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3rd of November 2019

Five Ways to Give Back this Holiday Season

As a foster-based, all-volunteer organization, HSLC relies on the community to provide homeless animals the second chances they deserve. Here are five great ways to help our furry friends this […]


13th of October 2019

Save More Animals through a Donor Advised Fund

A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a simple way to manage your charitable giving.  It combines the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your favorite life-saving causes, […]


5th of September 2019

Eagle Scout Project Helps Cats

Earlier this summer Cody Madison, a Boy Scout from Leesburg based Troop 663, dedicated his Eagle Scout Service Project to help rescue cats. His project consisted of modifying a design […]


Margo – The Comeback Cat!

Margo is a snuggly, chatty kitty who has overcome many obstacles in her 12 years.  She came to HSLC almost by accident. We were rescuing a different cat from an […]


2nd of September 2019

It Made a Difference to Mellow

By Anne Senft On August 17, tens of thousands of animals found their forever families as a result of Clear the Shelters adoption events across the nation. The Humane Society […]


1st of August 2019

Help HSLC “Clear the Shelters” in 3 Easy Steps

NBC and Telemundo owned stations are teaming up with hundreds of shelters and rescue organizations across the country to host Clear the Shelters, a nationwide pet adoption drive on Saturday, […]


12th of July 2019

Newk’s Eatery’s Feed What Matters Fundraiser

HSLC is thrilled to be part of Newk’s Eatery’s #FeedWhatMatters campaign. Thursday, July 18th  from 11 am to 1 pm Newk’s Eatery  recently opened a new location in Sterling, VA  […]


30th of June 2019

Chincoteague Island Kittens

Guest Blog by ‘Becca Dinger-Tedder, Kitten Coordinator, CICC Here at Chincoteague Island Community Kittens, we like a plan. We REALLY like a plan. Lists, timelines, schedules, guidelines, information packets, calendars, […]


Videos Show the Real Personalities of Foster Cats

Four enterprising Rock Ridge High School students (Vibha Mathew, Siddra Ahson, Tashnuva Huda, and Sonia Corba) chose to create videos of HSLC foster cats as their Capstone project to help […]


Loudoun County High School Raider Outreach Project

Loudoun County High School students Teagan Oliver, Bella & John Wolcott, Rachel Reppert, Ashley Rubino chose to work with HSLC this year to “impact our local animals in and outside […]