The mission of the Washington Animal Rescue League is to promote the welfare of companion animals and support the people who love them through exemplary animal rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and affordable veterinary care.
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Information
- Location:
- Washington, DC, 20011
- Phone:
- 202-726-2556
- Tues - Fri:
- 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Sat - Sun:
- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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A litter of 8-week-old tri-colored Beagle puppies, who are available for adoption, at the Washington Animal Rescue League (as of December 22, 2009). The litter of 8 puppies were transferred to the League from another shelter, so that they could have a better chance at finding a home. They are all very cute, cuddly, playful and happy. For more information, visit www.warl.org or call 202-726-2556 x503 if you are interested in adopting these puppies or any of our available animals!
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Events
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- Help the League win $100,000 i...
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Sunday, September 13 at 3:00pm - Bark for Books!
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Sunday, November 22 at 1:30pm - Mutts Masquerade / PawFest 2009
Rock Creek Park and the League!
Saturday, October 31 at 8:00am - Pet Loss Grief Workshop
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Saturday, October 3 at 10:00am - Cocktails and Cupcakes for Cats
The League's newly renovated Cat Room
Thursday, October 1 at 6:00pm - Feline Summer of Free Love!
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Monday, June 1 at 11:00am - Bid to Win 2 Paul McCartney Ti...
email your bid amount to developmen...
Tuesday, July 28 at 7:00am - Bark & Bubbles
WagTime Pet Spa & Boutique
Sunday, July 26 at 4:00pm - Help the League win $20,000 in...
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Wednesday, April 22 at 12:00pm - Dog Adoption Event at Whole Fo...
Whole Foods, Tenleytown
Saturday, June 27 at 11:00am
Notes
Washington Animal Rescue League Wishes everyone a happy new year!!
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Two of our Husky mixes from the Canadian sled dog rescue (Oout and Raven) have found their perfect forever homes- together and driving sleds in the snow! Their new mom says they are doing wonderfully and couldn't be happier! http://share.shutterfly.com/share/receiv
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Friends & Family, Newbees - Kingman (Ouut) and Picacho (Raven) .... running with Mingus, Tuzi, Huali, Yazzie & Nizzi !! What a fantastic day in the fresh snow .... The newbees were SPECTACULAR! They were perfect! Blessings S & E with our Menagerie
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On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the League hosted a special holiday dinner to raise funds for an ultrasound machine for our Medical Center. The dinner, for which guests donated $1,000 per person to attend, took place with approximately 30 guests at the fabulous Blue Duck Tavern at the Park Hyatt Washington. We would ...like to express our sincere gratitude to all of our generous donors and to the Park Hyatt for making this evening so special---and successful.
This fall, the Washington Animal Rescue League received many extremely generous contributions to our drive to raise funds for an ultrasound machine for our Medical Center.
We want to let you know that, happily, we had a very strong response to the request and raised enough to not only buy the ultrasound machine, but also provide approximately $30,000 of additional support for 2010 programs operated by our Medical Center. And we are still receiving thoughtful donations in response to this solicitation.
Just a day or so after sending out our request, a terrific friend of animals, Dr. Phyllis Huene of Annandale, Virginia, called to say she would like to donate the entire amount of $33,650 for the machine and did just that. Her name will now appear on a plaque in the lobby of the Medical Center.
“I am an ordinary person who has always loved animals, and who was moved by the plight of so many animals at present who need specialized medical care at the League. I knew how much an ultrasound would benefit them in their diagnosis and treatment,” says Dr. Huene, a retired dermatologist.
The solicitation we sent about this machine noted that any funds raised above and beyond the $33,650 would support our Medical Center’s rehabilitation of our shelter animals and its free and reduced-cost care for low-income city residents who bring us their canine and feline friends for much-needed treatment. In these economically challenging times, these significant contributions for our veterinary services will certainly be well spent.
Meanwhile, the ultrasound machine has been purchased and received. It will be of tremendous value in diagnosing cancer, internal injuries and a wide range of diseases affecting the liver, kidney, heart and other major organs. It also will allow us to see subtle anatomical detail, especially tissue that X-rays do not pick up, more clearly and enable us to make tough diagnoses more quickly and accurately.
One additional update we would like to provide is about Dextera, the Yorkie mix whose photo and story were featured in the solicitation we sent you about the ultrasound machine. You may remember that she came to us with more than 80 other dogs seized from a puppy mill bust in Arkansas. According to our medical director, Dr. Janet Rosen, she was “the most emaciated dog I have ever seen.” Conditions were so bad at this puppy mill that the proprietor was found guilty of misdemeanors and lost his kennel permit.
