AWLA to Offer Low-Cost Microchips, Rabies Shots
The Animal Welfare League of Arlington will be holding a low-cost microchip and rabies clinic tomorrow (Thursday). From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the AWLA offices (2650 S. Arlington Mill Drive), the...
Posts Tagged ‘cats’
AWLA Seeks Volunteers for ‘Kitten Season’
The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is seeking volunteers to help it handle a seasonal surge in orphaned kittens. "Kitten season," as it's called, begins in the spring. The League is...
AWLA To Offer Discounted Spay and Neuter Service
The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is offering discounted spay and neuter service for low-income pet owners during the month of February. In recognition of World Spay Day, AWLA will be...
AWLA: Please Keep Cats Indoors
The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is advising cat owners to keep kitty indoors, due to the hazards presented by Arlington's urban environment. A recent case handled by the AWLA's animal...
Fire Truck Kitten Ready for Adoption
Here's your chance to give a semi-famous animal a good home. Axel, the kitten rescued from an Arlington County fire truck's engine compartment last month, is ready to be adopted. The Animal...
Firefighters Rescue Kitten
Arlington County firefighters rescued an intrepid stray kitten over the weekend. Firefighters were on a call at S. Greenbrier Street and 8th Road S., in the Columbia Heights West neighborhood,...
Kitten Boom Prompts Need for Adoptions
The boom of kittens born in spring has left a lot of animals homeless this summer. As first reported by Coryn Julien in the blog The Arlington Connection, summer is a tough time to find homes for...
Morning Notes
Panel Recommends Building New Schools -- An Arlington Public Schools advisory council has come out with a report that recommends new construction to help ease the looming school capacity crisis....
‘Cat Crisis’ at AWLA Prompts Free Adoption Offer
The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is experiencing a cat crisis. With nearly 60 cats and kittens awaiting adoption, the shelter has reached capacity. Yet for every cat that's adopted, two more...
Pet Event Returns to Shirlington Village
Shirlington Village is hosting an outdoor shopping event that will have satisfied customers saying "woof" and "meow." On August 28, Shirlington's "Wags 'N' Whiskers" event returns for a second...
Morning Notes
NWS: No Sign of Tornado in South Arlington -- Despite photos of car windows blown out and mass tree devastation, a team from the National Weather Service found no evidence that a tornado caused...
Pet Adoption Van Goes AWOL With Dogs, Cats Inside
It was a tense eight hours for the Arlington-based Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation on Saturday. A van filled with two dozen dogs and four cats was supposed to be en route from the organization's...
