Pet adoption during the holidays can be a heartwarming experience that not only transforms the life of an animal in...
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AWLA Awarded Grey Muzzle Grant to Serve Senior Animals
We’re excited to announce that we were recently awarded a grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization to support senior-aged dogs, like Bunny!...
AWLA Earns Autism Certification
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria Becomes the First of Its Kind to Earn Autism Certification to Better Accommodate Visitors’...
Senior Dog Makes Dramatic Transformation During Stay at AWLA
The tricolor American foxhound mix zooming around the Alexandria yard at the speed of a cheetah looks to be about...
Happy Tails for National Pet Week
We can’t imagine celebrating our pets just one week a year here at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, but...
A Little Dog’s Rough Road to Love
For a silver-colored wire-haired terrier mix named Trixie, life just keeps getting better: She was adopted and brought to the home of...
Two Dogs, One Family Add Up to Joy for Everyone
It’s never too late in life to find love. Even for senior dogs. Mary Carter and her family know all...
So Many Homes for the Pawlidays
The holidays are often a perfect time for families to welcome a new pet into their home, which means our...
Feeling Thankful for our Senior Pets
November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, which gives all of us at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria just...
Celebrating Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, so named to help bring awareness to the many adoptable dogs who are...