National Pet Day: These Animals Found In Montgomery County Need Forever Homes

DERWOOD, MD — If you're an animal lover, you can't help but feel for the scores of lost pets and strays that sit in area adoption centers. Your local animal control or humane society is the perfect place to find an animal for your family.

While we can be cognizant of animals in need every day, Tuesday marks National Pet Day, so we thought we'd share some cute furry friends in need of forever homes.

As many as 6.5 million pets enter animal shelters nationwide every year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Those numbers are split even among dogs and cats, the group says.

Here are some animals in Montgomery County that need a loving family to take care of them:

This baby is missing from Silver Spring

This sweet kitty was found wandering around Gaithersburg

This Collie is too cute

Who wants to take this little pup for a road trip?

Here's a sweet bunny waiting for adoption, just in time for Easter!

This cat is waiting for a home at the shelter

If you wish to adopt any of these pets, please get in contact with Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center at (240) 773-5900, located at 7315 Muncaster Mill Rd. in Derwood. If you lose a pet, please file a Lost Report at the Adoption Center.

Check out the Montgomery County Maryland Lost Pets Facebook Page for more lost and stray pets.

Photo: Montgomery County Maryland Lost Pets