16. Dec, 2009 
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Santa Paws Came to Town
Holiday fund-raiser was for the dogs — and cats.
By Sandy Levitz Lunner
Four-legged friends — and even those without any legs at all — barked, purred, bobbed and hissed their holiday wish lists to Santa last Saturday at Paws, Purrs and Exotics Animal Hospital on South Peyton Street in Old Town.
Alexandria’s newest and only African American-owned veterinary facility hosted the event for the Washington Humane Society who brought dogs and cats from their shelter in need of adoption. For a $15 donation, the Humane Society took photos of pets and their humans with Santa Paws.
Del Ray’s Barkley Square Bakery and Boutique provided complimentary treats for four-legged attendees. The celebration also featured free information and demonstrations from pet-related service providers that work closely with Paws, Purrs and Exotics.
- Paws, Purrs and Exotics Animal Hospital’s Dr. Elton Vyfhuis of Washington, D.C. (left) and Dr. Nia Perkins of Alexandria (right) with Washington Humane Society Volunteer Santa Paul Garrard of Arlington and his two friends Sylk the snake and RRRita the turtle.
- Top row, left to right: Dr. Elton Vyfhuis, Barkley Square’s Michelle D’Eltorre of Alexandria, Fido Journalism’s Stephen Bobb of Maryland, Opportunity Barks’ Leigh Siegfried of Herndon, Farzana Kennedy of Alexandria Medical Arts Pharmacy in Old Town. Middle row, left to right: Pure Prana’s Jessica Silverman of Alexandria, Dr. Nia Perkins, Santa Paws Paul Garrard, Washington Human Society’s Kelly Manion. Kneeling in Front: Anytime Canine’s Tony Woods-Wilson, Washington, D.C.
- Santa Paws Gets Down with Dog
- Socializing at Santa Paws
