If you're still searching for the love of your life after this Valentine's Day, we're a great place to look! We have many wonderful dogs and cats who can't wait to show you how much you mean to them! And don't forget that through February, you can adopt a selected "Staff Favorite" dog for a reduced adoption fee of $125 (normally $225), which still includes all age appropriate vaccinations, heartworm testing, microchip, and the spay or neuter surgery for your new pet! Cats are also included in the matchmaking - adoption fees for cats are only $70 (normally $150) and include all age appropriate vaccinations, FIV/FeLV testing, microchip, and the spay or neuter for your new cat. You can also adopt two for a total of only $95! If anyone is looking for a pocket-sized companion, we also have two adorable hamsters hoping to find a family and even several turtles who are looking for a loving home! We've got someone for everyone - stop in to find your perfect match! Prince George's County Animal Shelter 3750 Brown Station Rd Upper Marlboro, Maryland (301) 780-7200
The Wilson County Animal Shelter in North Carolina has finally hauled away their gas chamber. They will now focus more strongly on spay and neuter programs. Wilson County Sheriff Calvin Woodard says the county purchased the chamber years ago when he was still a deputy. “I wish we never had to put any pet down at all,” he said. “I love animals and it is a very difficult thing to do. And when using the gas chamber it is emotionally hard on the staff.” He says it has always been hard to put animals in the chamber, and that they will now use lethal injection. “Even when it was an animal that was so aggressive we couldn’t save it to adopt out, or those animals who were hurt and laying there on the road and brought here, it weighed hard and took emotional toll on us to put them in there,” Woodard explained. “And I want the staff to be comfortable and safe. But the biggest thing we want to do is get the animals into loving homes.” Though they come in through the back door, the Sheriff says he wants to see them all leave through the front door. “I wanted that gas chamber gone and thank God we eventually got to the place where we could get it picked up,” he said. Though many improvements have been made to the shelter, he would like to see a total change. “I would love to have a new animal shelter — it would be great for the community to come and visit animals in a place before they adopt them, better for the animals and good for our staff,” Woodard said in December 2013. “But the economy has been bad and commissioners can’t build a new shelter with no money.” Some money was allocated to the shelter for some basic improvements, but the most important change that has occurred since 2013 is the spay and neuter program, which provides the service for free to low-income families. “There are elderly people and hard-working people who don’t have enough money to get their pet spayed or neutered and this is a service to them,” Woodard said. “The only issue is that you have to take your pet to get it fixed — we don’t do that.” Families interested in adopting can also have their new pet fixed free of charge.
Exotic pet laws in the U.S. vary from state to state as do requirements for some pets' care, so be sure to look into local regulations before bringing home a new furry or scaly friend.
Washington, DC - Bao Bao was born on August 23, 2013, at the National Zoo. Giant pandas are an endangered species, and are protected in part by conservation efforts at reservations and in zoos such as the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C. Giant Panda births are rare.
She is has reach a major milestone at the National Zoo and will soon begin living separately from her mother.
18 months old, is the age when panda cubs stop nursing and start living separately from their mothers.
The zoo says Bao Bao began the weaning process naturally a few months ago. She is now eating significantly more bamboo and other solid foods. Bao Bao eats separately from her mother and spends about six hours each day separated from her mother.
The zoo's panda team expects the weaning process will be complete in early March, and Bao Bao will be living on her own.
Zoo veterinarians also say panda mother Mei Xiang is in good health.
Baby Panda Bao Bao Melting Hearts at National Zoo
Baby panda Bao Bao has had her public debut at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo, with hundreds lining up for a glimpse of the five-month-old. WSJ's Neil Hickey reports on how Bao Bao is coping with the public adulation.
Wild Inside the National Zoo: Bao Bao's First Year
In the first episode of our web series, Wild Inside the National Zoo, we track a year in the life of the zoo's biggest star.
Bao Bao's First Snow Day!
Jan. 6, 2015—As the year’s first blanket of snow coated the Washington, D.C. area today, giant panda Bao Bao spent much of the morning playing in it for the very first time. The sixteen month-old panda cub tumbled down the hill in her outdoor enclosure, climbed trees and pounced on her mother Mei Xiang.
