A friend of mine thought his dog was stolen. He just found out that BARCS ... had him and placed him up for adoption... I’m asking that you talk to the family and ask that they give the dog back to Anthony Delaney. I pray you can right this wrong.

Your friend needs to talk to the shelter directly, BARCS does their best to reunite lost pets with owners Strays that come into the shelter are placed on a 3 day hold to allow time for a potential owner to come claim them

Yeah, this isn't the right place for that kind of request. Just call them up or go there and speak to them. They put them online right when they get them, so if that three days isn't up he can go claim the dog