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UPDATED Over a dozen dog owners attended a Gaithersburg City Council meeting on Monday night to let local leaders know they were upset about a change in the usage policy at the dog exercise area of Green Park. City residents and residents who live just outside the city limits took turns testifying during the public comment […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Gaithersburg Animal Control Director Lisa Holland demonstrates the equipment her staff uses to catch a bat. According to Holland, bat calls for service are not unusual. She says her office has responded to 37 such calls so far this year. Related:

For the second time this month, Gaithersburg animal control officers were called to a residence for the report of a bat inside the home that later tested positive for the rabies virus. The latest incident happened on July 21st at 3:30 p.m. at an occupied condominium in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard. Animal […]

Gaithersburg city officials are reminding residents to vaccinate their pets against the rabies virus after a rabid bat was found in an apartment on Dalamar Street on July 10th. According to a city news release, the bat was captured, euthanized and tested for rabies. Test results confirmed that the bat was infected with the rabies […]

Montgomery County Animal Control officers have rescued one dog from a frozen pond in Gaithersburg and another is believed to have gone under the water. MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer said the two dogs were spotted on the pond in the 8400 block of Meadow Green Way at about 11 a.m. No additional details are immediately […]

The city of Rockville’s Mayor and Council recently held a public hearing about some proposed amendments to the city’s animal control ordinance. Rockville 11’s Christine Rice has more. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

Montgomery County residents love their animals. That was certainly evident at a Jan. 27 public hearing about proposed Bill 50-14 that would ban retail pet stores that sell dogs and cats in Montgomery County. Dozens of residents packed the Council’s chamber, many of them wearing stickers or buttons that read “Animal Lover” or “Stop Puppy […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police said an officer shot and killed a dog after it attacked a woman at a residence in the 4600 block of Garrett Park Road around 12:10 p.m. on Oct. 16. Police said when officers entered the residence where they heard screams the dog, described as a 40-pound male terrier mix, was actively […]

A man steadies the cage and gently guides it away from the chimney top. I catch my breath and pause in the driveway, stopped by the drama unfolding on my neighbor’s roof. Inside the cage is a raccoon as big as my kitchen stove. Forgive the kitchen reference. Seeing the caged animal took me back […]