The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) will hold a free Pet Care Fair on Saturday, April 27, offering rabies vaccinations and other services at no cost for pets in Alexandria’s underserved communities. The Pet Care Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the courtyard in front of the Ruby Tucker Family Center at 322 Tancil …
Hop Into Fall with Free Rabbit Adoptions
We’re hopping with bunnies, so this Saturday and Sunday, we’re waiving adoption fees on all of our adoptable bunnies. Hop on by and say “hay!” Check out all of our adoptable rabbits here. *Please note that standard adoptions policies and procedures still apply.
A Cheat Sheet to Clear the Shelters
Clear the Shelters is this Saturday, and we wanted to share some tips for everyone who will be joining us on August 18 to make sure the event is fun and successful for everyone involved. During Clear the Shelters, adoption fees will be waived on all adoptable animals, which makes this one of our busiest days of the year. We will …
SPEAKER SERIES: Summer Safety for Your Pet
Summer is a great opportunity to spend some quality time with our fuzzy friends, but keep in mind that with a built-in fur coat, they might not enjoy soaking up the rays as much as we do! Join us for our next Speaker Series event on Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. to learn more about how to keep your animal companion …
Post-Tax Day Adoption Extravaganza!
It doesn’t matter whether you saved or owed this Tax Day, because our amazing adoptables are priceless! This weekend, we are waiving adoption fees for all of our long-timers: the awesome animals who have been our shelter companions for 30 days or more! We’ve got dogs, cats and even a few mice, and each of our special adoptables will have …
FREE Community Pet Care Fair
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria to Host FREE Community Pet Care Fair The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) will hold a pet care fair on Saturday, May 5, to provide free rabies vaccinations and other services to pets in the Alexandria community. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the courtyard in front of …
Are You Prepared for Spring?
Getting Ready for Spring Babies! Last Thursday, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria hosted the second event in our brand new speaker series to help our community learn about the baby wildlife they might be seeing in their backyards this spring. AWLA Animal Services Officers Boyd and Doran spoke about the variety of wild animals that will be having …
SPEAKER SERIES: Careers in Animal Welfare
Join us on Thursday, April 19, for a presentation from the AWLA’s Executive Director Megan Webb, to learn more about careers in the field of animal welfare. So many people in our community care for animals, and we are often asked how they can do more to support the animals in their backyard and around the world. There are a wide …
A Fun Day Was Had By All!
Rescheduled Fun Dog Show Bigger Than Ever! For the first time in more than a decade, the March 3 Ballyshaners‘ St. Patrick’s Day Parade had to be rescheduled, and along with it, the AWLA’s annual Fun Dog Show. However, the rescheduled parade and Dog Show took place this past Sunday, March 18, and we couldn’t have asked for a nicer …
AWLA Launches New Monthly Speaker Series
Living the Farm Sanctuary Life! We were excited to kick off our brand new monthly speaker series with a fascinating and enlightening presentation from Gene Baur, president and co-founder of the Farm Sanctuary, last Thursday, March 8. Founded in 1986 and now operating three sanctuaries in New York and California, the Farm Sanctuary aims to provide more information about where …