Pet Adoption
The Animal Services Facility & Adoption Center is at full capacity! Here's how you can help:
- adopt our dogs into your loving home,
- instead of surrendering, rehome your pet with family and friends first or contact one of our County-approved rescue organizations.
We invite you to visit the animals at our state-of-the-art Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center (ASFAC).
Adoption
We are at full capacity! We urgently need your help finding loving homes for our dogs, especially our large and senior dogs. Without your help, we may have to find alternative solutions for our healthy, adoptable dogs due to a lack of space.
Our website features lost animals and animals available for adoption. If you want additional information about any animals available at our facility, please call 301-780-7200.
Adoption Fees
The ASFAC is introducing adoption fees based on a dog's weight to help ensure our animals are placed in loving, responsible, and committed homes. This chart represents ASFAC's regular adoption fees. Special adoption promotions may also be offered.
| Dog Weight | Adoption Fee |
|---|---|
| 0-20 lbs | $230 |
| 21-40 lbs | $184 |
| 41-60 lbs | $138 |
| 61-80 lbs | $92 |
| 81+ lbs | $0 |
Fees are subject to change. Please contact the shelter for current pricing.
All adopted pets receive age-appropriate vaccinations and a microchip before leaving the facility. The microchip contains a personal, one-of-a-kind identification number that helps us identify your pet in case it gets lost.
Accepted Payment Methods
Citizens and residents adopting a pet from the Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center may only pay for adoption fees by cash or credit card.
Medical Treatment
Getting the animals out of the facility and into homes is critical to getting them in the best position to succeed in the long term. Releasing treated animals after the appropriate period does not pose a health threat to the community.
To help reduce the spread of the disease in the community, ASFAC encourages pet owners to keep their pets updated on vaccines, avoid communal water bowls, and seek medical advice from a veterinarian if any symptoms like a cough or runny nose develop or worsen.
Kittens
The ASFAC has a large group of kitten-bottle babies that will be legally adoptable once they are eight weeks old. They need fosters to take them in for two to four weeks. Most of the infant kittens can eat solid food. Interested fosters can contact fosterpgcpets@co.pg.md.us for more information.
Preparing for Pet Adoption
Watch this video to start preparing your family and home for bringing another member home:
Steps for the Adoption Process
- Visit 24petconnect.com/PGEOADOPT to view animals available for adoption from the facility.
- Call 301-780-7200, option 2, with the animal ID number(s) to check availability.
- Complete the Adoption Application for Dogs & Cats or Adoption Application for Exotic Animals, print and bring the application with you to the facility. Please DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL applications.
We conduct all adoptions on a first-come, first-served basis. Walk-ins are welcome during our normal business hours.
Only one application is accepted per animal. In many cases, our pets can go home the same day they are adopted, so please come prepared with a leash and collar if you are adopting a dog, or with a pet-safe
carrier if you are adopting a cat, rabbit, or another small animal.
For more adoption information, email: adoptPGCpets@co.pg.md.us
Rules
- You must be 18 years or older to adopt.
- Valid photo ID is required.
- Animals are placed as household pets only. You are not permitted to adopt animals for guarding, hunting, or other purposes.
- Per Prince George's County law, all female pets MUST be spayed, and all male pets must be neutered. Animals adopted out will be spayed/neutered before going home. If a medical condition prohibits spay/neutering at the time of adoption, a contract will be signed to bring the pet back for spay/neuter surgery later.
- The animal must be maintained per the licensing and other laws of the community where it resides and be provided with routine and emergency veterinary care as required.
- The Animal Services Division's objective is to place pets from the Facility in the most suitable home for both the pet and the family. We reserve the right not to place an animal, to refuse or deny any application, or to make recommendations to consider another selection.
Promotions & Partnerships
Prince George's County Animal Services Division has partnered with Pets for Patriots
Service members with at least 190 days in the service can utilize this partnership. You could adopt for free if you are looking to adopt one of the following:
- a dog or cat at least two (2) years of age;
- a dog or cat with special needs;
- a dog or cat that has been homeless for at least six (6) months; or
- a dog 40 pounds or more.
To adopt through this program, click www.petsforpatriots.org