Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County requires that all dogs and cats, four months of age and older, must have a current rabies vaccination and a county pet license.  The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center will hold the final free rabies vaccination clinics for the year Sunday. The rabies vaccination clinic is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 18th […]

Montgomery County requires that all dogs and cats, four months of age and older, must have a current rabies vaccination and a county pet license.  The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center will hold two more free rabies vaccination clinics this year. Rabies vaccination clinics are held on the third Sunday of each month […]

It’s Friday! Here are your five things to know today, July 24th, in Montgomery County: 1. Traffic Alert: State Highway Administration crews will close lanes tonight on Randolph Road and Georgia Avenue tonight as part of a road construction project that is designed to reduce gridlock in the area. Motorists are advised to avoid the […]

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 […]

Every year, County officials say an average of 40 animals are confirmed by laboratory analysis to be rabid in Montgomery County. Although most of these are wild animals, such as raccoons, foxes, and bats there have been several rabid cats in Montgomery County within the last five years. Officials say rabies is 100-percent preventable and […]

UPDATED on 7/19 Gaithersburg officials are alerting residents of a second raccoon that has tested positive for the rabies virus. According to city officials, the second case was reported on July 16 in the 100 block of East Deer Park Drive. ===================================================================================================== City officials report that a dead raccoon found around 5 p.m. on June […]