Pets
Arlington Shelter Reopens For In-Person Visits, Adoptions
Animal Welfare League of Arlington has lifted most of the COVID-19 restrictions at the shelter, which was closed to the public last spring.
ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington pet lovers can once again visit the Arlington County Shelter in-person to adopt a new animal companion. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington reopened the shelter for in-person visits on Tuesday.
"We are still requiring masks and will somewhat limit capacity, so on very busy days, members of the public may be asked to wait outside for a short time," said Chelsea Jones, AWLA's senior communications specialist, in an email.
AWLA, which operates and staffs the shelter, stopped allowing in-person visits last spring due to COVID-19 restrictions. Potential pet owners were still able to meet and adopt pets virtually during the pandemic. Starting this week, though, all of those restrictions have been lifted.
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Appointments are no longer necessary to meet pets in the shelter, which is located at 2650 S Arlington Mill Drive. Once a potential pet owner has met and selected a new companion, they can still fill out applications and make payments on the AWLA website.
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