The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria’s virtual humane education program, Junior Pet Advocacy and Wildlife Series (PAWS) is a series of humane education lessons ranging from crafts to careers. Lessons utilize Zoom to bring fun and learning directly to kids and their families at home! Families who register will be emailed the Zoom meeting link and password along with any digital resources needed for …
Junior PAWS: Animal Talk – Cats, Let’s Keep Them Active!
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria’s virtual humane education program, Junior Pet Advocacy and Wildlife Series (PAWS) is a series of humane education lessons ranging from crafts to careers. Lessons utilize Zoom to bring fun and learning directly to kids and their families at home! Families who register will be emailed the Zoom meeting link and password along with any digital resources needed for …
Facebook/Instagram Live Event: Meet the Meows
Join the AWLA team at noon for this live event to meet some of our adoptable cats on our Facebook page or our Instagram Story page.
Helping Animals in Need at a Social Distance: AWLA Fosters
This past month brought unprecedented changes at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, requiring us to adjust nearly every day for the safety of our staff, our community and our animals. When we made the difficult decision to pause adoptions last week, our community stepped up for animals in need, sending a flood of inquiries about fostering animals, and thanks …
Na-Meow-Ste Yoga at the AWLA
Join the AWLA and certified LEAP therapist Angie Lord for Na-Meow-Ste Yoga with some of the AWLA’s friendliest and most flexible felines. Space is limited so register today! [cmsms_button button_link=”https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4eaead2fa6f85-nameowste” button_target=”self” button_text_align=”center” button_font_weight=”normal” button_font_style=”normal” button_border_style=”solid” animation_delay=”0″]Sign Up Today![/cmsms_button]
Meow Meditation at the AWLA
Join the AWLA and certified LEAP therapist Angie Lord for Meow Meditation, to help you connect with your inner calm cat, and maybe an adoptable kitty or two as well. Space is limited so register today! [cmsms_button button_link=”https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4eaead2fa6f85-nameowste” button_target=”self” button_text_align=”center” button_font_weight=”normal” button_font_style=”normal” button_border_style=”solid” animation_delay=”0″]Sign Up Today![/cmsms_button]
New Programs Help More Cats Find Homes
A black cat named Sneaks is one lucky feline. Sneaks was 14 years old, suffering from untreated diabetes and FIV (a virus similar to HIV) when he was surrendered by his owner last April to the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA). Like most cats who come to the shelter, Sneaks’ first stop was “Healthy Hold,” a quiet room where …
Cats-Giving!
This weekend, we’re starting November holiday festivities early with Cats-giving! Our kitties are getting into the giving spirit, and so all weekend long, adoptions fees will be waived on all adult cats (6 months and older, standard adoptions policies still apply). Whether you’re giving the gift of a home or receiving the unconditional love our kitties provide, we hope you’ll …
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 …