Adopt Dogs and Cats - Saturday (10AM - 4PM; Arrive by 3pm)

📢  Community members - Adopters and fosters are encouraged to adopt dogs and cats at PG County Animal Shelter to help avoid overcrowding. Please go meet and adopt them today. They are at usually over capacity with dogs and need space for more dogs coming in.  

🐶  Adopters:  Please go to the shelter Saturday (10am to 4pm, arrive by 3pm.) Adopters are able to meet 2 dogs and bring dogs for meet and greets.

Note: Adopters of pit bulls: Review the requirements and complete the Pet Parenting Certification (that takes about an hour) before going to adopt Pit Bull Terriers and specific bully-type breeds.
Pet Parenting Certification info:  environment.mypgc.us/pitbulls 

🐶 Prospective fosters: Fosters through the shelter and rescues are needed for dogs. Please apply with rescue partners, or contact the shelter, to be a foster and save a life. The Friends of PG County Animal Shelter posts about dogs which need fosters through the shelter or otherwise through rescues. Fostering is usually free with a rescue.

Please review the shelter foster information, apply online and complete Pet Parenting Certification. Contact the shelter with the dog's name and ID. "Interested in Fostering: Email fosterpgcpets@co.pg.md.us " They allow pit bull-type dogs to be fostered in Maryland. Foster Information | Prince George's County 

Please see bios, photos, and videos of the dogs and cats at these links, and share posts with friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers.

Adoption website:
24petconnect.com/PGEOADOPT?at=DOG&sb=days_MaxMin  This filter shows dogs that are labeled URGENT after their long length of stay.

24petconnect.com/PGEOADOPT  (dogs, cats & more)

See Volunteers' posts for dogs on urgent lists:  
Friends of PG County Animal Shelter | Upper Marlboro MD | Facebook

Pet Unity Project post: instagram.com/petunityproject/

Prince George’s County Animal Shelter, 3750 Brown Station Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Call 301-780 -7200 with the animal ID number(s) to check availability.
Adoption Hours: Tuesday to Friday 11:00am - 7:00pm, Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm. (Arrive 1 hour before closing.)

Links: PG County Shelter adoption steps, fees (waived), and spay/neuter https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/environment/animal-services/pet-adoption  

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