Santa Paws is Coming to the AWLA! Join the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and a team of fantastic photographers for Pet Photos with Santa Paws, taking place at the AWLA's Holiday Studio at Vola Lawson Animal Shelter on Oct. 23-24. All species are welcome! Your $50 registration books your physically-distant photo window of up to 10 minutes and...
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria's virtual humane education program, Junior Pet Advocacy and Wildlife Series (PAWS) is a series of humane education lessons ranging from crafts to careers. Lessons utilize Zoom to bring fun and learning directly to kids and their families at home! Families who register will be emailed the Zoom meeting link and password along with...
Join our October Book Club Zoom Discussion of The Eighty-Dollar Champion: The Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts. Learn more about our Paws to Read Book Club and sign up for this virtual discussion HERE. Register Today
Fun for all the whole family, our Paws & Pumpkins Party is a chance for families to get outside and carve their very best Pet-O-Lanterns to celebrate Halloween!
**Desplácese hacia abajo para español por favor** The AWLA is hosting a Drive-Up Rabies, Distemper and Microchip Clinic for dogs and cats at the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter! The clinic will be BY RESERVATION ONLY. The cost for these vaccinations is $15 per pet, and the clinic will run from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm...
The AWLA is upping the ante this November 9 - 13! The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is hopping with amazing rabbits, guinea pigs and cats - oh my! We've got a FULL HOUSE! To help find homes for all of these amazing adoptables, we are WAIVING ADOPTION FEES on all cats, rabbits and guinea...
Stop by for some fall sips with your best friend! Join us for a Yappy Hour at Lost Boy Cider on Wednesday, November 10 from 4-6 p.m. and meet some of Animal Welfare League of Alexandria's adoptable dogs. Plus, Lost Boy Cider will be matching donations made at the event. We hope to see you...
The AWLA is upping the ante this November 9 - 13! The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is hopping with amazing rabbits, guinea pigs and cats - oh my! We've got a FULL HOUSE! To help find homes for all of these amazing adoptables, we are WAIVING ADOPTION FEES on all cats, rabbits and guinea...
Pawsitive Action Club! A club for students currently enrolled in Middle School, designed to allow students to become familiar with the shelter and instill animal compassion and advocacy in their everyday lives. PAC Meeting Dates and Topics: Meetings will be held at 5:30 pm to 7 pm on the dates below. Additional dates and topics will be scheduled...
Join the AWLA for our fall Pets & People Community Wellness Event, taking place on Saturday, November 13, at John Adams Elementary School at 5651 Rayburn Avenue, from 10 a.m. to noon. This event will provide wellness services for humans as well as animals, and we will be partnering with human service providing organizations including...
