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Richmond Animal League
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Saving Lives - Providing hope, help, and homes for animals in need.
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Cats can hear a can open from three rooms away and three lifetimes ago.
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Weekly Tail Tally Time! 
🏠 20 adoptions
• 14 cats, 6 dogs

🐾 33 new pets welcomed
• 16 cats, 17 dogs

🏘️ 56 foster placements
• 27 cats, 29 dogs

Due to winter weather, we focused on getting more pets into foster homes. Big thanks to our fosters for showing up in a big way.
A dog under a blanket with text overlay: "Richmond Animal League Weekly Tail Tally - 20 Adoptions, 33 Intakes, 56 Foster Placements."
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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If love could be measured in tail wags, we’d need a bigger building.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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A reminder that zoomies are not a bug. They are a feature.
January 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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It’s Weekly Tail Tally Time!
Here’s how last week shaped up at RAL:

🏠 50 pets found loving homes
• 26 dogs
• 24 cats

🐾 50 new pets welcomed at RAL
• 28 cats
• 22 dogs

🏘️ 8 foster placements
• 3 cats
• 5 dogs
A dog with a towel on its head in a bathtub. Richmond Animal League's Weekly Tail Tally: 50 adoptions, 50 intakes, 8 foster placements.
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Cats: bringing chaos and joy to human lives since forever.
January 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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The best part of adopting a dog is realizing they think you are the prize.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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It’s Weekly Tail Tally Time!
Here’s how last week shaped up at RAL:

🏠 44 pets found loving homes
• 29 cats
• 15 dogs

🐾 54 new pets welcomed at RAL
• 34 cats
• 20 dogs

🏘️ 10 foster placements
• 1 cat
• 9 dogs
A black and white cat wearing a green sweater lies on a blanket. Text: "Richmond Animal League Weekly Tail Tally: 44 Adoptions, 54 Intakes, 10 Foster Placements."
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Some people collect stamps. We collect paw prints on our clothes.
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Our cats are professional nappers. Please do not disturb unless you have snacks.
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Happy New Year y'all, Weekly Tail Tally is back!

Here’s how last week shaped up at RAL:

🏠 32 pets found loving homes
• 22 cats
• 10 dogs

🐾 39 new pets welcomed at RAL
• 15 cats
• 24 dogs

🏘️ 7 pets went to foster homes
• 3 cats
• 4 dogs
A black and white dog sits on a wooden platform in a forest. The Richmond Animal League Weekly Tail Tally shows 32 adoptions, 39 intakes, and 7 foster placements. Website: www.ral.org.
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Cats don’t need us. That’s what makes it so special when they choose us anyway.
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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New Year’s resolutions:

✅ Meet more dogs
✅ Meet more cats

We’re closed today, but we’re back open for adoptions tomorrow to help you start working on that list.
Orange and white cat standing on hind legs, reaching towards a sparkling disco ball. Bold text below reads "HAPPY NEW YEAR".
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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⏰ The clock is ticking.

There are still animals counting on us — and just hours left to make a tax-deductible gift in 2025.

Support Richmond Animal League before midnight online at ral.org/donate
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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We don’t know who needs to hear this, but your soulmate probably drools a little.
December 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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All of our dogs are good dogs. Some are just… interpretive with the term ‘sit.
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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🎄 Operation Silent Night: Final Tally 🎄

• 266 adoptions (136 cats, 130 dogs)
• 349 pets welcomed to RAL (185 cats, 164 dogs)
• 38 foster placements so far (27 cats, 11 dogs)

So many pets found love this season. Final foster count coming soon 🧡
December 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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We promise your next great love story won’t be on a dating app.
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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If dogs could write reviews: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "They gave me snacks. Would sit again."
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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It’s Weekly Tail Tally Time!
Here’s how last week shaped up at RAL:

🏠 66 pets found loving homes
• 30 cats
• 36 dogs

🐾 54 new pets welcomed at RAL
• 28 cats
• 26 dogs

🏘️ 1 dog went to a foster home
A small white dog wearing a red and white sweater sits in a crate at Richmond Animal League. Text overlay: "Weekly Tail Tally: 66 Adoptions, 54 Intakes, 1 Foster Placement."
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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We’ve never seen someone adopt a pet and not start talking in a silly voice immediately.
December 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Running on coffee, compassion, and the hope that someone brings snacks to the shelter.
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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It’s Weekly Tail Tally Time!
Here’s a look at how things unfolded at RAL last week:

🏠 69 pets found loving homes
• 39 cats
• 30 dogs

🐾 51 new pets welcomed at RAL
• 23 cats
• 28 dogs

🏘️ 8 pets went to foster homes
• 5 cats
• 3 dogs
A gray cat sits inside a shark-shaped bed next to a gold box. Text reads: "Richmond Animal League Weekly Tail Tally: 69 Adoptions, 51 Intakes, 8 Foster Placements".
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Our pets can’t text you back, but they will follow you to the bathroom.
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Adopt a cat. They come with built-in entertainment and very firm opinions.
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM