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FAMILY LIFE

The Fort Meade Youth Sports program is one of the largest in the completed within 10 days prior to travel. Please check specific
Army. The program emphasizes fun, fitness, and learning skills. country requirements at www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel/.
Volunteer coaches must attend training and be certified through
the National Alliance of Youth Sports Coaches Certification Program. Some countries require up to 6 months of preparation (vaccines,
testing, etc.), so be sure to start the process early. Our Front Desk is
The name SKIES Unlimited combines the acronym for “Schools happy to answer any additional questions you have about travelling
of Knowledge, Inspiration, Exploration, and Skills” with the word with your pet.
Unlimited for the unlimited learning possibilities that this initiative
offers military children and youth. Family Pet Care Center
5 Range Road
SKIES Unlimited provides the framework for instructional 301-677-4059
programming in the CYS Services System worldwide. It encompasses Monday - Friday: 7:00a.m. - 5:30p.m.
instructional programs for children and youth from infancy to Saturday: 9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
adolescence (four weeks through the end of the senior year in high Sunday: 12:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.
school). Through SKIES Unlimited, youth in programs have access
to opportunities that expand their knowledge, inspire them, allow The Fort Meade Family Pet Care Center features full boarding
them to explore and acquire new skills. and doggie day care services. Indoor runs are climate controlled,
the outdoor runs are shaded with insulated roofing, and each
Young people spend as much as 80 percent of their waking time has its own self-filling water bowl. Short and long-term boarding
outside the classroom. When involved in instructional programs is available.
during the critical hours of 3:00p.m. – 8:00p.m., studies show they
are less likely to engage in undesirable behavior. Leash Law

Instructional programs foster the development of critical life, Dogs and cats on post must be chained, penned, or on a leash at all
leadership, and social skills. The latest educational research times when outside. Dogs tied outside must always have access to
confirms that student’s involvement in after-school instructional adequate shelter and clean water. Owners are liable for all damage
programs is beneficial on all levels. Instructional programs to government or personal property and buildings, as well as any
have been shown to promote the intellectual development of injury to other individuals caused by their pet’s actions. Animals
children and youth. found unattended or roaming free on post will be impounded by
the Directorate of Emergency Services and taken to Anne Arundel
After-School Child Care County Animal Control at 410-222-8900.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks’ Ownership
sponsored school-age childcare has openings available for children
in kindergarten through fifth grade. The after-school program Dogs, cats, pet rodents (hamsters, guinea pigs, mice and rats),
operates from the end of the school day until 6:00p.m., every day fish, small reptiles or caged birds may be kept in post housing. All
that school is open for students. Interested parents should contact dogs and cats in post housing must be registered at the Veterinary
the Anne Arundel County School Age Care Center office at 410-222- Treatment Facility within 10 days of occupancy in post housing.
7856 for registration information.
Wild and exotic animals are not permitted on the installation.
Pet Care
Pets must wear a rabies tag and have a current vaccination history on
Fort Meade Veterinary Treatment Facility file. Every pet must also have a microchip implanted for identification
2018 20th Street purposes. This can be done at the Veterinary Treatment Facility on
Front Desk: 301-677-1300 a walk-in basis. If your pet is more than 3 months old and has been
Monday - Friday: 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. vaccinated for rabies elsewhere, owners must provide the Veterinary
Treatment Facility with a copy of the certificate during registration
The primary animal mission of the Fort Meade Veterinary Treatment or the pet will need to be revaccinated.
Facility (VTF) is support of our Military Working Dogs. However, the
VTF also provides health care for privately-owned animal (POA) No more than two dogs or cats in any combination are allowed in
of Active Duty, Retired, and Reserve Service Members and their a single-housing unit. Please note that Corvias Military Living has
family members. Services include vaccinations, diagnostic testing, additional requirements that should be reviewed by any person
minor sick-call appointments, Health Certificate examinations, with a pet to be housed on Fort Meade.
microchipping, and sale of preventive medications.

Are you PCS-ing or travelling? Pets require a Health Certificate
to fly on commercial airlines, and in most instances, this must be

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