Who’s Who in the Chesapeake Animal Caredom
Anne Arundel County Animal Control Shelter
The central Anne Arundel county location for lost pets, reunites hundreds with their owners and operates a shelter that annually adopts out about 1,500 pets. As part of the county Police Department, it enforces all animal control laws. Services include a weekly $5 rabies vaccination clinic: 411 Maxwell Frye Rd., Millersville: 410-222-8900; aacounty.org/animalcontrol.
Friends of Anne Arundel County Animal Control
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit created by the volunteers at Anne Arundel County shelter to solicit donations to help improve and save the lives of its homeless animals and to increase public awareness and understanding of Animal Control’s missions: www.faacac.org and www.facebook.com/FAACAC.
Calvert Animal Welfare League
No-kill adoption center for dogs and cats: 1040 Prince Frederick Blvd., Prince Frederick: 410-535-9300; cawlrescue.org.
Calvert Well Pet Clinic
Patuxent Animal Welfare Society’s affordable clinic offering spay and neuter services and preventive healthcare. 2240 Solomons Island Rd., Huntingtown: 443-295-7873; calvertwpc.org.
Friends of Felines
Rescues free-roaming or abandoned cats and places them in managed colonies or permanent homes; sponsors kitten adoptions at animal chain stores: P.O. Box 325, Port Republic: 410-414-2122; friends-of-felines.com.
Humane Society of Calvert County at Fishing Creek Kennel
No-kill adoption center and boarding kennel: 2210 Dalrymple Rd., Sunderland: 410-257-4908; humanesocietyofcalvertcounty.org.
Last Chance Animal Rescue, Bottle Baby Project
Organizes foster families to nurture abandoned cat families including motherless kittens: 8500 Bensville Rd., Waldorf: [email protected].
Maryland Votes for Animals
Animal advocates organized to raise Maryland from 39th of 50 states in animal protection legislation: VoteAnimals.org.
Orphaned Wildlife Rescue Center
Publicly supported, non-profit strictly no-kill wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center serving all of Southern Maryland from its Calvert County. If you have found an injured or abandoned animal, would like to make a donation or become a volunteer, please contact Amber: 410-326-0937; [email protected].
Patuxent Animal Welfare Society
Rescues, fosters and finds homes for abandoned cats and dogs: 937 Tidewater Grove Ct, Annapolis: 410-326-1616; facebook.com/PAWSPet.
Rude Ranch Animal Rescue
A cageless sanctuary for homeless, abused and special-needs animals: 3200 Ivy Way, Harwood: 410-798-9559; ruderanch.org.
Senior Dog Sanctuary of Maryland
Provides lasting homes and adoption possibilities for strays or about-to-be-euthanized senior dogs: 8336 W B and A Blvd., Severn; 443-764-0460; www.seniordogsanctuary.com.
Spay Spa and Neuter Nook
Rude Ranch’s affordable clinic offering spay and neuter services: 1251 West Central Ave., Davidsonville: 443-607-6496; spayspa.org.
SPCA of Anne Arundel County
Adoption central for domestic animals in Anne Arundel County: 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis: 410-268-4388; aacspca.org.
SPOT: (Stop Pet Overpopulation Together)
Accepts and sells donated goods to support low-cost spay and neutering: 4860 St. Leonard Rd., St. Leonard: 410-562-6516; spayspot.org.
Sugar Faces Senior Dog Rescue
Matches abandoned senior dogs in Southern Maryland to loving families while providing a lifetime of encouragement and support, Lexington Park: 410-474-2958; sugarfacesrescue.org.
Tri-County Animal Shelter
Animal management service agency for Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties handles nuisance animal issues, sells animal licenses and shelters found and abandoned animals temporarily before placement or euthanasia: 6707 Animal Shelter Rd., Hughesville: 301-609-3425; charlescounty.org/es/animalcontrol.