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Tue. – Fri. Noon to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Tue. – Fri. 8 a.m to 7 p.m.
Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Administration:
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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.

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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: Legislation

February 15, 2024
Crossover update on 2024 Virginia General Assembly

Virginia's 2024 legislative session has passed the midpoint. Tuesday was the last day for each chamber to act on its own legislation, and now that bills have crossed over from […]

January 17, 2024
Innocuous-sounding HB 221 poses danger for cats and TNVR

The most dangerous bill for animals in this General Assembly session is hiding behind a boring regulatory process. House Bill 221 directs the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services […]

February 21, 2023
Help zoo animals maintain protections under Virginia law

HB 2331, Patron: Delegate Ellen Campbell (oppose) This bill is the latest in a series of efforts that started in 2020 to dilute the state’s protections for animals kept at […]

February 2, 2023
2023 General Assembly: Two emails you should send today on behalf of animals

Virginia’s General Assembly has been in session since January 11, and yesterday, on February 1, we saw the first two pieces of legislation related to animal protection reported out of […]

April 7, 2022
Gov. Youngkin signs five "beagle bills" into law

Monday on the steps of Virginia's executive mansion, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed five pieces of legislation that passed the General Assembly with the rare distinction that every single Delegate […]

March 14, 2022
Urge Virginia's Governor to sign legislation protecting beagles

Anyone who has heard a baying pack of beagles will understand how fitting it is that in protecting these small, affable dogs, the Virginia General Assembly has spoken as a […]

February 28, 2022
Bills to protect beagles in Virginia are in danger

Update: In a victory for dogs and cats bred for sale to laboratories, Virginia's General Assembly has passed all five of these bills, which are heading to Governor Glenn Youngkin […]

February 11, 2022
Support Virginia legislation to protect beagles destined for research labs

At a massive commercial dog breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia, more than 5,000 beagles are housed in cramped, filthy conditions, deprived of adequate care and veterinary attention. Many of the […]

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 […]

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