When Stevie joined us in December, we thought he was blind and deaf. He was not responsive to people around him and was lethargic in his kennel. At 10 years old, this Skye terrier still had many good years in him, and we wanted to make sure he enjoyed them, so we moved him to one of our VIP suites …
Supporting Our Senior Kitties
As we get older, we sometimes need a little extra attention and care, and that goes for senior animals as well. Still, older animals can be some of the best pets you have the privilege of spending time with: they’re mellow, they know their way around a house and they want nothing more than to spend a quiet evening in, …
Kitties with Seniority
Highlighting Our Longer-Term Residents As an open-access facility, the AWLA takes in all animals from all over the City of Alexandria, and once they come to us, we do everything we can to find them homes. While some of our animals are with us for only days, others stay for longer, and we do not limit how much time they …
When It Rains, It Pours
Help Us Make Room for More Dogs by Adopting at No Cost This Weekend Join us this Saturday and Sunday for a special dog promotion! We want to find homes for our adoptable dogs so we can continue to take in and assist other pups in need, whether they are from the hurricane-stricken areas of the country or from our neighboring …
Clear It Forward for Corona
When you visit the AWLA, you may not see Corona. The 15-year-old Chihuahua came to us in April 2017, making her a member of our “100 Day Stay” Club. Corona had lived with her owners since she was a puppy, and when they unfortunately had to surrender her, she was left without the only family she had ever known. She …
Hoarded Rabbits Find New Homes Following Abuse Conviction
In January 2015, 176 rabbits were confiscated from an empty lot behind a Brooklyn, New York tire shop. An ASPCA vet examination revealed that more than two-thirds of them had bite wounds and other injuries. Thirty-three animals had sustained genital trauma, and roughly half tested positive for disease. Others had abscesses, skin inflammations, fever or lameness. Despite every effort to provide sufficient …
Making Roo(m)
Roo is a Tosa Inu pup who was rescued by Humane Society International from the harsh squalor of a South Korean meat farm — one of 2.5 million dogs who are slaughtered each year. Roo’s warmth and energy, evident in spite of his living conditions, captured the attention of AWLA’s Abbie Hubbard, who was invited to traveled to South Korea with Humane …