Queen Anne's County

Department of Animal Services

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You now have the opportunity to help the dogs at the shelter by donating a Kuranda bed. These beds are more comfortable and healthier for the dogs. Please go to the Kuranda website to donate to one of our precious dogs. Thank you.

News

On March 1, 2006, our department started our new, "Senior to Senior", program. This program will allow citizens of Queen Anne's County who are 60 years of age or older, to adopt any animal from our shelter and we will waive the adoption fee. The only cost to the adopter will be for microchipping, rabies vaccination, dog license, and spay / neuter fees. This program will also be extended to all citizens of Queen Anne's County that wish to adopt an animal that is 6 years old or older, or any animal deemed to be a special needs animal. Special needs animals are animals that have medical conditions, special behavioral problems or other needs that require additional care above and beyond the normal veterinarian care. Please stop by the Shelter or call us if you have any questions about this new and exciting program.

Our new pet adoption show, "Data's Place" is now up and running on QACTV Channel 7. The show runs; Sunday @ 7 am, Monday @ 7 pm, Tuesday @ 7:30 pm, Wednesday @ 8 pm, Thursday @ 11 pm, Friday @ 11pm and Saturday @ 7:30 am. We thank you in advance for watching.

Did you know you can support the homeless animals of Queen Anne’s County simply by purchasing your family’s groceries? It’s true. Adopt-A-Pet, Inc., the shelter’s all-volunteer nonprofit organization fundraises throughout the year to help Queen Anne’s homeless animals with emergency medical care, heartworm treatment, as well as other programs, and was a generous contributor toward the realization of the spay-neuter clinic at the shelter.

Now you can help Adopt-A-Pet assist animals in need each time you purchase your family’s groceries by registering your MVP card in the Food Lion Shop & Share Program. Here’s how it works: You purchase groceries at your local Food Lion grocery store. The cashier swipes your MVP card during check-out. That’s all there is to it. Food Lion records the total cost of the transaction and a percentage of your grocery bill is automatically credited to Adopt-A-Pet, Inc., at no additional cost to you! Each quarter Food Lion will send a check to Adopt-A-Pet, representing all grocery transactions for that quarter.

Now it’s easy to help Queen Anne’s animals in need, with no cost to you. To participate in the Food Lion Shop & Share program, we need a minimum of 25 participants. Please reregister your MVP card each January to Adopt-A-Pet (Chester, Md.) at Food Lion’s web site at: http://www.foodlion.com. If you do not have a computer, you can contact Food Lion Customer Relations at 704-633-8250, extension 3810, and they will enter your information for you. Still have a question? Please e-mail Kimberley VanDerveer at doxierescue@dmv.com or call 410-758-8718. Thank you in advance for helping our animals in need!

Our new Spay/Neuter Clinic was dedicated on Saturday, October 18, 2003. We have an operating room and a recovery room here in the Animal Control Center Office Building. The clinic is being used to spay and neuter animals adopted from the shelter. It will not be open to the public. As of November 4, 2005, we have preformed over 620 surgeries. The clinic was constructed completely from grants and donations and did not involve taxpayer dollars. We are very proud of our new clinic and many thanks go out to the staff at the Department of Animal Control, Steve Wilson, Susy Wentink, Adopt-A-Pet Inc., Synder Foundation for Animals and the many private donations that made the clinic a reality.

The Queen Anne's County Animal Control Commission has just submitted revisions to the Animal Control Regulations that will make them more comprehensive and complete. The new revisions are complete and have been adopted by the Queen Anne's County Commissioners. The new regulations went into effect on December 4, 2005. We thank all the citizens who came forward with suggestions and comments to improve the new regulations.

