Animal Watch
Alexandria Arlington Animal Watch
Thursday, March 10, 2005; Page VA12
The following was among cases handled recently by the Washington Humane Society. The society operates its own shelter at 7319 Georgia Ave. NW and the District's shelter at 1201 New York Ave. NE. For more information, call 202-723-5730.
ROUTE 1, Feb. 25. A cat escaped from its owner outside a pet-supply business and dashed, unharmed, across a highway. The seven-pound Bengal cat, named Lucy, was seen later that day by construction workers on the Virginia side of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. A worker took the animal to his home in Northwest Washington and called D.C. Animal Control. The cat was taken to the D.C. shelter, and the Alexandria and Arlington shelters were alerted about the stray the next day. The owner, who had filed a lost-pet report with the Arlington shelter, claimed the cat in Washington.
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SHEFFIELD CT., 5400 block, Feb. 25. Animal control picked up an injured squirrel and took it to the city shelter, where it was euthanized.
The following were among cases handled recently by the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, which operates the county animal shelter and provides animal control services to Arlington County. The shelter is open for adoptions from noon to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For more information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours a day, call 703-931-9241. The league's Web site is www.awla.org.
ARLINGTON MILL DR., 2600 block, Feb. 25. A 4-month-old female potbellied pig was surrendered to the county shelter because it is illegal to keep pigs as pets in Arlington. The 30-pound animal was transferred March 2 to a pig sanctuary in Shephardstown, W.Va.
NORTH GLEBE ROAD AND ROUTE 66, March 1. Animal control received a call from Arlington police about two dogs on North Glebe Road. A female bystander then captured one -- a retriever mix -- and took it to the county shelter. Animal control unsuccessfully searched for the other dog.