Animal Custody Records

Public Report

Results - Reporting Year 2025

Agency Information:

Agency Name:	Alexandria Animal Control and Public Animal Shelter (AWLA)
Street Address 1:	4101 Eisenhower Avenue
Street Address 2:
City:	Alexandria
State:	VA
County:	Alexandria City
Zip Code:	22304
Agency Email:	info@alexandriaanimals.org
Agency Phone:	(703) 746-4774
Agency FAX:	(703) 746-4775
Agency Type:	Public Animal Shelter
Date Submitted:	1/22/2026 4:14:54 PM
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Animal Information:

Reason for Custody

Species	A On Hand January 1	B Stray	C Seized	D Bite Case Quarantine	E Surrendered by Owner	F Received From Another Virginia Releasing Agency*	G Received From Out-of-State Releasing Agency	H Other**	Total
Dogs	45	201	30	2	295	89	92	43	797
Cats	37	253	15	0	286	180	63	21	855
Other Companion Animals	7	25	2	0	73	13	2	29	151
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Livestock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poultry	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Total	89	480	47	2	654	283	157	93	1,805

Method of Disposition

Species	J Reclaimed by Owner	K Adopted	L Transferred to another VA Releasing Agency***	M Transferred to Out-of State Releasing Agency	N Died While in Custody	O Euthanized	Q On Hand December 31	Total
Dogs	135	537	5	15	5	58	42	797
Cats	49	703	4	0	13	49	37	855
Other Companion Animals	4	125	1	7	2	5	7	151
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Livestock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poultry	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Total	188	1,365	11	22	20	113	86	1,805

Wildlife Received and Disposition Information:

Submitted To Licensed Rehabilitator	Liberated	Euthanized	On Hand December 31	Total
36	64	65	0	165

Explanatory Notes: (if applicable)

* Column F: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies from which animals were received.

Animal Welfare League of Arlington, 2650 S Arlington Mill Dr, Arlington, VA 22206
Cat Cove Inc., PO Box 112 Mollusk, VA 22517
Culpeper County Animal Shelter, 10144 James Monroe Hwy, Culpeper, VA 22701
Doberman Assistance Rescue and Education, 10123 Farmington Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
Fairfax County Animal Shelter, 4500 W Ox Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
Friends of Franklin County Animal Shelter, 81 State St, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, 11116 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax, VA 22039
Humane Society of Amherst County, 318 Shelter Ln, Amherst, VA 24541
Loudoun County Animal Services, 42225 Adoption Dr, Leesburg, VA 20175
Paws of Southwest Virginia, PO Box 576, Coeburn, VA 24230
Prince William County Animal Services, 14807 Bristow Rd, Manassas, VA 20112
Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter, 5843 Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23605
Pets Limited, Inc., PO Box 7175, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA, 2170 Old Furnace Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Smyth Animal Rescue, 182 Rifton Dr, Marion, VA 24354
Southwest Virginia Animal Haven, 968 Seminary Church Loop, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
SPCA of Northern Virginia, PO Box 100200, Arlington, VA 22210
Sunny Bear Rescue, 2940 Partlow Rd, Partlow, VA 22541

** Column H: Include other reasons for custody, i.e. births at the facility, or animals taken into custody for a reason not designated by another category. An explanation is required.

Births in care - 4 cats and 26 other companion animals
Crisis Care - 43 dogs, 17 cats, 3 other companion animals

*** Column L: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies to which animals were transferred.

Fairfax County Animal Shelter, 4500 W Ox Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
Heritage Humane Society, 430 Waller Miller Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
King Street Cats, 25 S Dove St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Loudoun County Animal Services, 42225 Adoption Dr, Leesburg, VA 20175
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, 5159 Langston Blvd, Arlington, VA 22207
Mutt Life Safe Haven Rescue, 3221 Cavalry Ridge Ct, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
Petey and Furends, 3226 S Stafford St, Arlington, VA 22206
Prince William County Animal Services, 14807 Bristow Rd, Manassas, VA 20112
Smyth Animal Rescue, 182 Rifton Dr, Marion, VA 24354

**** Column P: Include other methods of disposition, i.e. escaped, stolen, or otherwise not disposed of in a method in accordance with Virginia code. An explanation is required.

N/A

Other miscellaneous explanatory notes:

47 of the animals euthanized (25 cats, 19 dogs, 2 other companion animals, and 1 poultry) were euthanized on the same day they were brought to the shelter because they were so gravely sick or injured that treatment was not possible or would not have been humane as determined by the AWLA’s staff veterinarian.

The AWLA partners with a local veterinary clinic which takes in injured/ ill wildlife from the City of Alexandria and transfers them to rehabilitators directly.

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