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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 Snowstorm's adoption status with email updates.
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Snowstorm

Domestic Shorthair

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

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

Guinea Pig

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 3 yrs 2 mos
Lorton, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Pari's adoption status with email updates.
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Pari

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos
Lorton, VA
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Fairfax County

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

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 Henry's adoption status with email updates.
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Henry

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 9 mos
Mechanicsville, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Skippy's adoption status with email updates.
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Skippy

Jindo

Male, 4 yrs 6 mos
Centerville, VA
We'll also keep you updated on Rye's adoption status with email updates.
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Rye

Catahoula Leopard Dog/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, 4 yrs 2 mos
Washington, DC
We'll also keep you updated on BENJI's adoption status with email updates.
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BENJI

Boxer/German Shepherd Dog

Male, 7 yrs 1 mo
Derwood, MD
We'll also keep you updated on Addy's adoption status with email updates.
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Addy

Domestic Shorthair

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

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 3 yrs
Baltimore, MD

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