Tag: pets
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
Animal hospital expanding to site of former 7-Eleven on Columbia Pike
Work is well under way on renovating the former 7-Eleven building on Columbia Pike at Gallows Road in Annandale into an extension of the Columbia Pike Animal Hospital. It will be used for grooming and boarding, and the inside has already been divided into cubicles. The guys working on the building say it should be … 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
2010 was an eventful year in Annandale
These are the most popular posts from the Annandale blog in 2010: The Annandale cat hoarders and their neighbor explain how they ended up with a house full of cats – Nov 21. Eventually, animal control would remove 161 cats from the house on Village Drive. The organizer of the annual KORUS Festival offers a … 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
Cats removed from Annandale home will be available for adoption
Here’s an update on the cat hoarding case from a former cat rescuer: Fairfax County Animal Control collected 168 cats from 7100 Village Drive, Annandale. Most of the cats were relinquished by the owners. They have been examined by a vet at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter, treated for medical needs, and are being housed … 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