Adopt-a-Pet Guide

Find pet adoption services in your area to give a deserving animal a forever home.

ARLINGTON/ALEXANDRIA

Animal Welfare League of Arlington
Provide many services to help people keep their pets, such as low-cost rabies clinics and low-cost spay/neuter and emergency veterinary care assistance for people on limited incomes. // 2650 S. Arlington Mill Dr., Arlington; 703-931-9241

Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
Operated in the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter, an open-admission facility accepting any and all animals. // 4101 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria; 703-746-5655

Homeward Trails Animal Rescue
Seek to find permanent adoptive homes for dogs and cats in the Mid-Atlantic Region from high-kill shelters or whose owners can no longer care for them. // PO Box 100968, Arlington; 703-249-5066

Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation
The Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation has taken in more than 28,000 homeless pets since its inception in 2001. Homeless dogs run around the ranch, and there is a cage-free building for cats on its 63-acre farm. The foundation holds off-site adoption events. // P.O. Box 50037, Arlington; 703-295-3647

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
Most of the rescued cats and dogs that come through Lucky Dog Animal Rescue are saved from high-kill shelters in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Puerto Rico. The rescue center saved almost 2,000 animals in 2018. // 5159 Lee Highway, Arlington; 703-237-5327

Washington Humane Society
Established the city’s first public housing facility for stray and unwanted animals in the 1800s. // 7319 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, D.C.; 202-234-8626

FAIRFAX

Animal Allies
Feature “special needs” cats that may be FIV+, deaf or have other conditions that make them deserving of a particularly loving home. // P.O. Box 7040, Fairfax Station; 703-0940-9183

Fairfax County Animal Shelter
Find dogs and puppies, cats and kittens, bunnies, guinea pigs, ferrets, gerbils, birds, parrots, snakes and turtles to add to your family. // 4500 West Ox Road, Fairfax; 703-830-1100

Friends of Homeless Animals
A no-kill shelter that finds permanent, loving homes for about 500 dogs and cats a year. // P.O. Box 415, Aldie; 703-385-0224

Humane Society of Fairfax County
House adoptable horses and dogs at a 13-acre farm in Centreville. // 4057 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax; 703-385-7387

Wolf Trap Animal Rescue
In almost four years of operation, The Wolf Trap Animal Rescue has rescued over 4,000 animals from euthanasia. Rescued cats and dogs are held in foster homes until their adoption dates. // P.O. Box 2753, Merrifield; 703-638-2531

FAUQUIER

Bunny Lu Adoptions Inc.
Offer “bunny sitting” for bunny parents on vacation, pampering each bunny with a toy and a manicure. // PO Box 1681, Waynesboro; 703-753-0833

Fauquier SPCA
Only dogs and cats that have been vaccinated, spayed and neutered, microchipped and temperament tested are available for adoption. // PO Box 733, Warrenton; 540-788-9000

Washington Area Adoption Group
Dogs and house cats are boarded in individual, climate-controlled “kabins” located on Bull Run Mountain. // PO Box 105, Delaplane; 571-393-4980

LOUDOUN

Loudoun County Animal Shelter
Operate a mobile adoption vehicle to provide comfortable, climate controlled space for approximately 20 animals. // 39820 Charles Town Pike Mailstop #66, Waterford; 703-777-0406

Humane Society of Loudoun County
Created a partnership with Loudoun County Animal Services and Loudoun Hunger Relief to keep their shelves stocked with pet food for families in need, and have donated thousands of pounds of pet food so far. // P.O. Box 777, Leesburg; 703-777-2912

PRINCE WILLIAM

Prince William County Animal Shelter
Run by the Prince William County Police Department’s Animal Control Bureau, the shelter enforces animal welfare laws, conducts animal education seminars, and houses stray and unwanted animals in a clean and safe environment. // 14807 Bristow Road, Manassas; 703-792-6465

FREDERICKSBURG

Fredericksburg SPCA
The Humane Education program combines dog bite prevention for elementary grade levels and proper care of companion animals for all grade levels. // 10819 Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg; 540-898-1500

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