Community Sweeps in to Foster 40 Animals From Overheated Shelter in Montgomery County

Residents, other shelters step forward to aid central Pa. SPCA that lost air conditioning

The shelter relocated many animals to other facilities and foster homes while working to repair their cooling system amid dangerous temperatures.

Community sweeps in to foster 40 animals from overheated shelter in Montgomery County

More than 40 animals found temporary foster homes when the community stepped up to take them in after a Montgomery County, Maryland, shelter lost air conditioning on Monday. “I want to thank everyone who stepped up to help, whether they took in a foster animal or offered support,” County Executive Marc Elrich said in a statement. “The outpouring of care from our residents, and from folks across the region, was incredible.” The Montgomery County’…

Montgomery County Animal Shelter seeks short-term fosters amid AC outages

With the summer heat rising and the air conditioning out at Montgomery County’s Animal Services and Adoption Center, staff are urgently calling for short-term fosters to help keep shelter pets cool and safe.

Montgomery County Animal Services look for foster homes as shelter AC goes out

As the region braces for another day of high temps, officials in Montgomery County are making an urgent call for help. The air conditioning went out due to a mechanical issue at the Derwood Animal Shelter Monday afternoon, and now they need to find temporary foster homes as soon as possible. Staff at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption...

300 animals in need of foster homes as Montgomery County shelter loses AC

Montgomery County shelter loses AC, seeks foster homes for 300 animals amid heat. Volunteer to help senior, medical, and thick-coated pets stay cool.

A/C outage at Montgomery County pet shelter has county seeking emergency foster homes

Foster animals sheltered at a Montgomery County, Md., facility need an emergency home after an A/C outage amid intense heat around the D.C. region