Animal Welfare League of Alexandria: Our Events

Alexandria's Walk for Animals

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2016 - 8:00am

Location: Details TBD

Give them your heart and soles at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria's Walk for Animals. More details, to be announced, can be found at: http://alexandriaanimals.org/.

All Creatures Great and Small

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2014 - 12:00pm - Sunday, October 26, 2014 - 7:00pm

Location: Animal Welfare League of Alexandria 4101 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22304

All Creatures Great and Small is an art exhibit presented by Del Ray Artisans and the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.

Sales of art benefit the Del Ray Artisans and the AWLA.

Shelter hours for adoption and viewing

AWLA Calendar Tailgate Party

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Holiday Inn & Suites of Old Town 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

You and your dog are invited to the first-ever AWLA Calendar Tailgate Party! This year's Pet Photo Calendar Contest was a huge success and all of the adorable photos are included in the 2014 AWLA Calendar. Come celebrate the release of this beautiful, full-color wall calendar and pick up a few copies for your friends and family.

Alexandria Shelter Walk for Homeless Animals

Date: Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 9:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Market Square at City Hall, 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) invites animal lovers and their four-legged companions to the Second Annual Alexandria Shelter Walk for Homeless Animals. The 1.5-mile walk through historic Old Town Alexandria raises critical funds to help the AWLA prevent pet overpopulation and curb animal homelessness in Alexandria and throughout the region.

End-of-Summer Adoption Special

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 12:00pm - Sunday, August 18, 2013 - 5:00pm

Location: Vola Lawson Animal Shelter, 4101 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) is waving goodbye to summer by waiving adoption fees for all adult cats at the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter. Starting Saturday, August, 10th, adopters can ride off into the sunset with a tabby, a tortie, a Siamese, or a Persian.

Dog Days Adoption Event

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: The Athenaeum, 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Meet several of the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria's dazzling dogs at the Athenaeum on Saturday, August 3rd during the Dog Days Adoption Event. This event coincides with Kathleen Ewing's Dog Days Dog Show, an exhibit of more than 50 contemporary and vintage photographs celebrating "dogdom."Find a photogenic four-legged friend to make the dog days last all year long.

Bow Wow Luau

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Hotel Monaco Alexandra 480 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314

AWLA Baby Shower

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Vola Lawson Animal Shelter 4101 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304

It’s kitten and puppy season and the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) is hosting a baby shower to collect items needed for its foster care program. Animal lovers and prospective foster parents are invited to attend the shower at the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter to learn more about the foster care program, meet current foster parents, and donate items from the Foster Care Wish List

Mardi Growl Gala

Date: Friday, March 8, 2013 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Location: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Glass Atrium 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Community Workshop

Date: Monday, January 14, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Location: Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library 4701 Seminary Road Alexandria, VA 22304

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) has received a grant from PetSmart Charities to fund Alexandria’s first trap-neuter-return (TNR) program to help feral cats in the city. The TNR program enlists the help of concerned citizens and feral cat caretakers to humanely reduce the sizes of feral cat colonies.