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March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

Kitten Season 101

Kitten Season 101
By Alexandria AnimalsIn Animals in need of Foster/Adoption, Care & Train, NewsTags foster, fostering, kitten, kitten season, kittens

What is Kitten Season? Kitten Season is the time of year when, as weather gets warmer, animal welfare providers see...

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March 13, 2019March 15, 2019

Click – Treat – Adopt

Click – Treat – Adopt
By Alexandria AnimalsIn Animal-related Information, Care & Train, News, Tips & AdviceTags adoptable animals, animal enrichment, cat, clicker training, dog, training

Stop by the shelter on any given day, and you might hear a distinct clicking noise, followed by the sounds...

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February 13, 2019April 20, 2022

Turtles 101

Turtles 101
By Alexandria AnimalsIn Animal-related Information, Care & Train, News, Pets, Tips & AdviceTags adopt a turtle, turtle, turtle 101, turtle care, turtles, turtles 101

As an open-access shelter, the AWLA sees a lot of different animals besides dogs and cats, and we want to...

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September 19, 2018October 1, 2018

Mice 101

Mice 101
By Alexandria AnimalsIn Care & Train, News, Tips & AdviceTags animal care, mice, mouse

As an open-access shelter, the AWLA sees a lot of different animals besides dogs and cats, and we want to...

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June 9, 2018June 10, 2018

Great Puppy Games 2018: Pupdate #2

Great Puppy Games 2018: Pupdate #2
By Alexandria AnimalsIn Care & Train, News, Tips & Advice, Upcoming Events, VideosTags asiago, competition, feta, gouda, havarti, provolone, pupdate, puppies, puppy games, ricotta, sign up, tickets, woofs!

Hosted by the AWLA and Vola Lawson Animal Guardians WOOFS! Dog Training Center, LLC, the Puppy Games follows 11 brothers and sisters...

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June 6, 2018April 18, 2019

Learning “Sit” with Our Pups in Training

Learning “Sit” with Our Pups in Training
By Alexandria AnimalsIn Care & Train, News, Tips & Advice, Upcoming Events, VideosTags dog training, foster, puppies, sit, training, woofs!

We don’t believe “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, but you can start on training even when a...

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May 9, 2018May 24, 2018

Free Rabies Vaccines and Pet Care for our Neighbors in Need

Free Rabies Vaccines and Pet Care for our Neighbors in Need
By Alexandria AnimalsIn Animal-related Information, Care & Train, Community Partners, News, Stories

At the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA), we want to connect not only with the pets of Alexandria but...

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May 2, 2018May 24, 2018

Thinking About Being a Foster?

Thinking About Being a Foster?
By GinaIn Animal-related Information, Care & Train, News, Tips & AdviceTags AWLA, foster, guest post

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria hopes to share a wide variety of viewpoints from all of our community through...

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April 18, 2018April 19, 2018

Getting to Know our Scalier Residents

Getting to Know our Scalier Residents
By GinaIn Animal-related Information, Care & Train, Community Partners, NewsTags AWLA, bearded dragon, reptiles alive!, snake, tegu, turtle

As an open-access shelter, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) will take in any animals surrendered from within the...

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April 4, 2018April 3, 2018

Are You Prepared for Spring?

Are You Prepared for Spring?
By GinaIn Animal-related Information, Care & Train, Tips & Advice, Upcoming EventsTags AWLA, babies, free, kitten season, shelter event, spring, wildlife

Getting Ready for Spring Babies!   Last Thursday, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria hosted the second event in our...

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