Dextera, who had a large tumor that needed to be removed, is now, thankfully, doing much better. If we had owned an ultrasound machine at the time, we would have been able to make a more exact diagnosis before removing Dextera’s tumor.
According to Dr. Rosen, “If we’d had the machine when Dextera arrived from the puppy mill, we would have ultrasounded her before doing her mammary mass removal to see if it looked like the cancer had already spread to internal organs, like her liver. If that had been the case, we wouldn't have put her through the discomfort of surgery. As it turned out, the mammary tumor was not the kind that tends to spread anyway, but we didn't know that at the time.”
As you can see, the equipment you helped us purchase will make an incredible difference for so many other of our furry friends like Dextera.
Dextera, we are pleased to report, has gained weight, had her teeth cleaned, seen her hair grown back, and emerged from a shell of depression and quiet. She is now available for adoption! Despite her ordeals, this little dog has a happy disposition and what seems to be an indomitable spirit.
Thank you for making success stories like this possible and helping to turn around the life of an animal who has known very little but abject misery—and others like her. One day, Dextera will find a new family to adopt her and give her all the love and warmth she deserves. Her tail will be wagging well into the future; we feel sure of that.
We believe this ultrasound machine was the greatest holiday gift we could give the animals cared for by the League, and it is a gift that will keep giving our cats and dogs improved medical care for many years to come.
For those of you who attended our special holiday dinner for ultrasound machine donors, we are so glad we were able to host you for this event which proved so popular that it has required us to host an additional dinner in January. Look for us to host a similar holiday dinner to raise funds for a much-needed item or service next year. Please pencil us in for early December.
Best wishes for a wonderful 2010! Come see us often next year to adopt, foster, volunteer, and/or shop.
From Dextera, and all of us, thanks again to Dr. Huene and all of you for your generous support!
Event photos by Foster Wiley Photography: http://fosterwileyphotography.com/
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Washington Animal Rescue League A woman came in to surrender her white Poodle. League staff saw a large wound around the dogs neck & ears-the lady explained her daughter had put a headband on the dog (for decoration) but that the dog "was fine". It turns out, the "headband" was 1/2 inch deep embedded in the dog's neck and ears and had to be surgicall...y removed.The dog is recovering well & will be made available for adoption once he heals completely!
Washington Animal Rescue League We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the dedicated staff and the dogs, cats, puppies and kittens at the League!!
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See a video of some of the 8-week-old Beagle puppies that are available for adoption at the League! For more information, visit www.warl.org or call 202-726-2556 x503
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The Associated Press wrote this great article about the League and our partnership with Pets2Vets: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wire
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Veterans and Shelter Animals Meet With Pets2Vets
Washington Animal Rescue League 5 members of the League staff were invited to attend a Holiday Tour of the White House on Monday! We were invited because the White House is launching an outreach to the animal community through their Office of Public Engagement. This was an introductory step, and the League is excited to be a part of this venture!
Washington Animal Rescue League The League received a call from a woman who said that she had recently become homeless and she had left her cat by our back door. Employees scrambled to find the cat (we have many doors in the building). One noticed an overturned banana box, and nearby, a beautiful black and white cat hiding under a van. The cat walked... right up to her and was taken into the adoptions office and fed. He quickly became a staff favorite, walking up to greet everyone who came by to meet him, and he is a very affectionate and outgoing boy who will get a second chance here at the League with a forever family.
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Last Friday, Voice of America was at the League recording a piece on the League and our partnership with Pets2Vets. The piece was broadcast in 45 languages across the globe! Here is a link to the transcription: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/20
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But first, we tell about a new organization that is finding homes for animals and helping American soldiers at the same time.
Washington Animal Rescue League 14 dogs have been brought in for today's free pit bull spay/neuter and vaccination clinic in our Medical Center!
Washington Animal Rescue League See the updated pictures from our Rescue Photos album- We added new photos of the dogs and how they look now! All have gained weight, hair, and are available for adoption!
Washington Animal Rescue League See pictures of some of the dogs the League has taken to provide a second chance at life. Since we have a full service Medical Center, we are able to take in the injured, forgotton dogs seen in these pictures, rehabilitate them, and provide them with loving, forever homes!
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Washington Animal Rescue League Volunteers have been searching for Berdina, a dog in foster care who was lost earlier this year. A pet tracker believes Berdina is still loose around Heurich Park in Hyattsville, MD. If you would like to help bring Berdina home for the holidays, please email findberdina@yahoo.com
