Adopt | Bendigo Animal Relief Centre

Adopting A Pet

BARC’s aim is to match you with the perfect pet, to do this, we need some information from you prior to introducing you to potentially suitable pets we have available for adoption. Download our pre-adoption questionnaire, you can fill it out and bring it with you, or you can fill in a copy when you visit the Shelter.

We recommend you have a read of the average costs associated with owning a pet in Australia.

All cats and dogs rehomed through BARC are treated for fleas and intestinal worms, desexed and vaccinated. BARC encourages responsible pet ownership, all adopted cats and dogs will need to be registered with the City of Greater Bendigo prior to leaving the shelter. You can read more about caring for your pet post adoption.

Adopting an animal from a shelter can be very rewarding. Bow Wow Meow has published “the ultimate guide to bringing a rescue dog into your home” which you may find is full of useful information and advice!

Each Thursday Morning at 8.15 listen in to Gold Central Victoria for 'Robbo's Pet Project' where we feature our Pet of the Week!

Pet Exchange Register

The BARC Pet Exchange Register source number is BR101544

Contact Us

For more information about pets and animals please contact us on (03) 5441 2209 or [email protected]

For more information on how to get in contact with us visit our contact page.