Friends of Anne Arundel County Animals

Friends of Anne Arundel County Animals Friends of Anne Arundel County Animal Care & Control is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
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Friends of Anne Arundel County Animals (formerly Friends of Anne Arundel County Animal Care & Control) is a 501(c)(3) charity that improves and saves the lives of county shelter animals and strives to reduce pet homelessness in Anne Arundel County. Volunteers at Anne Arundel County Animal Care & Control created Friends of AACACC in 2014 to help improve and SAVE the lives of the homeless pets at th

is county-operated shelter. We have been able to do just that thanks to your generous donations, which among other things allow us to:
• Pay for outside vet care for many very sick or injured animals who otherwise would not make it. We also pay for vets to come to the shelter weekly to examine sick animals there (the shelter has no vet on staff).
• Purchase medications, including thousands of doses of flea/tick medications annually for dogs and cats brought to the shelter. The shelter does not have funds for topical flea meds.
• Buy kitten milk replacement, wet/dry kitten food and other supplies for fosters who care for hundreds of underage kittens every year in their homes.
• Pay for ALL the cats and dogs that leave the shelter to be microchipped at no cost to their adopter.
• Cover fees that rescue groups normally are required to pay when they take an animal from the shelter, thereby encouraging the rescues to take more animals from the shelter.

Once again, the devotion of shelter staff and volunteers has saved the life of a stray cat who had to be strictly quaran...
06/05/2026

Once again, the devotion of shelter staff and volunteers has saved the life of a stray cat who had to be strictly quarantined for 4 months to make certain he hadn’t been exposed to rabies because he had wounds that may have come from another animal. We’ll let the Anne Arundel County Animal Services staff member who cared for Oboe in her home for part of that quarantine tell you more:

“I truly thought Oboe was not going to make it when I first saw him in a (shelter) receiving cage. His wounds were large and scary and he was absolutely pitiful -- nearly brown from dirt and urine and with heartbreaking little squeaks. He has healed up so nicely thanks to lots of extra attention and love from (a particular cat room volunteer) while he was here at the shelter before coming home with me as a foster. He is now the chattiest, happiest guy with a gleaming white coat (and maybe a few too many pounds)!

“He is back at the shelter and very much ready to be out of a cage and find his new home! 💜”
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(See the comments for a picture of Oboe when he arrived plus a video of him when he was released from his quarantine cage.)

As the dog below, called Tater at the shelter, would be the first to tell you, an English Bulldog can pay a very heavy h...
06/04/2026

As the dog below, called Tater at the shelter, would be the first to tell you, an English Bulldog can pay a very heavy health price to look so adorable. In his case, all the selective breeding that created his short, smooshed face also meant he had great difficulty breathing due to his too-small nostrils plus extra tissue that partially blocked his throat. This "brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome" is typically most severe in English Bulldogs, but it also occurs in many other flat-faced dogs (and cats) that humans have intentionally overbred to the point that they must struggle for every breath.

Tater, 4, who was given up to Anne Arundel County Animal Services by his homeless owner, also had a "cherry eye," a fairly common inherited condition that happens when a dog's tear gland in their third eyelid becomes swollen and red, covering part of their eye. And he hadn't been neutered.

All of this changed on Monday, when thanks to the shelter, Tater got a stem-to-stern surgical transformation from an outside veterinarian, who used a laser to widen his nostrils and throat, plus also repaired his cherry eye and neutered him. To top it all off, on Wednesday Tater got a new home with the bulldog-experienced folks below plus a new name. Have a great life and breathe easy from now on, Bubba!

Almost 10 years ago, this family adopted a young pup named Blue from the shelter. Today, the family came back to Anne Ar...
06/04/2026

Almost 10 years ago, this family adopted a young pup named Blue from the shelter. Today, the family came back to Anne Arundel County Animal Services to take home Hester as a friend for Blue — and, much to their amusement, we were able to find a photo we’d taken of Blue’s 2016 adoption. Time marches on, but the thrill we get seeing a shelter pet leave with its new family never changes. Have a great life, sweet Hester!

