue.com/donate

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

and other ways to donate count to…
paypal.me/barkingmadanimals
Venmo:
CJ-Barrilleaux
CashApp: $BMARRefuge
Zelle:
409 457 6495
or
[email protected]
(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)
E-transfer to:
[email protected]

01/07/2025

😍😍Mister🤩🤩

Please direct message us…we don’t see all the comments!

Mister is a former abandoned dog…we don’t understand why cause he’s just a spiffy looking guy! A bit vertically challenged, but hey…us short ones do just fine! This handsome lad is smart, easy to train, pretty affectionate and ready for a party anytime you say…so what’s not to love? Let’s take him from unwanted to forever loved….just like he was meant to be!

All of these dogs are FULLY vetted. You don’t need to do a thing but give them a home- Foster or Adoption. You can sure change their world by just stepping up now if you possibly can!

Need a payment plan? Ask the processor that calls you…

There is a lot of info on these applications…so please consider at least reading them.

Fill out the application today….

PLEASE DIRECT MESSAGE US IF INTERESTED or email [email protected] or [email protected]

Adoption application: https://form.jotform.com/201134292308143

Available for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island!

Foster application: https://form.jotform.com/242206691319153

We have 400 dogs…we can save more but first we need to find a home for these! Adoption fees are $625, all dogs are fully vetted (all needles, chipped, neuter/spayed, heartworm negative) Need help on the adoption fees? We have payment plans…we can find help. Just let us know your needs.

01/07/2025

Just wanted to show you what all your support does for these BMAR dogs…
Georgina has all 3 of these Texas Rescue dogs….gave them the best life they could only dream of. Blue was a street dog in Houston in his previous life. Cole and Chloe were strays and transferred in from Hot Paws… This is what you donate to this rescue for. So just smile and pat yourself on the back…you sure earned it!

01/07/2025

We would like to thank the generous people that bought our hay!
Thanks to your donations...we got the hay last night! Those dogs are all bedded down and styling it!

Appreciate all you do for our dogs!

01/07/2025

First off....this is why we need shavings in such nasty weather. We spent $800 and only got a tiny fraction in donations and now we have to go back and get more. This weather sucks. Yes, she has heat lamp....obviously needs a new dog house but we only have so much moola to go around. Tonight, she has hay too!

WE also have 100 bags of concrete coming in that needs paying for.

We could really use donations for this stuff....our money is really gone, and when we get any in ....it's gone in 60 seconds!

What we could use for this stuff is Egift cards from Tractor Supply!
Here's the link: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/egift-card?cm_sp=Espot-_-Gift%20Card%20LP-_-eGift%20Card

and our email to use is [email protected]

Money is ok too....
www.barkingmadanimalrescue.com/donate

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/1f1ece40-e1e1-45c6-8c2d-a314275f3db0

and other ways to donate count to…
paypal.me/barkingmadanimals
Venmo:
CJ-Barrilleaux
CashApp: $BMARRefuge
Zelle:
409 457 6495
or
[email protected]
(it will say Cynthia but goes directly to BMAR)
E-transfer to:
[email protected]

01/06/2025

All you local people....do you have any of these old styrofoam coolers laying around? Or regular ice chests that are all busted up that we can make cat houses out of? We got this idea from Brat, made some and they are really making a difference. So any coolers, styrofoam, igloos....anything we can use them to help feral cats and kittens. Please drop off at our gate or contact us and we can get a closer drop off place to you that we can pick up from!

Thanks