Former Towson Walmart Transformed into Mega Pet Adoption Event

'Find Your Lucky Charm' Brings Multiple Shelters Together March 15

Published on Mar. 6, 2026

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An empty retail space at Towson Place Shopping Center will soon be filled with wagging tails, purring cats, and hopeful adopters as local animal shelters transform the former Walmart into a large-scale adoption event on Sunday, March 15 from 12–4 PM. The 'Find Your Lucky Charm' multi-shelter mega adoption event is sponsored by Petco Love and will feature over a hundred adoptable animals from across the region.

Why it matters

Events like this allow shelters to work together and create a much larger adoption experience for the public, helping more animals leave shelters and find homes. By bringing animals out of the shelter environment and into a public space, it allows potential adopters to meet pets in a new setting and create connections that may lead to adoption.

The details

The event will be hosted by the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS) and will feature adoptable animals from multiple participating organizations including the Maryland SPCA, Baltimore County Animal Services, Humane Society of Carroll County, and Humane Society of Harford County. Adoption fees will be waived for all animals in attendance, including dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, and small companion animals.

  • The event will take place on Sunday, March 15 from 12–4 PM.
  • The former Walmart storefront at Towson Place Shopping Center will be transformed for the one-day event.

The players

Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS)

A non-profit animal shelter that is hosting the 'Find Your Lucky Charm' event.

Petco Love

The national animal welfare organization that is sponsoring the event.

Kimco Realty

The real estate company that is providing the vacant Walmart storefront for the event.

Bailey Deacon

The Chief Philanthropy and Communications Officer at BARCS.

Humane Society of Harford County

One of the participating animal shelters in the event.

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What they’re saying

“Events like this allow shelters to work together and create a much larger adoption experience for the public.”

— Bailey Deacon, Chief Philanthropy and Communications Officer at BARCS (baltimorepostexaminer.com)

What’s next

Prospective adopters are encouraged to arrive early to the event and be ready to meet their 'lucky match' from the wide variety of animals expected to be in attendance.

The takeaway

This event highlights the power of collaboration between animal shelters to reach new audiences and connect more pets with loving homes, while also demonstrating the impact that community-based adoption events can have in increasing adoptions and reducing the number of animals in shelters.