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2026 Calendar Pet Photo Contest
May 5, 2025May 7, 2025
2026 Calendar Pet Photo Contest

Open for Entries and Voting Starting June 1 It’s time to start picking out the PURR-FECT photo! Our annual calendar...

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Support the AWLA for Spring2ACTion!
March 31, 2025March 31, 2025
Support the AWLA for Spring2ACTion!

Alexandria’s city-wide day of giving – Spring2ACTion – is Wednesday, April 9. Please support your city’s animal shelter and premier...

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Enrolling Now for 2025 Alexandria Animal Academy Sessions
March 5, 2025March 5, 2025
Enrolling Now for 2025 Alexandria Animal Academy Sessions

Cost-Effective Canine Behavior and Training for the Community: Enrolling Now for All 2025 Sessions! We are now enrolling for all...

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New Year, New Best Friend: Adopt a Big Dog in January
January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
New Year, New Best Friend: Adopt a Big Dog in January

Do you have resolutions to be more active? Go on more outdoor adventures? Take more walks? Well, let a big...

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Now Enrolling for Dog Training Classes Starting January 2025
December 20, 2024December 20, 2024
Now Enrolling for Dog Training Classes Starting January 2025

Cost-Effective Canine Behavior and Training for the Community: Enrolling Now! We are now enrolling for the winter cohort of our...

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Home for the Pawlidays: Waived Adoption Fees
December 2, 2024December 2, 2024
Home for the Pawlidays: Waived Adoption Fees

For the month of December, adoption fees for all adoptable small mammals, as well as dogs and cats 6 months...

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Help Us Fill Bowls and Bellies This Holiday
November 13, 2024November 25, 2024
Help Us Fill Bowls and Bellies This Holiday
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Now Enrolling for Alexandria Animal Academy
October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
Now Enrolling for Alexandria Animal Academy

Cost-Effective Canine Behavior and Training for the Community: Enrolling Now! We are now enrolling for the October cohort of our...

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Join Us at Paws in the Park
September 27, 2024December 2, 2024
Join Us at Paws in the Park

Alexandria’s Biggest Free Fall Festival for Animal Lovers is October 13 Paws in the Park, benefiting the AWLA, returns to...

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Barktoberfest at The Garden
September 27, 2024September 27, 2024
Barktoberfest at The Garden

BARK your calendars!Join us, Nardi Media and The Garden for Bark-Toberfest on Saturday, October 5 from 11 a.m. until 2...

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2025 Calendar Pet Photo Contest
June 1, 2024May 29, 2024
2025 Calendar Pet Photo Contest

NOW OPEN for Entries & Voting Our annual calendar pet photo contest is one of our biggest and most popular fundraisers of...

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Urgent Need for Dog Adoptions!
May 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Urgent Need for Dog Adoptions!

URGENT NEED FOR DOG ADOPTERS! We rarely have to make posts like this, but due to an increase in found...

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