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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 Apollo's adoption status with email updates.
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Apollo

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 3 yrs 6 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Samuel (F-3)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Samuel (F-3)

Mouse

Male, 5 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Beyonce (C 6/10)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Beyonce (C 6/10)

Mouse

Female, 5 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on F-6's adoption status with email updates.
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F-6

Mouse

Male, Adult
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Celine Dion (C 10/10)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Celine Dion (C 10/10)

Mouse

Female, 5 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on F-2's adoption status with email updates.
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F-2

Mouse

Male, 5 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Mick Jagger (D 3/7)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Mick Jagger (D 3/7)

Mouse

Male, 5 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on G-7's adoption status with email updates.
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G-7

Mouse

Male, 5 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 Bob's adoption status with email updates.
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Bob

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Senior
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We'll also keep you updated on TYGA's adoption status with email updates.
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TYGA

Poodle (Standard)

Male, 7 mos
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We'll also keep you updated on Rain *kitten*'s adoption status with email updates.
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Rain *kitten*

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
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We'll also keep you updated on Ember's adoption status with email updates.
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Ember

American Staffordshire Terrier/Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, 2 yrs 7 mos
Leesburg, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Henrietta's adoption status with email updates.
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Henrietta

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Baltimore, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Queen's adoption status with email updates.
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Queen

Mastiff

Female, 2 yrs 8 mos
Aldie, VA

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