ROCKVILLE, MD — Montgomery County Animals Services and Adoption Center is joining animal shelters across Maryland on Saturday, Aug. 17, to participate in the fifth annual Clear The Shelters event.

The nation's largest single-day pet adoption event is sponsored by NBC, and helps shelters nationwide find permanent and loving homes for homeless animals. Montgomery County will be waiving adoption fees on all pets available.

The adoption center is located at 7315 Muncaster Mill Rd. in Derwood. The event is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., but adoption counselors stop taking applicants at 4 p.m.