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Howard County Animal Control

Animal shelter in Columbia, Maryland

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8576 Davis Road, Columbia, MD 21045
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Howard County Animal Control investigates animal cruelty cases, rescues endangered animals, accepts unwanted pets, administers a pet adoption program, conducts humane education programs and operates the county’s animal shelter. Volunteers assist with operations by taking the animals for walks, giving the animals personal attention and assisting with the adoption process. Howard County Animal Control shelters all types of homeless animals until new homes and new lives are found through adoption.
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Visit the shelter to adopt. An adoption application must be filed on the animal that a citizen wishes to adopt. An interview and/or home visit must be conducted and approved before the animal is released from the shelter.

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Pets at shelters and rescues near Howard County Animal Control

Tara's House Animal Rescue, Inc. - Columbia Chapter

8775 Centre Park Drive, #258, Columbia, MD 21045

Houston Cares Animal Rescue - Transport to Columbia, MD

Columbia, MD 21045

Well Placed Pet (Rescue Well)

All pets are still with owners., Baltimore, MD 21045

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Smokey

Schnauzer (Giant)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 2 mos

Columbia, MD

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JASON (COURTESY POST)

Australian Shepherd/Husky

Male

Baltimore, MD

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Good with kids
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
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Pup 7

Boxer/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 mo

Columbia, MD

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Animal Charities in Columbia, MD

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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