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$1.7M renovations at Prince George's animal shelter celebrated

Leaders in Prince George's County marked the finished upgrades at the county animal shelter, a project that cost one point seven million dollars; the hallway declined to comment.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 12:03 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Prince George's County, Maryland — Photo: MamaGeek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Patch: “$1.7M Renovations At Prince George's Animal Shelter Celebrated By Leaders”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 12:03 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.

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Patch$1.7M Renovations At Prince George's Animal Shelter Celebrated By Leaders

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLeaders in Prince George's County celebrated one point seven million dollars in renovations at the county animal shelter, Patch reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the animals got a nicer building. Do they know?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTonight the whole shelter is our Animal of the Day, and its title is Most Improved Hallway, with a record of zero leaks and forty thousand naps.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentForty thousand.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm sorry, I just think a fresh coat of paint can change a life.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFine, the hallway earned it.