For more than 75 years, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) has served the Arlington community with animal sheltering and control services to help pet owners keep their animals healthy, happy, and home.
Adoptions Process: Meet & Greet. Complete Online Application. Sign Contracts & Pay Adoption Fee. Take Home Your New Pet! Sleepovers - Eligible dogs (more than six months old and weighing more than 25lbs) may be taken home with potential adopters for a three-day sleepover - this is your chance to get to know the pet and fall in love! Adopters must notify our adoptions team by 12PM on the last day of their sleepover if they would like to move forward with an adoption. There is a $25 non-refundable hold fee to take a dog on a sleepover. If you choose to adopt, this fee is applied to your final adoption fee. Adoptions will still take place on a first-come, first-matched basis and standard adoption policies apply. If you have questions, feel free to email [email protected].