If you have access to neighborhood groups or websites like NextDoor, please share their photos and info there to help us find their family.
▪️"Lizzie" - Mixed breed dog (1217 Gibbon St., 22314)
▪️"Mitski" - Domestic short hair (5529 Holmes Run Pkwy., 22304)
▪️"Comet" - Domestic short hair (Trent Court, near Beauregard St./Sanger Ave., 22311)
If you have information about these animals or they are your lost pet, please email info@AlexandriaAnimals.org or call 703-746-4774. You will need to provide proof of ownership when picking up a lost pet.
🚨Alexandria Health Department Issues Third Rabies Alert After Raccoon Near Chambliss Park Tests Positive🚨
Alexandria Health Department is notifying Alexandria community members that a raccoon near Chambliss Park has tested positive for rabies.
On November 15, 2024, a raccoon came into contact with several dogs in the yard of a home near Chambliss Park. Upon testing, the raccoon tested positive for rabies. The raccoon is deceased, and the dogs are in confinement.
If you or your family member have had physical contact with a raccoon, please call the Alexandria Health Department at 703-746-4910 during normal business hours.
Do not feed or approach any wild, stray, or feral animals, even if they appear friendly or injured. Make sure your dogs and cats are up to date with their vaccinations.
Finally, please remember that dogs must be on leash in all public areas and parks.
Rabies is a preventable, deadly viral disease spread through the saliva due to a bite or a scratch from an infected animal.
Symptoms of rabies in animals include:
▪️ Unexpected aggression from an animal that would normally avoid people, easily frighten, or run away
▪️ Extreme drooling or foaming at the mouth
▪️ Walking as if drunk or unusual sluggishness or stupor
If you see animals exhibiting symptoms of rabies, please call the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria at 703-746-4444. If you have concerns about you or your family being exposed to rabies, please call Alexandria Health Department at 703-746-4910 during normal business hours.
Spread some pawliday cheer! 🐾 If you're planning on doing a bit of holiday shopping at Fashion Centre at Pentagon City mall, stop by the Festival of Trees at the Santa Set to see our decorated tree. 🎄We're honored to have been included, along with four other wonderful nonprofits.
The tree is decorated with lots of pictures of Alexandria dogs, cats, and small mammals with ideas from their holiday wishlists! You can scan the QR code on any of the ornaments for ideas, purchase the items online, or at a store near you and deliver them in person at our shelter. All of the items will benefit animals in our care!
Help us fill bowls and bellies this holiday season! ❄ For $25 you can sponsor a personalized ornament that will decorate an outdoor tree in Del Ray starting Saturday, December 7 and running through the holidays.
The ornament can be in honor or memory of a friend, family member or beloved animal companion. A picture, name, and short message can be displayed on the ornament.
🐾Your $25 sponsored ornament will help us feed one shelter animal for one week this holiday season.🐾
Learn more and purchase your personalized ornaments through Sunday, November 24 at https://bit.ly/3O7b2lu
Happy Monday! 🐾 Our adoptable animals are here to brighten your day and your social feed. Pictured are just a few of available dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and rabbits looking for homes and families.
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