Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Participating in Statewide Cat Adoption Event Maryland animal shelters waive adoption fees to find homes for 2,000 cats To save and find homes for the thousands of homeless cats and kittens in Calvert County and across Maryland, the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is teaming up with 20 other shelters […]
Linda L Kelley Animal Shelter Quarter Auction
Our Quarter Auction to benefit the animals is this Saturday, April 13, at Huntingtown High School, conveniently located on Route 4 in Huntingtown! It will be held in the cafeteria. Doors open at 12 Noon! The auction will be from 1:00-3:00 p.m.! Plenty of great parking! Hardesty Haven Catering will be our food vendor! Oversize […]
Kitten Baby Shower To Be Held on March 30th
Help Welcome New Kittens During Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Supply Drive The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter is holding a kitten shower to prepare for litters of kittens to be born in spring. The event will be held Saturday, March 30 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter located at […]
New Website for the Linda L Kelley Animal Shelter
Calvert County Government has launched a new animal shelter website to promote the new Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter in Prince Frederick. Calvertcountyanimalshelter.com offers information about adoptions, lost and found pets, surrendering an animal, volunteering, fostering and so much more. The shelter will officially open this week. The dynamic new mobile-friendly website also features a […]
The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Opens 1 November
On what would have been her 71st birthday, Tuesday, October 9, former County Commissioner Linda L. Kelley was honored at the ribbon cutting for the new animal shelter that will bear her name – The Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter. Known as a vocal and committed advocate of animal rights, Ms. Kelley had worked long […]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Animal Shelter
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Opening of the Linda Kelley Animal Shelter We all remember that Linda Kelley fought long and hard to see Calvert County have its own humane animal shelter. It’s finally a reality. Come and join the festivities and remember our dear friend Linda Kelley. The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Linda […]
BOCC Approves Purchase of Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter
At its September 11, 2018 meeting, the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) exercised its option to purchase the new Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter for $6.1 million, averting lease payments of nearly $46,000 per month. In May 2016 the BOCC announced the shelter project as a public/private partnership with Marrick Properties that included […]
Linda L Kelley Animal Shelter Logo Unveiled
Linda L Kelley Animal Shelter Animal Care Supervisor, April Simmons, and Animal Shelter Division Chief, Crystal Dowd, along with Jackie Vaughan, Public Safety Director, and Craig Dichter, Chief Animal Control Officer, were all on hand for the unveiling of the new animal shelter logo at the Calvert Board of County Commissioners. The logo for the […]
Animal Shelter Introduces Two New Employees
On May 22, 2018, Paula Gray, Director of Human Resources, introduced two new employees, hired for the Linda L Kelley Animal Shelter, to the Calvert Board of County Commissioners. April J Simmons will be the Animal Care Supervisor. Ashlyn B Earnshaw is the new Animal Control Officer, filling the vacated position of Christie Montgomery. The […]
Linda L Kelley Animal Shelter Groundbreaking Held
Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter Groundbreaking Ceremony The groundbreaking of the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Named in honor of former Calvert County Commissioner Linda L. Kelley, the shelter will be built at 5055 Hallowing Point Road, Prince Frederick. Kelley was known as a vocal and committed champion […]