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Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hours

Donation Drop-off Hours:
Sun. - Mon. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. 8 a.m to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Administration:
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to Noon, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat. – Sun. Closed

Smoky's Spay & Neuter Clinic
Mon. – Thurs. 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fri. – Sun. Closed

Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hours

Administration:
Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lora Robins Gift Shop
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Adoption Center Hours:
Sun. - Mon. Noon to 5 p.m.
Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Category: Advocacy

April 6, 2021
Guest blog: For healthy waterways, people and pets we must all scoop the poop

April Fools' Day has passed so this is no joke: Happy National Pooper Scooper Week! To celebrate poop scooping—a chore that yields many unsung benefits—let’s explore the importance of always […]

March 23, 2021
National Puppy Day: Pandemic pushed puppy sales and scams to new heights in 2020

Today is National Puppy Day, an observation that coming so soon after the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic reminds us that as a nation we have experienced some of […]

March 23, 2021
National Puppy Day: Pandemic pushed puppy sales and scams to new heights in 2020

Today is National Puppy Day, an observation that coming so soon after the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic reminds us that as a nation we have experienced some of […]

February 18, 2021
Confronting false claims about TNR and SB1390

Yesterday the House Agriculture Subcommittee (of the Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee) heard SB1390, the Trap Neuter Return bill introduced by Senator Lynwood Lewis. Virginia's Senate had already passed […]

February 5, 2021
Virginia Senate passes Trap Neuter Return bill in spite of irrational opposition from Senator Stuart

During Tuesday's Senate floor session, Senator Lynwood Lewis eloquently presented his bill, SB1390, to clarify Virginia code surrounding Trap Neuter Return programs and add the first requirements for records kept […]

January 29, 2021
Floor amendment threatens SB1390's goals of expanding and improving Trap Neuter Return in Virginia

UPDATE: February 1, 2021 The anticipated floor amendment we told you about on Friday has failed. Senator Lewis's bill, SB1390, advanced to its third constitutional reading. Tomorrow we can expect […]

December 6, 2020
December is Virginia's inaugural Puppy Mill Awareness Month

Earlier this year, state lawmakers unanimously voted to designate December as Puppy Mill Awareness Month across the Commonwealth, thereby encouraging all Virginians to get educated about commercial dog breeding operations […]

March 18, 2020
Message from our CEO about protecting animals and people during the COVID-19 outbreak

As we navigate the rapidly-evolving COVID-19 situation, we remain steadfast in our commitment to 1) protect the health and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers, pets and the community, 2) provide […]

March 18, 2020
Message from our CEO about protecting animals and people during the COVID-19 outbreak

As we navigate the rapidly-evolving COVID-19 situation, we remain steadfast in our commitment to 1) protect the health and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers, pets and the community, 2) provide […]

February 18, 2020
A clean website can hide the dirty truth

Did you know that most puppies sold on the internet, just like most puppies sold in pet stores, come from puppy mills? If you didn’t, then you are not alone. […]

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