City of Greenbelt Animal Shelter

11/26/2025

Please keep your pets safe this Thanksgiving!

🦃🐾 Keep Your Pets Safe This Thanksgiving! 🐾🦃

As we gather for food, family, and festivities, it’s important to remember that the holiday can pose hidden risks for our furry friends. From tempting table scraps to loud guests and decorations, a little preparation can go a long way in keeping your pets happy and healthy.

Here are a few key safety tips to keep in mind this Thanksgiving:
✔️ Keep pets away from unattended food and countertops
✔️ Ensure your pet’s ID tag and microchip information are up to date
✔️ Have a backup emergency plan in case your vet is unavailable
✔️ Create a quiet, comfortable space for pets who may get stressed
✔️ Avoid letting pets eat holiday foods like nuts, stuffing, pie, raisins, onions, garlic, gravy, and more

✔️ Remember: chocolate toxicity increases during the holidays — contact your vet immediately if your pet ingests chocolate
Let’s make this Thanksgiving safe, joyful, and stress-free for both humans and pets. ❤️🐶🐱

Stay safe and enjoy the holiday!

11/24/2025

*Tap, tap, tap* ...Now that Cleo's gotten your attention, she'd like to remind you that she's still available for adoption! 🧡🤍🖤

3-year-old Cleopatra (affectionately nicknamed Cleo) is a staff favorite --our own A*O Scribner even fostered her for a while! A*O Scribner discovered that Cleo loves being held and cuddled, birdwatching in the windowsill, and batting around toys. Cleo also has the sweetest habit of politely tapping you with her paw when she wants attention. However, whhile Cleo loves her humans, she does not like other cats, so Cleo will need to be the only cat in your life.

If you're interested in adopting calico critter Cleo, please email [email protected] or call 301-474-6124 for more information.

11/20/2025

***FOUND: STRAY CAT***
DSH, Female, Dilute Tortie, Juvenile
Found near the 6500 Bl of Capitol Dr and scanned negative for microchip.
Cat has been transported to Prince George's County Animal Services located at 3750 Brown Station Rd upper Marlboro.
If you recognize this cat, please contact Prince George's County Animal Services at 301-780-7200 within 3 business days.
Animal ID # A565262

11/19/2025

Greenbelt Animal Services would like to thank Megan Webber who made this purchase from our Amazon wish list in honor of her friend Melissa Reimer and her cat, Bear.
We appreciate this purchase and so do our kittens!

11/18/2025

🐾✨Spay and Neuter Saves Lives - Here's Why It Matters✨🐾
Every year, shelters across the country - including ours - are overwhelmed with more pets than there are homes available. Pet overpopulation is a very real and heartbreaking issue, but one simple action makes a HUGE difference:
Here's why:
🐶🐱More pets are born than there are homes. One unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce hundreds of kittens in just a couple of years.
Both dogs and cats can have multiple litters a year, adding to an already crowded system.
💔Overpopulation leads to overcrowded shelters. Even with hardworking staff and volunteers, shelters only have so much space. When too many animals come in, it becomes harder to give every pet the time they need to find a home.
🚫Prevents accidental litters. Most litters are unplanned - surprise puppies or kittens that families can't keep or place.
Spaying/neutering stops that before it starts.
🌎Helps the community. Fewer stray and unwanted animals mean fewer:
*Car accidents involving animals
*Wildlife injuries
*Community complaints
*Medical emergencies
*Calls for animals in poor conditions
❤️Protects your pets health. Spaying/neutering reduces or eliminates risks of cancers, infections (like pyometra), roaming, aggression, and spraying/marking.
💙Need help getting your pet fixed?
Contact us at [email protected] or 301-474-6124.
Spay and neuter isn't just a choice - it's one of the most powerful ways to save lives and make our community safer for pets and people. 🐾❤️

11/18/2025

**UPDATE: STORMY HAS BEEN FOUND***
**LOST CAT***
Please keep an eye out for Stormy! Big, black and white with a half mustache, wearing a green/black/white collar with a bell. Owner believes Stormy got out of the house this morning (Tuesday November 18th) on Rosewood Drive in Boxwood Village.
If you see Stormy please call or text Scott at 301-233-3890 or contact Greenbelt Animal Services at 301-474-6124 and [email protected].

11/18/2025

Greenbelt Animal Services would like to share this overdue and exciting news to everyone! Thank Prince George's Pet Unity Project - PG PUP for all of the time and effort that they placed into making this change happen.

Wow. We… we actually did it. 💜

We can’t even believe this. This is EVERYTHING.

After 27 long years, Prince George’s County has officially lifted the breed ban. The County Council passed CB-097, a historic and comprehensive overhaul of the animal control code - championed by Chair Edward Burroughs III and shaped by years of collaboration between residents, advocates, and community leaders.

As the Prince George’s Pet Unity Project, we are deeply proud to have led this effort. For years, we’ve listened to residents, uplifted community stories, partnered with volunteers and local leaders, and pushed for fair, effective, evidence-based laws that keep families together and make our neighborhoods safer.

CB-097 strengthens leash laws, increases accountability for dangerous dogs, updates outdated definitions, improves public safety, and launches a pilot foster/adoption program for the dogs who were once banned. It is a modern, compassionate, community-centered path forward.

To Chair Burroughs and the County Council members who believed in safe, fair, effective policy - thank you.

To our volunteers, supporters, and every resident who showed up, spoke up, or stood with us - this victory is ours.

Today, Prince George’s County made history.

Now, we celebrate. Tomorrow… back to work. (Okay, maybe a few days of celebration)
And together, we’ll keep building a safer, fairer, more unified community for people and their pets

LET’S GOOOOOO!!! 🎉🐾

11/18/2025

**COURTESY POST***
***MISSING DOG***
Please be on the lookout for Ozzy! She was in a vehicle accident involving multiple cars yesterday and jumped out at scene. Per owner, the area was given as "301 where 50 meets 301." She had on a black harness with her name and owners phone number.

If you have any information, please text 209-769-3320 or reach out to Bowie City of Bowie Animal Control at 301-809-3002.

11/17/2025

Santa Paws is coming to town!
Please join Greenbelt Animal Services for our annual Santa Paws event. Bring your furry best friends to get a digital photo with Santa. All photos are $10 per family, and all proceeds go towards the Greenbelt Animal Shelter. (CASH ONLY)
*Police K9's are Free of Charge*
Saturday, December 13th 12pm-2pm
Greenbelt Police Department (Multipurpose Room)
550 Crescent Rd
Greenbelt, MD 20770

11/14/2025

Thank you to Elizabeth T Morrison and whoever our Anonymous purchase was from. We have definitely been feeling the love from our community.
If you would like to make a purchase from our Amazon wish list as well, please click the link below:
https://a.co/gzQ2teR

11/13/2025

Maryland SPCA is offering a free bag of pet food to anyone who has been affected by the loss of SNAP benefits. If you are in need of assistance feeding you cat or dog and are a resident of Greenbelt, Greenbelt Animal Services are here to help you as well. You can email us at [email protected] or call 301-474-6124.

Times are tough right now, and we want to help ❤️

The Maryland SPCA will be distributing free cat and dog food to support community members affected by the pause in SNAP benefits. Limit to one bag per pet.

📍 Maryland SPCA, 3300 Falls Road
🗓️ Sunday, November 16th from 12-3PM

*No signup required, while supplies last. Must show valid proof of being a SNAP benefit recipient.