Although our Amazon wish list includes many items that Anne Arundel County Animal Services staff would love to have for ...
06/03/2026

Although our Amazon wish list includes many items that Anne Arundel County Animal Services staff would love to have for its homeless pets, right now they are specifically asking for donations of four items on our list: canned cheese, peanut butter, canned sweet potatoes and bone broth. The plain sweet potatoes and bone broth are for a special dish that kennel staffers make for dogs who aren't eating well. The cheese and peanut butter can help "make the medicine go down" and also are used to encourage other positive behaviors. Thank you, donors!
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06/02/2026

Years of devotion and affection can be yours at Anne Arundel County Animal Services. 💜

Come meet Mellie and so many other loving pets looking for new homes. AACAS will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

6/4 update: Mellie adopted! 💜😊💜

REMINDER: The next Anne Arundel County Animal Services free adoption support online meeting with local certified dog beh...
06/02/2026

REMINDER: The next Anne Arundel County Animal Services free adoption support online meeting with local certified dog behavior consultant Rachel Ash begins at 7:30 p.m. TONIGHT, Tuesday, June 2.

These free session are designed to offer guidance to any recent dog adopters or fosters on common behavior challenges that can arise as the dog adjusts to its new environment. Whether you're facing specific issues or simply want to drop in and listen, you’re warmly welcome to join! Rachel Ash, CDBC, CTC, CPDT-KA, will answer questions, share practical tips and provide expert advice to help your new dog successfully transition into your home.

Dial 339-545-2791. The PIN is 562 459 471 #

The dogs below are the most recent strays now at Anne Arundel County Animal Services that haven't been reclaimed by thei...
06/01/2026

The dogs below are the most recent strays now at Anne Arundel County Animal Services that haven't been reclaimed by their owners or left for new homes (a pet can be adopted by someone else as soon as its 5-day stray hold ends). There are many other stray dogs who have been there longer.

If your stray dog is at the shelter, please understand that it is taking up a cage at a time when the shelter is on the verge of being completely out of space for more dogs. Owners who no longer want a pet that has been brought to the shelter as a stray should have the basic human decency to let the shelter know that and provide vet records and a pet history that may help their former pet find a new home.

By the way, while we often remind readers that AACAS, the county's only open-access shelter, must accept every given up or stray domestic animal brought to it from Anne Arundel County, there is a third category of pets at the shelter that are rarely discussed: protective custody cases. In the broadest of terms, these are pets who have known owners but for a wide variety of reasons cannot or should not be returned to them, at least temporarily. For example, if someone goes to jail and no one can immediately care for their dogs, those dogs end up at AACAS. Protective custody animals are not shown to the public or available for adoption, but they too are taking up cages.

Please share. And if your pet is missing, PLEASE come check for him/her at the shelter! Anne Arundel County Animal Serv...
05/31/2026

Please share. And if your pet is missing, PLEASE come check for him/her at the shelter! Anne Arundel County Animal Services' dog kennels are extremely full. If you believe you can't afford the reclaim fees, ask staff to speak to one of our board members (we're all shelter volunteers).

Who’s happier?!? Cesar, 7, who has been at Anne Arundel County Animal Services since March 18, was just adopted by this ...
05/30/2026

Who’s happier?!? Cesar, 7, who has been at Anne Arundel County Animal Services since March 18, was just adopted by this wonderful man, who has come to AACAS many times before to give dogs brief breaks from shelter life under its Paws Around Town program. Have a great life, lucky Cesar!

Some available dogs, below, currently are not in the public main kennel at Anne Arundel County Animal Services because t...
05/30/2026

Some available dogs, below, currently are not in the public main kennel at Anne Arundel County Animal Services because the shelter is so full. Many others are in foster homes. If you are in the market for a dog, please check out the slideshow of all available dogs when you come to the lobby of the shelter, which is open until 3 pm today and again Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm at 411 Maxwell Frye Rd., Millersville, MD.

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