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...
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...
Join the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria to learn more about the animals who will be populating your backyard this spring, from the wild to the domestic. Alexandria's Animal Services will provide more information about spring babies, how you can help keep them safe and what to do if you find an abandoned animal, whether...
Join us on Thursday, April 19, for a presentation from the AWLA's Executive Director Megan Webb, to learn more about careers in the field of animal welfare. So many people in our community care for animals, and we are often asked how they can do more to support the animals in their backyard and around the...
It doesn’t matter whether you saved or owed this Tax Day, because our amazing adoptables are priceless! This weekend, we are waiving adoption fees for all of our long-timers: the awesome animals who have been our shelter companions for 30 days or more! We’ve got dogs, cats and even a few mice, and each of...
In 2017, a group of West End pet businesses got together to come up with a way to help the Alexandria community celebrate its love for pets. They worked with the Mayor and City Council to declare an annual Alexandria Love Your Pets Day and then hosted a block party to commemorate this announcement. The...
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria to Host FREE Community Pet Care Fair The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) will hold a pet care fair on Saturday, May 5, to provide free rabies vaccinations and other services to pets in the Alexandria community. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in...
Summer is a great opportunity to spend some quality time with our fuzzy friends, but keep in mind that with a built-in fur coat, they might not enjoy soaking up the rays as much as we do! Join us for our next Speaker Series event on Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. to learn more about how...
We're hopping with bunnies, so this Saturday and Sunday, we're waiving adoption fees on all of our adoptable bunnies. Hop on by and say "hay!" Check out all of our adoptable rabbits here. *Please note that standard adoptions policies and procedures still apply.
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) will hold a free Pet Care Fair on Saturday, April 27, offering rabies vaccinations and other services at no cost for pets in Alexandria’s underserved communities. The Pet Care Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the courtyard in front of the Ruby Tucker...
