Pay for Underperformance
If you haven’t been following our Yardsticks series, here’s the recap that compares animal-outcomes data for AWLA with the most recent available data for selected peer shelters. Because AWLA saves a...
View ArticleOpen Letter, Continued
Dear AWLA Board of Directors, You now have the rare opportunity to hire a person who can make Arlington County an example for the rest of the country in its treatment of homeless companion animals. As...
View ArticleA Model for AWLA
Before losing his fight with cancer a few months ago, my uncle Steve spent many years adopting dogs from and fostering dogs for the Nevada Humane Society in Reno, NV. Steve’s obituary mentioned that he...
View ArticleAnother Missing Ingredient
Last week I joined volunteers from seven local animal-rescue groups who attended an evening meeting hosted by the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. The meeting was arranged by FCAS managers who wanted to...
View ArticleTransparency
Comments we’ve received from an AWLA volunteer on our last two posts suggest that maybe we’ve been too optimistic about the rate at which AWLA is improving its efforts on behalf of homeless animals. A...
View ArticleHow They Did It
After holding management positions at progressive animal-rescue organizations Best Friends Animal Society and Alley Cat Allies, Bonney Brown joined the Nevada Humane Society as Executive Director in...
View ArticleOut of the Frying Pan…
Last weekend AWLA transferred five of its dogs to Loudoun County Animal Control. Four of them — Buddy, Buttercup, Hannah, and Sophera — are currently listed as adoptable on the LCAC website. All four...
View ArticleVision
From the About Us page of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals: Founded in 2002, The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals is a non-profit, public-private partnership of over 160 animal rescue groups...
View ArticleWhat’s Possible, Part Three
August 16, 2010 The Animal Welfare League of Arlington is pleased to announce that Neil Trent will join the organization as Executive Director in September 2010. Neil brings over 30 years of experience...
View ArticleForward Progress?
It’s been almost two months now since Neil Trent joined AWLA as its new Executive Director, and some good things are happening. AWLA found a home for Mya For starters, AWLA has taken tentative first...
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