[RP Town Announce] Second Annual Pet Adopt Drive - Clear the Shelters - Saturday, July 23

[Jessica Barnes]

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:
July 14, 2016

 

For more information, contact:
Lauren A. Kinard, Public Information Officer
Department of the Environment
lakinard at co.pg.md.us; (301) 883-5957



Prince George's County Animal Services Facility Teams Up with NBC4 to Host
Second Annual Pet Adopt Drive - Clear the Shelters - Saturday, July 23

 

Largo, Maryland - The Prince George's County Animal Services Facility is
teaming up with NBCUniversal owned television station NBC4 Washington/WRC-TV
to host the second annual Clear the Shelters - a nationwide pet adoption
drive.

 

The Animal Services Facility in Upper Marlboro will offer the public reduced
fee adoptions ($5 pet license fee) and waived pet spaying and neutering fees
on Saturday, July 23, 2016 from 10 AM - 4 PM as part of the Clear the
Shelters initiative, which seeks to find new homes for homeless pets.

 

"We're very excited to once again participate in this national event and
work with NBC4 Washington/WRC-TV to showcase the wonderful pets available
for adoption in Prince George's County. From dogs and cats to fish and
snakes, there is a wide range of animals waiting to be welcomed into loving,
forever homes," said Rodney Taylor, Associate Director, Animal Services
Facility.  

 

This year's Clear the Shelters event comes after last year's highly
successful inaugural effort, which resulted in 56 pets from the Animal
Services Facility finding new homes and nearly 20,000 pets nationwide being
adopted into new families.


WHAT:
Prince George's County Animal Services Facility to participate as an
official Clear the Shelters partner alongside NBC4 Washington/WRC-TV and
offer reduced fee adoptions ($5 license fee) and waived pet spaying and
neutering fees.


WHEN:            
Saturday, July 23, 2016 
10 AM to 4 PM


WHERE:           
Prince George's County Animal Services Facility
3750 Brown Station Road
Upper Marlboro
(301) 780-7201


INFO:               
Visit www.nbcwashington.com
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more information about Clear the Shelters, including the full list of local
participating animal shelters.


SOCIAL MEDIA:           
Follow us on Twitter (@PGCSprout), Instagram (PGCSprout) and Facebook
(PGCDoE), and use hashtags #ClearTheShelters and #DesocuparLosAlbergues to
follow the adoption efforts in real time.

 

 

Jessica

Jessica E. Barnes

Town Clerk

Riverdale Park

5008 Queensbury Road

Riverdale Park, MD 20737

www.riverdaleparkmd.info <http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/> 

301-927-6381

 

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