Animal Welfare League of Alexandria 2022 Annual Report

Helping our senior pets find loving homes 11-year-old Mister Miller came to the AWLA through a rescue partner where he had lived for years with no adoption interest. He had a chronic cough, difficulty breathing, an eyelid malformation that caused chronic eye irritation and some dental needs. We provided medication for his respiratory issues, performed surgery to correct his eyelids, and extracted several infected teeth. After living for years in a shelter, Mister Miller went home with a loving new family in November 2022.

Mister Miller

Providing comfort and happiness to Gelato 3-month-old Gelato came to the AWLA with an unusual mass under his leg. When our team sent it to be biopsied, they confirmed it was a grade III mast cell tumor which had no treatment options. Our veterinary team estimated that Gelato could have 3 to 4 months of happy, comfortable life. We shared his story with our community and dozens of people reached out to offer Gelato just that. We were able to send him home with his loving new family the same day.

Gelato