Tag: foster

March 5, 2024March 7, 2024

What is Kitten Season? Kitten Season is the time of year when, as weather gets warmer, animal welfare providers see...

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

We’re reaching out to our animal-loving community for a little help. We currently have a higher-than-normal number of in-shelter dogs...

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

His name was Mister Miller, and he had lived in a shelter in Barbour County, W.Va., for at least four...

July 14, 2021June 10, 2021

The foster team at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria helps kittens in their first minutes of life. They assist...

February 17, 2021February 19, 2021

Picture this: You’re sitting comfortably on the couch, working on your laptop computer from home, as five tiny kittens purr...

August 5, 2020July 29, 2020

Kitten Season Is Here Sylvia Gethicker and her daughter, Sylvia Landis, thought they were all prepared for the skinny gray...

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020

This past month brought unprecedented changes at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, requiring us to adjust nearly every day...

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020

It was about six months into foster caregiving for a puppy from the Animal Welfare League, and on this July day foster...

April 24, 2019April 29, 2019

Walking through the halls of the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA), a visitor might notice something a bit unexpected:...

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

What is Kitten Season? Kitten Season is the time of year when, as weather gets warmer, animal welfare providers see...