Alexandria Arlington Animal Watch From: The Washington Post | Date: July 4, 2002 | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The following were among cases handled recently by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, which operates the Alexandria Animal Shelter and provides animal control services to Alexandria. For more information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours a day, call 703-838-4774.

Fort Belvoir, Kimbro Loop, 5900 block, June 24. A custodian found a baby bat on the ground after cleaning gutters at an Army post and took it to the city shelter. It was released to a wildlife rehabilit...

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