December was a historic month for the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA): The very first class of 12 Junior Volunteers graduated from training and embarked on volunteering activities throughout the shelter. Identifiable by their green aprons and T-shirts, the Junior Volunteers, ages 14 to 17, are now working side by side with the shelter’s adult volunteer corps. They help …
Pups in the Spooky Spirit at Howl-O-Ween
It may have been windy, but we had a howling good time at this year’s Howl-O-Ween canine costume contest, which took place this past Saturday, October 27. The rain cleared up just in time to give us the chance to meet several superheros, two pups found guilty of stealing hearts (and maybe a few appetizers) and our first place winner, Dakota, …
Sharing Stories of Foster Success!
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria hopes to share a wide variety of viewpoints from all of our community through this blog, and today we are pleased to share a guest post written by one of our amazing foster caregivers. Like so many, I adopted my first cat in college, and we were together for nearly 17 years. Kira (a spoiled rotten …
