PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – On Nov. 1, 2023, the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter will have fun 5 years of service to Calvert County. The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is known as in honor of former County Commissioner Linda L. Kelley, who was broadly referred to as a vocal animal rights advocate. On Nov. 1, 2018, the shelter opened its doorways to satisfy Kelley’s imaginative and prescient of humane remedy of animals and offering assets to the residents of Calvert County. Now, 5 years later, the shelter moreover companions with the Department of Public Safety, Animal Control Division, to offer a broader vary of providers to the residents and animals in our group.
Public Safety Deputy Director Crystal Dowd acknowledged, “We thank the community for its unwavering dedication and commitment to our mission. Together, we have made a profound difference in the lives of animals and the people of Calvert County. Here’s to many more years of hard work, compassion, countless lives saved and making a positive impact in our region.”
Since the shelter opened, it has grown in quite a few methods. Examples embody:
· Foster and Volunteer Program – The established program has been instrumental in saving the lives of animals that required round the clock care, in addition to offering enrichment and socialization of the animals to make sure adoption. It’s a testomony to the unimaginable help obtained from shelter volunteers.
· Rescue Partnerships – Through quite a few rescue partnerships, the shelter has expanded its attain and located loving properties for 1,384 animals!
· Full-time Veterinarian – This invaluable addition has allowed the shelter to ascertain a surgical space the place vital surgical procedures will be carried out on website. This contains spay/neuter procedures, which assist management the pet inhabitants.
· Monthly Drive-Thru Free Rabies Clinic – The shelter affords a month-to-month drive-thru rabies clinic, making certain pets in our group obtain important vaccinations that assist stop diseases.
· Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Grant for Spay/Neuter – The shelter obtained a grant from the MDA that permits the shelter to offer free spay/neuter providers to pet homeowners who financially would have been unable to acquire the surgical procedure.
In honor of the shelter’s anniversary, and as a token of appreciation for continued group help, the shelter is providing diminished adoption charges of simply $5 for all animals to certified adopters from Tuesday, Oct. 31, by Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. To be taught extra concerning the adoption course of, go to CalvertCountyAnimalShelter.com/3168/Adoption.
For extra info on the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter and animals available for adoption go to CalvertCountyAnimalShelter.com.
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