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LOVEPAWS

Animal rescue in Rockville, MD

LOVEPAWS was founded as an animal intake prevention program to help keep pets in homes and out of shelters. To do this, we offer various types of assistance to pet owners including our pet food pantry and our re-homing service. We help find new homes for pets whose owners cannot keep them but do not want to surrender their pet to the shelter. While our focus is on Prince George’s County, MD, we offer these services to the entire DC Metro area.

Our scope and mission has grown quickly since we were founded in 2019 and we now pull dogs and cats from open-admission, high-intake shelters in MD, VA and other Southern states. This has expanded our rescue to be able to save dogs and cats of all breeds. Our expanded mission is to save the lives of abandoned dogs and cats and place them in loving and permanent homes. While we are a non-breed-specific rescue, we are a pittie-friendly rescue that has a soft spot for the pit bulls at the Prince George’s County animal shelter. They face the heartbreaking reality of the county’s pit bull ban which makes them unavailable for adoption to the public. We are committed to stepping forward whenever we can and wherever there is the greatest need.

LOVEPAWS is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We are an exclusively foster-based rescue with our foster network spanning MD, DC, and VA.

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Rockville, MD 20853
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Adoptable pets at LOVEPAWS

We'll also keep you updated on Nova's adoption status with email updates.
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Nova

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female
Rockville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Starlet's adoption status with email updates.
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Starlet

Pit Bull Terrier

Female
Rockville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Tiger's adoption status with email updates.
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Tiger

American Staffordshire Terrier

Male, Adult
Rockville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Amanda's adoption status with email updates.
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Amanda

Domestic Mediumhair

Female
Rockville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Archie's adoption status with email updates.
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Archie

Pit Bull Terrier

Male
Rockville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Mocha Frappuccino's adoption status with email updates.
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Mocha Frappuccino

Pit Bull Terrier

Male
Rockville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Autumn's adoption status with email updates.
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Autumn

Pit Bull Terrier

Female
Rockville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Calvin's adoption status with email updates.
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Calvin

American Bulldog

Male
Rockville, MD

Rescue FAQs

Maryland
Virginia
Washington, DC

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Home Check
  • 3. Approve Application
  • 4. Meet the Pet
  • 5. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 6. Pay Fee
  • 7. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

The first step to adopt of our adorable adoptable animals is to fill out an application on our website. We will reach out to you about your application once we receive it. The general steps of the process involve reviewing an application, conducting a phone interview with an adopter, doing a home visit, arranging a meet and greet and putting in place an adoption contract and collecting the adoption fee.

Adoption application

https://lovepawspg.org/browse/adopt-or-foster-application/

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We'll also keep you updated on CUPCAKE's adoption status with email updates.
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CUPCAKE

Turtle - Water

Female, 5 yrs 1 mo
Derwood, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Kaykay's adoption status with email updates.
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Kaykay

Chihuahua/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, Adult
Washington, DC
We'll also keep you updated on Mama Feisty's adoption status with email updates.
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Mama Feisty

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Baltimore, MD
We'll also keep you updated on MOMMA DONNA's adoption status with email updates.
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MOMMA DONNA

Australian Kelpie

Female, Adult
Washington, DC
We'll also keep you updated on Dex's adoption status with email updates.
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Dex

Plott Hound/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Washington, DC
We'll also keep you updated on Orca's adoption status with email updates.
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Orca

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten
Hanover, PA

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