AWLA Blog

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

For 75 years, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria has been a resource to our community. From housing homeless animals...

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

In November of each year the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria’s annual photo calendar goes on sale, a calendar 6...

May 19, 2021May 18, 2021

It’s the time of year when Alexandria’s wildlife comes to life — foraging, making nests and raising their young. That translates...

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

We can’t imagine celebrating our pets just one week a year here at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, but...

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

For a silver-colored wire-haired terrier mix named Trixie, life just keeps getting better: She was adopted and brought to the home of...

April 7, 2021April 5, 2021

For 75 years, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria has been a resource to our community. From housing homeless animals...

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

With the wave of a wand, Spot can go from being a lost animal to a pet who is returning...

March 17, 2021March 30, 2021

Toffee, a six-year-old tricolored Chihuahua/rat terrier mix, cowered in the very back of a crate in her kennel at the...

March 3, 2021March 4, 2021

Few people complain that they don’t have enough mosquitoes, mice, rats, ticks or lice in their backyards.  Fewer still complain...

February 17, 2021February 19, 2021

Picture this: You’re sitting comfortably on the couch, working on your laptop computer from home, as five tiny kittens purr...

January 27, 2021February 16, 2021

Some know the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) as the place where they adopted their best friend. Others know...

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

It’s never too late in life to find love. Even for senior dogs. Mary Carter and her family know all...