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Fairfax County Animal Shelter - Lorton Campus

Animal shelter in Lorton, VA

We are excited to welcome our community to the state-of-the-art Fairfax County Animal Shelter Lorton Campus! The Lorton Campus is open for dog, cat and small animal adoptions. Our adoption process and hours will be the same as those of our Michael R Frey Campus in Fairfax.

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Email animalshelter@fairfaxcounty.gov
Phone (703) 830-1100
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Address
8875 Lorton Road
Lorton, VA 22079
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8875 Lorton Road

Lorton, VA 22079

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Adoptable pets at Fairfax County Animal Shelter - Lorton Campus

We'll also keep you updated on Wilson's adoption status with email updates.
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Wilson

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 1 mo
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Jingle's adoption status with email updates.
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Jingle

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 yrs
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Toby's adoption status with email updates.
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Toby

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 7 yrs
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Mia's adoption status with email updates.
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Mia

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 1 yr 2 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Bernie's adoption status with email updates.
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Bernie

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Cobijita's adoption status with email updates.
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Cobijita

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Ham's adoption status with email updates.
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Ham

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Ossie (& Ruby)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Ossie (& Ruby)

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 11 mos
Lorton, VA
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Fairfax County

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Additional adoption info

Both our Michael R Frey Campus, located at 4500 West Ox Rd. in Fairfax, and our Lorton Campus, located at 8875 Lorton Rd. in Lorton, are open for same-day, walk-in adoptions Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12-5 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays 12-7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and closed Mondays. Please note: We take our last adoption application 30 minutes before closing.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/animalshelter/donate

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We'll also keep you updated on Luigi KA's adoption status with email updates.
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Luigi KA

Boxer/Hound (Unknown Type)

Male, 9 mos
Fairfax, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Layla's adoption status with email updates.
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Layla

Labrador Retriever/German Shepherd Dog

Female, 1 yr 1 mo
Fairfax, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Groot's adoption status with email updates.
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Groot

Siberian Husky/German Shepherd Dog

Male, 10 mos
Frederickburg, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Liam's adoption status with email updates.
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Liam

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos
Manassas, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Hickory's adoption status with email updates.
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Hickory

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 1 mo
Washington, DC
We'll also keep you updated on Princess Homer's adoption status with email updates.
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Princess Homer

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 2 mos
Merrifield, VA

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