Because real change doesn’t happen in isolation,  it happens when people come together for animals who can’t speak for themselves.

BarkingMad exists to do more than rescue. We work to change the system that fails dogs and cats every single day across South Africa.

When you support BarkingMad, you’re helping us:

Reach More Animals, Nationwide

We don’t just support one shelter. BarkingMad works with a growing network of rescue organisations, fosters, and families across the country, ensuring help reaches animals wherever it’s needed most.

Focus on Mental & Emotional Well-Being

A full belly matters, but so does a healthy mind. We prioritise enrichment, behaviour support, and humane care so animals don’t just survive… they heal.

Keep Pets with Their Families

Through initiatives like assisted rehoming and pet-inclusive housing advocacy, we help prevent surrender before it happens, keeping loved pets where they belong.

Turn Everyday Actions into Impact

From Click-to-Feed to the BarkingMad Shop, we make it easy for people to help simply by clicking, shopping, or sharing, small actions that create big change.

Support

We believe in uplifting, educating, and collaborating. Shelters, caregivers, and communities deserve support.

When You Support BarkingMad, You’re Supporting Hope

You’re feeding hungry dogs and cats.
You’re helping overwhelmed caregivers.
You’re giving animals dignity, care, and a second chance.

Most of all, you’re helping build a kinder, more sustainable future for animals, together.

Thank you for believing in better.
Thank you for being BarkingMad.

• We are here to:
• Provide a central point for the public and animal shelters to find pets looking for forever homes.
• Reunite lost and found pets with their families,
• Help raise funds to feed the shelter dogs & cats through our click to feed project.
• Advertisers on the website fund the feeding project while advertising their product to thousands a day.
• Provide advice and support to take care of your pet.
• Provide advice and behaviour consults, using force free training methods to help people keep their pets,
• Our Not without my dog campaign helps keep families and their pets together.
• Keep you up to date on important fundraising events for animal shelters across South Africa.