The coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity for the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter to help families that might otherwise need to surrender their pets because of a crisis.Thanks to expanded kennel space at its new Cherry Hill location and a pandemic phenomenon that has swept the country for more foster families and more adoptions, BARCS found itself with an opportunity to start something new. We had lots of open kennels and it got us thinking, What else can we be doing? said Bailey Deacon, of BARCS.What BARCS came up with is emergency boarding for pet owners in crisis. So that s for evictions, other major crises in people s lives, and also domestic violence, Deacon said.It s something BARCS wouldn t have been able to do a year ago, and it s making a real difference.It s making a difference for people like Abigail Hosmer, who was suddenly evicted in January and was afraid she would have to give up her dog, Kratos, for good. We are just beyond thankful to BARC