Restaurants to the Rescue
The Lost Dog Café has been serving up great pizza, hot sandwiches and beer
from around the world in Arlington’s Westover neighborhood since 1985. Wellknown
as a place to get great food at a great price, the café also serves up a
hefty slice of compassion with each pizza. Café owners Ross Underwood and
Pam McAlwee have been rescuing stray dogs and cats almost as long as they
have been in business and the effort continues.
It began with a few “lost” dogs needing a place to stay until they could find new
homes of their own. In 2001, thanks largely to the success of the Lost Dog Café,
the pair established a non-profit foundation dedicated solely to the cause of helping
homeless and abandoned dogs and cats find forever homes. Today the Lost
Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation (LDCRF) places almost 2000 animals per year
into permanent, loving homes—each one spayed or neutered prior to adoption.
The foundation’s efforts continue to be supported by the Lost Dog Café and its
sister restaurant (just a few doors down), the Stray Cat Café.
It’s the compassion that makes the Lost Dog Café more than just a great place to
eat—here you can rest assured that you are helping to make a difference—one
dog or cat at a time.
To learn more about the foundation’s efforts, to donate, or to volunteer, visit the
Lost Dog and Cat rescue foundation website at www.lostdogrescue.org.
