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Homeless cats and dogs, especially those with serious illnesses and injuries, typically suffer in silence. With donations from compassionate people like you, the Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter make sure they have a voice.

Our Adopt a Senior Cat event is a fun opportunity to check out the wonderful senior cats at the shelter still waiting for their forever homes! The event will include a tour of adoptable cats, beverages and desserts, BINGO, and more! Please note that reservations to attend must be made by December 14th. Adoptions open to all.. Senior Citizens adopt for free!

The Burlington County Animal Shelter (BCAS) is at capacity. Some dogs have been in shelter kennels for a year or more, while kittens are literally growing into adults during their time in the shelter. But with support from donors like you, the Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter gives shelter animals a better life. This Giving Tuesday, you can be a friend and give them hope in several ways!

Come join us for Santa Paws at the Burlington County Animal Shelter on December 3. You can get a photo of your pet with Santa, enjoy our bake sale, purchase gift bags and more!

Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. join the Friends for the Purrfect Kitten Shower and Flea Market. There will also be Adoption Specials, a Bake Sale, Big Dog 50/50 tickets and information on the Trap Neuter Return program.

Join us on Oct. 9 to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Friends of BCAS with the 2022 Paw Prints Pet Fest & 5K at beautiful Smithville Park in Eastampton.

If you’re a fan of adult vodka beverages, we have a super delicious fundraiser for you.

Join us at the TGI Fridays in Burlington on March 17 and 20 percent of your food order will be donated to the Friends of BCAS. All money raised will be used to pay for advanced medical care, special food, and training for the homeless pets at the Burlington County Animal Shelter.

Have you been itching for a new tattoo, but weren’t sure what to get? Our friends at 168 Tattoo in Pennsauken have the perfect solution! For the entire month of March — except for Sundays and Mondays — anyone at least 18 years old can get a lucky flash tattoo of one of the available

The Friends of BCAS would like to get some of the long-time canine residents of the shelter into forever homes, so we’re sponsoring their adoption fees for the entire month of February. This means any dog who has been at the shelter for more than eight months can be adopted at no cost. Approved adopters also can take home any adult cat at no cost.

Join the Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter at Dadz Bar & Grill in Lumberton on Feb. 19 for a wonderful evening full of auctions and karaoke. Some amazing bar paraphernalia will be on the auction block, including neon signs, placards, metal signs, and more. Admission to the auction, which runs from 6 p.m.

To help shelter pets find a home for the holidays, the Friends of the BCAS are sponsoring an adoption promotion through Dec. 31.

Santa Paws is coming to the Burlington County Animal Shelter on Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Santa, that jolly old elf himself, will be available for photos with your pet. The photos will be available online and are suitable for holiday cards and ornaments. We’ll also have gift bags and baked goodies for sale.

Thank you to all these generous, pet-loving businesses who have sponsored our 2021 5K & Pet Fest!

Our friends at 168 Tattoo are hosting a month-long fundraiser for the Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter. You can help shelter animals by getting that tattoo you always wanted or by getting more tattoos Sept. 1-25.

From Oct. 17-Nov. 14, approved adopters can take home any adult cat at no charge and any adult dog for only $15! These prices are a substantial savings from the standard Burlington County Animal Shelter adoption rates. So come to the shelter and find your new best friend.

Approved adopters can take home a snuggly, squishy pit bull or a fantastic feline at discounted adoption prices through Sept. 30 at the Burlington County Animal Shelter. Pit bulls can be adopted for only $25 and all adult cats can be adopted at no cost — a significant savings!

  Our friends at Jordan’s Way will be hosting a Facebook Live fundraising event at the Burlington County Animal Shelter Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be hosted on the Friends of BCAS Facebook page. Make sure to tune in! Visit the fundraising page if you’d like to donate early.

Approved adopters can take home a snuggly, squishy pit bull or a fantastic feline at discounted adoption prices through June 30 at the Burlington County Animal Shelter. Pit bulls can be adopted for only $25 and all adult cats can be adopted at no cost — a significant savings!

If you like pizza and want to help shelter pets, we have a deal for you! When you order online from a participating Papa John’s, use the code FOBCAS30 to get 30 percent off your order. Plus, 10 percent of all sales that use that special code will be donated to our group to help help shelter pets. Plus, adoptable pets will be featured on the pizza boxes. What’s not to love?

Thanks to the organizers at ARI Fleet Management and Shawnee High School for their efforts in creating successful Wish List campaigns to help the cats and dogs at the Burlington County Animal Shelter and to support pets in foster care.

If you’re a pet owner who has been financially affected by the pandemic, the Friends of BCAS is working with four local food pantries to provide free pet food.

Adorable Squirrel came to the shelter as a sickly, stray kitten in need of tender loving care. Sadly, she was diagnosed with eyelid agenesis and needed surgery. Can you help us raise $2,500 to pay for Squirrel’s surgery?

The Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter won second place in charity/fundraiser division of the Burlington County Times Best of 2020 contest. Thanks to everyone who voted for us!

Thanks to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday campaign. Your generosity never ceases to amaze. Thanks to you, the Friends of Burlington County Animal Shelter exceeded our campaign goal for Giving Tuesday 2020 in record time.

For Giving Tuesday, you can help support our Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program for community cats. The Denton Foundation and another generous donor have agreed to match, dollar for dollar, donations up to $5,000.

Just like teams need a game plan to win, shelter dogs must learn the right “plays” to be on “Team Homeward Bound.” Will you help us turn shelter “underdogs” into winners?

From Sept. 8-Oct. 11, the Friends of BCAS are sponsoring an adoption promotion. Approved adopters can take home any adult cat at no cost and any pittie mix can be adopted for only $25.

The Pet Costume Contest for the Paw Prints Virtual 5K is live until Oct 3. Submit a free photo of your pet(s) — the top three vote getters will win gift cards.

The Paw Prints 5K and Pet Fest is going virtual! To supplement the changes in our signature event and to better partner with local businesses, we have revised our sponsorship opportunities for 2020.

OUR SIGNATURE EVENT IS VIRTUAL! Proceeds will help fund advanced medical care, spay and neuter assistance, our TNR program and foster care.

Our annual Big Dog 50/50 raffle tickets are now on sale. Last year’s Big Dog winner took home more than $21,000. The winning ticket will be drawn Oct 4 at 2:30 p.m. at Dadz Bar & Grill in Lumberton.

Our friends at SunSal Yoga were going to hold a fundraising yoga class for us, but in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, they’ve made some changes.

The Burlington County Animal Shelter is closed to the public until further notice, but many of our shelter animals have been moved into foster homes so they can be adopted.

Whether you’re Irish, not Irish, a dog lover, a cat lover, you’re sure to love our St. PIttie’s and St. Catty’s adoption promotion. From March 13-17, approved adopters can take home any adult pitbull or any adult cat from the for only $25

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day has never been so delicious or so heart-warming! On March 15, 1-5 p.m., our friends at Dadz Bar & Grill are hosting a Dine and Donate St. Patrick’s Day Buffet to benefit the Friends of BCAS.

Have you been thinking about getting a new tattoo? Then we have a fundraiser for you! Our friends at True Line Tattoo are generously holding a tattoo fundraiser for us on March 29 from noon to 6 p.m.

Partnering with Friends of Burlington County Animal Shelter is a great way for your organization to showcase its commitment to the community while supporting the homeless animal population.

Thanks to your generosity, in 2019, the Friends of BCAS were able to help 30 dogs and 177 cats with advanced medical care outside the scope of the shelter.