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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 BoJack's adoption status with email updates.
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BoJack

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr 4 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Kane's adoption status with email updates.
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Kane

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 3 yrs 7 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Yawoong-ee (AKA Meow)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Yawoong-ee (AKA Meow)

Bombay

Male, 7 yrs 4 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Postmates's adoption status with email updates.
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Postmates

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 3 yrs 5 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Princess's adoption status with email updates.
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Princess

Domestic Shorthair

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 9 yrs 2 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Lemon's adoption status with email updates.
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Lemon

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs 10 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Angelica's adoption status with email updates.
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Angelica

Domestic Longhair

Female, 8 yrs 3 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 Rome's adoption status with email updates.
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Rome

Hound (Unknown Type)/Anatolian Shepherd

Male, Puppy
Hughesville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Nicky's adoption status with email updates.
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Nicky

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 1 yr 6 mos
Greenbelt, MD
We'll also keep you updated on GOJO's adoption status with email updates.
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GOJO

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 mos
Upper Marlboro, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Felix's adoption status with email updates.
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Felix

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 8 mos
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We'll also keep you updated on Clover's adoption status with email updates.
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Clover

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 8 yrs 2 mos
Washington, DC
We'll also keep you updated on Safari's adoption status with email updates.
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Safari

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 11 mos
Arlington, VA

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