Prince George's County shelter hosts July 4 adoption carnival to ease crowding
The county shelter is cutting adoption fees July 4 as its Upper Marlboro facility hits full capacity, with large and senior dogs most at risk.
The Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center, 3750 Brown Station Rd., will host a July 4 adoption carnival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the full Upper Marlboro shelter urgently needs homes for large and senior dogs.
Adopters will be able to spin a wheel for reduced adoption fees, and the shelter is offering other prizes and light refreshments. Usual fees are tied to an animal’s size, with dogs 0 to 20 pounds listed at $230 and dogs 81 pounds and over listed at $0. Cats and kittens are normally $70 for one or $95 for two, and special adoption promotions may be offered.
The Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center is at full capacity, and its animal-control staff has warned that if space runs out, the county may have to consider alternative solutions for healthy, adoptable dogs. The shelter used similar urgent pushes before, including a May 2024 fee-waiver effort when the facility was nearing critical capacity and needed to move dogs out to save lives and give them a second chance at a home.
The latest adoption drive also follows a June 2026 round of free adoption events sponsored by Pohanka at locations in Oxon Hill, Capitol Heights, Glenarden and Bowie. Other pressure-relief steps include drive-up vaccination clinics and a July 19 low-cost drive-up vaccination clinic at the Animal Services and Adoptions Center.
All adopted pets leave the shelter spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before they go home.
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