The paragraphs in italics below are excerpted from a letter that an AWLA employee recently sent to the Office of the State Veterinarian at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This employee was concerned and alarmed by the events and practices she witnessed at AWLA.
The first event, which occurred about a year [...]
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AWLA Defends Breed-Based Killing
Posted in County Contract, Principles on January 26, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Majority Leader Morgan Griffith recently submitted House Bill 429 for consideration by the Virginia House of Delegates. HB 429 proposes adding the following words to section 3.2-6546 of the Virginia Code:
However, no pound may euthanize, or prohibit the adoption of, any dog based solely on breed.
This language would prevent animal shelters from killing dogs [...]
Fun with Numbers, episode 2
Posted in County Contract, Fun with Numbers on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In our last episode of Fun with Numbers, we pointed out that AWLA categorizes revenue from Kids Camp under “League Revenue and Support” while the primary expenses necessary to stage Kids Camp (i.e. the cost of sheltering the animals that enable Kids Camp) are assigned to the County Contract.
Just for context, here are numbers from [...]
County Listens to AWLA Critics
Posted in County Contract on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Long-time AWLA watchers in the Arlington animal-rescue community have been expressing their concerns about AWLA policies for years. It looks like the County is now paying attention. From today’s Sun Gazette:
County Officials in Dialogue With Animal Welfare League Over Concerns
Oreo’s Law
Posted in AWLA Policies, County Contract, Principles on December 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This year in Brooklyn, NY, a pit-bull named Oreo was thrown off the roof of a six-story apartment building by an abusive owner. Badly hurt, Oreo was turned over to the ASPCA and nursed back to health.
But Oreo started to show signs of aggression as she recovered, so the ASPCA decided to euthanize her. [...]
Fun with Numbers, episode 1
Posted in County Contract, Fun with Numbers on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the first installment of our Fun with Numbers series. And since we’re all about having fun, what better place to do that than at camp? AWLA Kids Camp, that is.
During July, AWLA runs two 3-day camps for kids aged 6-9, and two 5-day camps for kids aged 10-13. The younger [...]
