This Women’s Month, we celebrate the story of two dogs whose lives were changed for the better when Barking Mad’s founder, Tracy McQuarrie, refused to look away. With compassion and determination, Tracy acted when Natalie and Nicole needed someone speaking up for...
Every day, families face difficult choices when housing restrictions make it impossible to keep all of their pets. Barking Mad’s Not Without My Dog initiative exists because no family should have to make that choice. Mila’s owner faced exactly that...
Through Barking Mad’s home-to-home adoption network, animals who need new homes can be connected with families looking to welcome a new companion. By helping animals move directly from one home to another, home-to-home adoptions can avoid the stress and...
When Rules Kill: Coco’s Story and the Cost of Control This is not a new story of heartbreak. But it is a devastating one. Across South Africa, families are being forced to choose between their homes and their pets because of arbitrary rules created by housing estate...
Is it just a Cup of Coffee? I’ve been working on a project for the past year, which has taken me all over South Africa. Shelter to shelter. Province to province. Gravel roads, early mornings, long days, heavy conversations. Seeing what animal welfare really looks like...
Domestication, the dog’s biggest mistake. If dogs knew then what they know now, I don’t think they would ever have trusted us. I don’t think those first wolves who edged closer to human fires, drawn by scraps and the promise of safety, could ever have imagined...
