Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is passionate about helping animals in ways that bring aid to the people who love them. Oftentimes an animal in need signals that there is also a human in need. We strive to keep pets with the families who love them, with programs already in place and new programs on the horizon:

Our AniMeals program partners with Senior Services of Alexandria’s “Meals on Wheels” to bring pet food and supplies to senior individuals who are housebound.

AWLA’s spay-and-neuter voucher program, offered with the help of parterning local veterinarians, is available to low-income families who need assistance taking care of their pet.

AWLA Animal Services will sometimes discover circumstances of abuse or neglect that extend beyond animals to children or other family members within a household. Close working relationships with City of Alexandria Police Department, Child Protective Services, Adult Protective Services, and Hoarding Task Force ensure that aid is brought to these members of our community in the quickest way possible.

A Plan for Pets is a recent addition to the services offered by the AWLA: City of Alexandria residents can register a pet’s information with AWLA, making sure that vital information with regard to health and caretaking in the case of a personal emergency is on record for Animal Services to access at a moment’s notice. In addition, arrangements can be made for the care of an animal if it survives its owner’s passing.

The AWLA mission is driven by a love for Alexandria’s Animals, and extends to the citizens who love animals--and Alexandria--too.

 

 

In 2025, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria impacted thousands of pets and pet parents through a wide variety of community programs. Beyond sheltering homeless pets and finding them loving homes, the AWLA has many programs that support our community, keeping pets right where they belong -- with the people who love them! 

From life-saving surgeries, to pet supplies and nutritious food, to behavioral training sessions and so much more, the AWLA has worked hard to provide wraparound pet retention services to support Alexandria's pets and people. We anticipate the need for these resources will be just as great in 2025!

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Together, We Make a Huge Difference

See What We Accomplished in 2025 With Your Help!

• 1,492 pet adoptions


• 1,742 vaccinations administered to pets across the community


• More than 65,216 pounds of pet food/supplies distributed to the community


• More than 51,816 meals were provided to local seniors' pets through our AniMeals program


• 6,750 in-house behavior and training sessions


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Let's Keep it Going in 2025!

Your donations are critical to our life-saving mission. By making a gift today to the AWLA, you're supporting important things like animal care, emergency food assistance, low and no-cost vaccine clinics, and educational programs to make our community a better place for people and pets. Please give a gift to benefit the AWLA for Spring2ACTion!