Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Reptile Rally at Petco this weekend

The Annandale anaconda found a friend at Petco. Bring your reptile to the Annandale Petco (7434 Little River Turnpike) this weekend for Reptile Rally. The event, June 4 and 5, 1-3 p.m., features a bearded dragon meet and greet, scavenger hunt, reptile pet advisers, and reptile beauty contest (costumes optional). Of course, you don’t need … Continued

It’s a dog’s world

We all know how hard it is to get volunteers to run community associations. Unsuspecting residents of the Hillbrook-Tall Oaks community in Annandale elected a dog, Beatha Lee, as president, the Washington Post reports Feb. 18.  Beatha is the pet of former president Mark Crawford, who had served three consecutive terms and can’t run again. … Continued

Foster homes needed for Village Drive cats

The 4Paws Rescue Team, a cat rescue operation based in Fairfax County, is trying to find people with a spare room who can foster a cat to relieve the overburdened Fairfax County Animal Shelter. The shelter has taken in over 160 cats from the cat hoarders on Village Drive in Annandale and is now over … Continued

After 161 cats taken from her home, Village Drive cat lady is adjusting to a lonelier life

Houdini and Eleanor Eleanor Kaufer is adjusting to a lonelier life after Fairfax County Animal Control shut down the cat rescue operation she and her former roommate, Paula Burns, ran out of her home at 7100 Village Drive, Annandale. Since the cat hoarding story surfaced Nov. 19, the total number of cats reported varied. Washington’s NBC … Continued

100 cats removed from Annandale home

As many as 100 cats were removed from a home in the 7100 block of Village Drive in Annandale Friday evening, ABC 7 news reported. Many of the cats were seriously ill, and the owner, who was running a foster cat program, could be charged with animal cruelty. 

Help find Griffy

With most of us warm and cozy inside during the second major blizzard this week, our hearts go out to a lost little dog, Griffy, who ran away nearly weeks ago and has been signed at various locations in Annandale since then. Griffy, a reddish brown four and a-half year-old male Brussels Griffon, weighs 18 … Continued