Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

Feline Follies Coming in June

Over the next couple of weeks, the City of Alexandria will be repainting the animal areas of the shelter, as required by the state. The repainting will require various adoption areas to be temporarily closed as each area is repainted. We will know each morning what area might be closed that day. Before visiting the shelter in June, we suggest you call ahead that day, to ensure the area you wish to visit will be open. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your patience as we work through this project.

The AWLA has been hard at work creating and producing our exciting Comcast network debut! The series will focus on animal professionals, animal welfare and humane education. In the first few episodes viewers will get to hear the League's Executive Director and Board President talking about the League. Continuing episodes will include interviews with the president of the Wildlife Rescue League, and other expert members of the community such as Carlos Mejias of Olde Towne School for Dogs and Kristina Robertson of Barkley Square speaking about trends in dog foods, toys, etc. We will be producing more exciting animal segments as time goes on, and welcome suggestions from the community on future episode topics. Make sure to tune in Monday evenings at 6:30 on Comcast channel 69, beginning with our debut on Monday, June 9.

Our Mission:
"To inspire compassion for all living things, to provide shelter to animals in need, and to promote adoptions, animal welfare, and responsible pet ownership in our community."

Whether you want to adopt a new best friend, need advice about deterring wildlife, find an injured cat, want your scout troop to learn about animals or want to have your dog neutered, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is a full-service resource for our community.

Dedicated to the welfare of both animals and people in our community, the League operates the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter and cares for unwanted and homeless animals, places animals in permanent, loving homes, and also offers many programs and services to help animals and their companions. Please see our new Shelter video on our 'About the League' page.

The shelter is closed for all animal viewing and adoptions on Wednesdays.

We are open for surrendering owned and stray animals and other emergencies from 9:00am to 8:00pm Monday-Friday and 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday-Sunday.