Do you care? We do!A NC licensed Animal Shelter (#368) Charitable Organization with 501(c)3 status.
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Out Story 2025 Update
The silence in the small shelter office was thick, weighted by the sheer magnitude of the work accomplished and the cruelty that made it necessary. October 31, 2025 marked a staggering milestone: 2396 lives saved through rescue made possible by our wonderful supporters. In that same timeframe, 2014 animals found new loving homes, and 1539 cats were helped in the community as we provide food, litter, medicine and veterinary care to those in need as the budget allows so that they can keep their beloved pets. We often are the ONLY and LAST HOPE for cats who are declined by other organizations and even public shelters. Contrary to popular belief, public shelters do turn down healthy animals, stating they are full. We focus on pulling cats and kittens who are OUT OF TIME at public shelters who are forced to euthanize when they run out of space. We have pulled numerous cats from public shelters with dental issues that would be put down if we didn't help them. We focus on helping those first who are in immediate danger. We focus on those who are refused by all other area organizations, making Beare Garden the last chance for them to continue to live and breathe. All they want is to be healthy and loved. The cruelty, neglect and abuse we see at times is heartbreaking.
The silence in the small shelter office was thick, weighted by the sheer magnitude of the work accomplished and the cruelty that made it necessary. October 31, 2025 marked a staggering milestone: 2396 lives saved through rescue made possible by our wonderful supporters. In that same timeframe, 2014 animals found new loving homes, and 1539 cats were helped in the community as we provide food, litter, medicine and veterinary care to those in need as the budget allows so that they can keep their beloved pets. We often are the ONLY and LAST HOPE for cats who are declined by other organizations and even public shelters. Contrary to popular belief, public shelters do turn down healthy animals, stating they are full. We focus on pulling cats and kittens who are OUT OF TIME at public shelters who are forced to euthanize when they run out of space. We have pulled numerous cats from public shelters with dental issues that would be put down if we didn't help them. We focus on helping those first who are in immediate danger. We focus on those who are refused by all other area organizations, making Beare Garden the last chance for them to continue to live and breathe. All they want is to be healthy and loved. The cruelty, neglect and abuse we see at times is heartbreaking.
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The silent wards were heavy with the knowledge of what could have been, a precarious space where every purr and gentle head-butt was a testament to borrowed time. They had arrived broken—some starved, some bearing the scars of careless cruelty, and others simply discarded because a shelter's cage was full. Here, they found respite, their eyes, once dulled by despair, now flickering with a fragile hope—a tiny, precious light that the dedicated few fought tooth and nail to protect. For every clean bill of health and every hopeful adoption application, there was the agonizing memory of those they couldn't reach in time, the phantom weight of a tiny life extinguished, fueling their relentless mission to be the last, unshakable chance against the crushing indifference of the world.
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Video Updated November 2025
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Supporters
BGAR is now a member of BISSELL Pet Foundation. Our application was accepted into the Bissell Pet Foundation Network. As a member organization, we will have access to grant opportunities.
We’re excited to announce that Beare Garden Animal Rescue is a @PetSmartCharities Adoption Prep grantee! The purpose of this grant is to increase the number of adoptions from our cat center at PetSmart in Greenville. We are using funds to hire a part-time adoption ambassador to expand our adoption hours and help more cats find forever families. Thank you PetSmart Charities for supporting our mission to save lives. #adoptlove #petsmartcharities
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