County Animal Shelters Across the State Host Fee-Free Adoption Events

Fee-free adoptions and discounted services continue to be a trend for local governments as animal shelters reach capacity on a rolling basis throughout the year.

Caring for and re-homing animals has long been the responsibility of local, county-run facilities. The local government programs are often in conjunction with community-based organizations, but in some areas, the county facility is the primary agency. Adoption fees help support these services in the community, but often the facilities become over-crowded and the agencies will hold “fee free” adoption events as well as waiving the cost of other services. Prince George’s held a fee free event in April earlier this year, Baltimore County hosted a whole week of waived costs and discounts, and St. Mary’s has made the entire month of June fee-free for dog and cat adoptions.