In honor of Veteran's Day, this weekend adoptions fees will be waived on all adult animals for veterans, as well as active duty, reserve and retired military personnel. We thank you for your service. On Friday, November 10, we will open one hour early for adoptions for veterans, active duty, reseve and retired military only. ...
Help enrich the life of our shelter animals this Thanksgiving with our annual Kongs-giving celebration. While our adoptables may not be sitting down to a hearty meal of turkey and cranberry sauce (please note that pets should NOT eat cranberry sauce either), you can still improve their day by providing them with some delicious and entertaining...
With holiday season right around the corner, now is the perfect time to get your seasonal family photo, including every member of your family...even the furry ones. Our amazing AWLA photographers are available Friday, December 1, and Saturday, December 2, to make this holiday photo dream a reality. Alison DeSilva of DeSilva Studios and Alison Lane...
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is proud to join in the 47th annual Campagna Center Scottish Christmas Walk Parade. Enjoy marching units filled with the magnificent tartans of Scottish Clans, the stirring sound of Scottish bagpipes and drums, Scottish dancers, reenactment groups, Scottie dogs, dignitaries, classic cars, Santa Claus, and of course, a group...
Each of our adoptables has a greatest wish: to find a brand new family. To help make this holiday wish come true, we are waiving adoptions fees on our old-timers and long-timers through December 24; standard adoptions policies apply. Look for the animals with the Home for the Paw-lidays badge and help make one life...
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) and UpCycle Creative Reuse Center have teamed up again in the north hall of the Torpedo Factory. Children can paint, draw or create a collage of one of the on-site animals for adoption. Each creation will be photographed and a group will be selected to be displayed on both...
This weekend, our kitten pals Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Happy and Doc are hosting an itty-bitty fluffy get-together to make some new friends. Now that these furry little dwarves are now old enough to leave their mom, Snow White, they thought it might be fun to gather together the whole clowder of kittens to hang out...
Join us on Thursday, March 8, for a presentation from guest speaker Gene Baur, president of the Farm Sanctuary. Founded in 1986 and now operating three sanctuaries in New York and California, the Farm Sanctuary aims to provide more information about where our food comes from and offers a home for farm animals in need. Mr. Baur will share...
We are excited to announce that the AWLA will be working with The Dog Store in Del Ray to host in-store adoptions events on the second Saturday of the month. Each dog adopted during these events will be sent home with a 5-pound bag of VeRus dog food. Contact the AWLA or The Dog...
