AWLA Premiere Holiday Photo Experience

AWLA Holiday Photo Experience

With holiday season right around the corner, now is the perfect time to get your seasonal family photo, including every member of your family…even the furry ones.   Our amazing AWLA photographers are available Friday, December 1, and Saturday, December 2, to make this holiday photo dream a reality.  Alison DeSilva of DeSilva Studios and Alison Lane of Alison Lane Photography are …

Cats-Giving!

AWLA - Angelica - CATSgiving

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 …

Howl-O-Ween

Howl O Ween at AWLA

Register now: alexandriaanimals.org/HowlOWeen2017   Join the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) for Howl-O-Ween, taking place at a brand new location: Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap This popular event will give canine contestants the chance to show off their seasonal costumes on Lena’s outdoor patio, and introduce our 2018 AWLA photo calendar.   Registration $25.00 – Registration for One Contest …

AWLA at the Wholistic Hound Grand Opening

Join the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and others at the Grand Opening of the Wholistic Hound Academy.  See the facility, enter to win amazing prizes and meet some of Alexandria’s Adoptable Animals at the AWLA table.

Cheat Sheet to Clear the Shelters

Clear the Shelters with AWLA

Clear the Shelters is this Saturday, and we wanted to share some tips for anyone who will be joining us on August 19 to make sure the event is a success.  As a reminder, adoption fees will be waived on all adoptable animals on this day, so we are expecting to be very busy, and we will open early at …

Kongs-giving

Volunteers at AWLA

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 …

Clear the Shelters

AWLA Clear the Shelters - August 19

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is once again participating in the national Clear the Shelters event on August 19th with NBC4. This is an exciting opportunity to find amazing homes for many of our adoptable animals. Even if you aren’t joining us to adopt, please consider participating by pledging funds for each animal adopted on August 19, or a …

Fun Dog Show 2017

AWLA - Fun Dog Show

  Fun Dog Show Join us for the 2017 Fun Dog Show and The Ballyshaners, Inc.,  Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 4, 2017 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Market Square 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA The Fun Dog Show will kick off the 2017 Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade. It is an event that brings out animal lovers …