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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>PRESS RELEASE</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>For Immediate Release:<br></b>July 14, 2016<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>For more information, contact:</b><br>Lauren A. Kinard, Public Information Officer<br>Department of the Environment<br><a href="mailto:lakinard@co.pg.md.us">lakinard@co.pg.md.us</a>; (301) 883-5957<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><b><br>Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility Teams Up with NBC4</b> <b>to Host Second Annual Pet Adopt Drive – Clear the Shelters – Saturday, July 23</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Largo, Maryland</b> – <b>The Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility</b> is teaming up with NBCUniversal owned television station <b>NBC4 Washington/WRC-TV</b> to host the second annual <b>Clear the Shelters</b> – a nationwide pet adoption drive.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The <b>Animal Services Facility</b> in <b>Upper Marlboro</b> will offer the public <b>reduced fee adoptions</b> ($5 pet license fee) and <b>waived pet spaying and neutering fees</b> on <b>Saturday, July 23, 2016</b> from <b>10 AM – 4 PM</b> as part of the Clear the Shelters initiative, which seeks to find new homes for homeless pets.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><br>WHAT:</b><br>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><br>WHEN: </b> <br>Saturday, July 23, 2016 <br>10 AM to 4 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><b>WHERE: </b> <br>Prince George's County Animal Services Facility<br>3750 Brown Station Road<br>Upper Marlboro<br>(301) 780-7201<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><b>INFO: </b> <br>Visit <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwNzE0LjYxNTQ1MDcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDcxNC42MTU0NTA3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NzM3MTA5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amJhcm5lc0ByaXZlcmRhbGVwYXJrbWQuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1qYmFybmVzQHJpdmVyZGFsZXBhcmttZC5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.nbcwashington.com">www.nbcwashington.com</a> to access more information about Clear the Shelters, including the full list of local participating animal shelters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><b>SOCIAL MEDIA:</b> <br>Follow us on Twitter (@PGCSprout), Instagram (PGCSprout) and Facebook (PGCDoE), and use hashtags #ClearTheShelters and #DesocuparLosAlbergues to follow the adoption efforts in real time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Harlow Solid Italic"'>Jessica<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Jessica E. Barnes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Town Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Riverdale Park<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>5008 Queensbury Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Riverdale Park, MD 20737<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/">www.riverdaleparkmd.info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>301-927-6381<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>