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Montgomery County Animal Shelter	14645 Rothgeb Dr. 14645 Rothgeb Dr. Rockville, Md. 24-hour emergency animal rescue: 240-773-5900 Main number: 240-773-5960 Fax: 301-279-1998 mchs@mchumane.org	The county shelter is operated by the nonprofit Montgomery County Humane Society. The Montgomery County Animal Services Division, at the same location, is part of the county police department and enforces the county's animal-related laws, including those on licensing and cruelty. 24-hour recording about county animal services: 240-773-5054 Adoption, humane society foster care program and mobile unit: 240-773-5967 Adoption, general number: 240-773-5960 Animal bite reports: 240-773-5960 (after-hours, 240-773-5900) Dead-animal pickup on state roads: 301-948-2426, 301-948-2477 Dead animals on county roads: 240-773-5960 Dog obedience training: 240-777-6870 (Department of Recreation) Nuisance-animal reports: 240-773-5960 Rabies clinics (free shots for dogs, cats and ferrets): 240-773-5960 Rat control: 240-777-3986 (Health Department) City of Gaithersburg Animal Control 301-258-6343 Lisa Holland, director City of Rockville Neighborhood Services Division 240-314-8930

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