Richmond Animal League

Animal shelter in Richmond, Virginia

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Address

11401 International Drive, Richmond, VA 23236

Hours of Operation

    Monday: Closed
    Tuesday-Friday: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Saturday-Sunday: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Contact

Adoption Team

Phone

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Adoptable Pets at Richmond Animal League

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Wylie

Mixed Breed (Small)

Male, Adult

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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Flower

Mixed Breed (Large)

Female, Adult

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
No Details Provided
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Gouda

Mixed Breed (Small)

Male, Young

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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Mr. Incredible

Mixed Breed (Small)

Male, Adult

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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Eggplant

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Adult

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Sassafras

Mixed Breed (Small)

Female, Adult

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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Lila

Mixed Breed (Small)

Female, Adult

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
No Details Provided
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Heather

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten

Richmond, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
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Drew

Domestic Shorthair

Male, Kitten

Richmond, VA

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N/A
Size
(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Shelter FAQs

Richmond Animal League (RAL) is committed to saving lives by giving hope, help, and loving homes to animals in need. Our vision: All cats and dogs are in a loving home with access to the support they need to thrive. RAL has been committed to saving the lives of animals and finding loving homes for pets for over 45 years. Since 1979, we’ve worked with area shelters to provide temporary housing, medical treatment, vaccinations, spay/neuter, and loving care to tens of thousands of pets who were then adopted into new homes.
Richmond Animal League works with 60+ municipal shelters and rescue partners and the community to reduce euthanasia rates across Central Virginia. When municipal shelters become too full or have pets with medical conditions beyond their resources, RAL steps in to transfer, house, care for and adopt out those pets. These timely transfers of pets to RAL help our partners have the space and capacity to save more lives. There is more need than capacity, so we prioritize our work with shelter partners as the best way to save the most lives.
  • 1. Meet the Pet
  • 2. Interview
  • 3. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 4. Pay Fee
  • 5. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Visit www.ral.org/adopt for more detailed information about our adoption process.

Adoption application

https://www.ral.org/adopt

Pets at shelters and rescues near Richmond Animal League

Lab Rescue of Greater Richmond

PO Box 1574, Midlothian, VA 23112

Save Our Herders Outreach

Richmond, VA 23112

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Daisy #3

Labrador Retriever

Female, 10 mos

Midlothian, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
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Fiona

Morkie

Female, Young

N Chesterfield, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
House-trained
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Onyx

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos

Chesterfield, VA

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
Not good with kids
Not good with dogs
Good with cats
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Animal Legal Defense Fund

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