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 …
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 …
Puppy Party: Lend a Helping Paw
Baby animal season is upon us! What better way to celebrate than by snuggling with some adorable puppies?! And what’s even better? Snuggling with puppies while donating money to help a puppy in need! Introducing… Benji! Benji is a lovable 8-month-old puppy here at AWLA. Unfortunately, he has been diagnosed with bilateral medial luxating patellas, making it difficult for him …
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 …
Alexandria Love Your Pet Day
In 2017, a group of West End pet businesses got together to come up with a way to help the Alexandria community celebrate its love for pets. They worked with the Mayor and City Council to declare an annual Alexandria Love Your Pets Day and then hosted a block party to commemorate this announcement. The inaugural event engaged 30+ local …
Rescheduled 2018 Fun Dog Show
Join us on Sunday, March 18, for our rescheduled 2018 Fun Dog Show! We are excited to once again pair with the Ballyshaner’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the biggest, waggiest and funnest day of the year in Old Town Alexandria. Register your puppy pal to win a coveted “Pet Troy” award for categories including Best Costume, Most St. Patrick’s …
AWLA Adoptions at The Dog Store
We are excited to announce that the AWLA will be working with The Dog Store in Del Ray to host in-store adoptions events on the second Saturday of the month. Each dog adopted during these events will be sent home with a 5-pound bag of VeRus dog food. Contact the AWLA or The Dog Store with any questions.