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22 <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT <br />SOUTH BEND ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER (SBARC) / <br />ANIMAL WELFARE <br />The South Bend Animal Resource Center (SBARC) houses the staff of Animal Welfare <br />Offi cers and Assistants who serve the community by enforcing the animal control <br />ordinance and off ering supporƟ ve animal services to animal owners in the community. <br />In 2025, 353 animals were adopted from SBARC. <br />SBARC parƟ cipated in The Bissell FoundaƟ on’s “Empty the Shelter” event fi ve (5) Ɵ mes. Due to <br />the success of the events, Bissell awarded SBARC $2,090 of grant funds towards the shelter and its <br />animals. <br />SBARC also hosted on site or parƟ cipated in other adopƟ on events through the city or surrounding <br />areas such as: DTSB’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Crooked Ewe Fundraiser, Drool at the Pool at Kennedy <br />Water Park, Pups on the PaƟ o at The Lauber, South Bend Police Department’s NaƟ onal Night Out, <br />DTSB’s Dog Days of Summer, South Bend Police Department’s Cops and Goblins, Waggin’ in the Woods <br />with Tracking in the Shadows, DTSB’s Holiday Light Parade. We partnered with Pigeon and the Hen on <br />mulƟ ple occasions for fundraising events. <br />Through these events SBARC not only raised $1,113 in funding to support operaƟ ons but also <br />advocated and promoted adoptable animals. <br />AdopƟ ons