The Queen Anne's County Animal Control Commission meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Who We Are

The following is a list of the staff here at theDepartment of Animal Services;

Administration

Morris Jones Sr. -- Director Cindy A. Compton -- Office Coordinator Roxie Cross -- Office Assistant IV Maria Samaras -- Adoption Coordinator Tracy DeHoff--Volunteer Coordinator

Animal Control Officers

Patty Trossbach -- Senior ACO Walter Tucker -- ACO Shannon Cross -- ACO Christian Wilson -- ACO

Kennel Operators

Mandy Brooks-- Kennel Operator Janie May-- Kennel Operator

Lost / Found Animals

Clinic Staff

Dr. Michael Forney, DVM Joan Oliver, Volunteer

A Little About Us

We are a division of the Queen Anne's County Government. We have been in existence since 1977. We just opened a new Animal Services Building here on our site. This building now houses all of the animals here at the Animal Control Center. The existing building was both a publishing company and a veterinarian office. The orginal office building, which use to be our kennel also, was build in the 1950's. Some of our many duties include; investigating cruelty complaints, investigating barking dog complaints and other nusiance complaints, humane education, adoption programs, volunteer programs, working with county and state law enforcement agencies, working with the Department of Natural Resources and many other duties.

Adopting A Friend

Adopting a pet is a very serious endeavor. We must take our time and choose the pet that will fit into our lifestyle and our family. We have many older pets that are in need of a good home. Before you buy think about your local shelter !!! There are millions of pets each year that must be put to sleep because there are not enough good homes for them. Please help our shelter and shelters around the country work towards a day when there will be no more unwanted pets !!!

Adoption Hours

Day....................Open....................Close

Monday....................8:00 am...............4:00 pm

Tuesday....................8:00 am...............7:00 pm

Wednesday...............8:00 am...............7:00 pm

Thursday..................8:00 am...............4:30 pm

Friday......................8:00 am...............4:30 pm

Saturday..................8:00 am..............4:00 pm

Adoption Fees

Adoption Fee Dog...............................$15.00
Adoption Fee Cat................................$15.00
Spay/Neuter Fee Cat............................$50.00
Spay/Neuter Fee Dog...........................$50.00
Feline Booster.......................................$5.00
Canine Booster.....................................$10.00
Feline Leukemia Test............................$5.00
Heartworn Test...................................$12.00
Rabies Vaccination Adoption..............$ 9.00
Rabies Vaccination Redemption........$ 18.00

Redemption Of Animals

If your animal is picked up by the Department of Animal Control, you will need to come to the shelter to reclaim you animal. Along with proof of ownership, you will need to bring proof of a current rabies vaccination and a current county dog license. If you cannot provide proof of Rabies and county dog license, you will need to pay for these items before you can reclaim you animal. Fees for redemption of animals is as follows;

Redemption Fee................1st time.................................$15.00
Redemption Fee................2nd time................................$30.00
Redemption Fee................3rd or Subsequent Time........$50.00

County Dog License Altered........................................$ 5.00

County Dog License Unaltered...................................$15.00

Senior Citizen Altered...................................................$1.00

Senior Citizen Unaltered.............................................$11.00

Board Fee Per Night.....................................................$ 5.00

Board Fee Per Night (Quarantine)...............................$10.00

Come Visit Us!

We are located on Maryland's beautiful Easten Shore approximately 1 hour from both Baltimore, MD and Washington DC. We have two buildings; the office building which houses offices for 4 Animal Control Officers, 2 Secretaries, and the Director, and the Animal Services Building, which houses 2 Kennel Operators and 30 indoor/outdoor kennels, a Cattery, a quarentine room and several storage areas.

Hours Of Operation

Day....................Open....................Close

Monday....................8:00 am...............4:30 pm

Tuesday....................8:00 am...............7:00 pm

Wednesday...............8:00 am...............7:00 pm

Thursday..................8:00 am...............4:30 pm

Friday......................8:00 am...............4:30 pm

Saturday..................8:00 am..............4:00 pm

We are closed on all county holiday's. One weekend a month we will be having live adopt-a-thons throughout the county and we will be open until 12:00 noon on those Saturday's. Please call the office for operating hours.

Directions To The Animal Control Center

From the western shore of Maryland, take US Rt. 50 east across the Bay Bridge, follow Rt. 50 east for approximately 7 miles. Take US Rt. 301 north at the Rt. 50/301 split. At the second blinking light, turn left onto Del Rhodes Ave., make the first right, onto Clay Drive. Take Clay Drive until it ends. The Animal Control Center is on your left at the dead end.

From northern Maryland and Delaware, follow US Rt. 301 south. You will come under RT. 213 and proceed approximately 5 miles, turn right onto Del Rhodes Ave., take the first right, onto Clay Drive. Take Clay Drive until it ends. The Animal Control Center is on your left at the dead end.

Map to our shelter