Events

Join as we welcome Gene Baur to AWLA!

Gene Baur has been hailed as “the conscience of the food movement” by Time magazine. Since the mid-1980s, he has traveled extensively, campaigning to raise awareness about the abuses of industrialized factory farming and our system of cheap food production.

A pioneer in the field of undercover investigations and farm animal rescue, Gene has visited hundreds of farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses, documenting the deplorable conditions. His pictures and videos exposing factory farming cruelties have aired nationally and internationally, educating millions about the plight of modern farm animals, and his rescue work inspired an international farm sanctuary movement.

Join us at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington on April 14th to learn more about becoming an AWLA Animal Ambassador! Animal Ambassadors is a new part of our current Foster Program that focuses on getting adoption ready dogs (and sometimes cats!) out of the kennels and into foster homes so that their personalities can…

Every year, thousands of animals are turned into shelters by parents concerned about how their pet may affect the health and safety of their new baby. Any pet can have undesirable, although natural reactions to a new baby. New sounds, smells, and activities surrounding an infant may cause a pet to see the baby as…

Have you ever wanted to go hiking with your dog but you don't know where to start?

Do you hike with your dog all the time, but want to learn about some better gear to take with you?

And what about "leave no trace"...does that apply to your dog too??

We'll answer all of these questions and more at this one-hour talk on all things hiking with pets. REI experts will be here to inform you how to responsibly hike with your pet (dog or cat), what are some good pet-friendly trails, and fill you in on what supplies are necessary (and some accessories that are just fun to have with you)!