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St. Mary's County shelter reports intake rise and 23% jump in adoptions after transfer puppies
Summary
At a March meeting of the St. Mary's County Animal Control Advisory Board, shelter representative Hollis reported 420 intakes Jan. 1–Feb. 28 and a 23% year‑over‑year increase in adoptions tied to a Valentine's Day event that included transfer puppies funded by ARU/AROO, the board heard.
Hollis, the animal shelter representative introduced at the meeting, told the Animal Control Advisory Board that 420 animals entered shelter care from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, a substantial increase from 328 intakes for the same period the previous year.
"Overall, during that time period, we had 420 animals enter our care," Hollis said, then provided a detailed breakdown: 183 owner surrenders, 9 returns, 12 seized or in protective custody, 112 strays, 77 transfers in, 13 born in care, and 14 TNR/feral cat intakes. Hollis said transfers reflect mutual-support arrangements with neighboring county shelters and out-of-state partners and emphasized that recent transfer puppies were funded under an agreement with an outside rescue (referred to in the transcript as ARU or AROO) and did not draw on the county budget.
Hollis said the shelter recorded 260 adoptions in the two-month period, up from 212 the…
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