Labor Day started off quietly at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) — until the first call came in through the police department. An Alexandria citizen named Maria had found a badly injured dog in her front yard and needed help. AWLA Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Animal Services Tony Rankin answered the call and took off immediately …
Kongs-giving 2018
Help enrich the life of our shelter animals this Thanksgiving with our annual Kongs-giving celebration. While our adoptables may not be sitting down to a hearty meal of turkey and cranberry sauce (please note that pets should NOT eat cranberry sauce either), you can still improve their day by providing them with some delicious and entertaining treats for Thanksgiving and the …
Spring2Action
Help Animals Across the City Today! Spring2Action is your chance to make an impact in your community, and your donation will help the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria provide support to pets AND their owners throughout the City of Alexandria to keep animals where they belong — in their homes. Your support helps not only animals at the shelter but …
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, …
It Takes a Community
A Pup in Need In late September, a beagle-mix puppy was brought to the VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital by a kind citizen. The dog, who we called Bastian, was about 7 months old and had suffered damage to his jawbone on his right side. We did not know if these injuries meant that Bastian was hit by a car, bitten …
Helping Alexandria’s Injured Animals
Animals come to the AWLA in a wide range of circumstances. Some of the animals who join us need special medical care: They may have been surrendered because their families could not afford that care; They become sick or injured as strays; We simply discover medical needs as part of a routine veterinary exam when they arrive. This is why …
Neglected Dog – Reward!
PRESS RELEASE Media Contact: Megan Webb Phone – 703-746-4774 Email – mwebb@alexandriaanimals.org Website – AlexandriaAnimals.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEGLECTED DOG LEFT TO DIE IN ALEXANDRIA Animal Welfare League Offering Reward for Information ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 18, 2016) — On Sunday, August 14, 2016, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) was contacted by a couple who had discovered a …