We are a non-profit 501 C (3) charity supported by donations, dues, and fundraisers. We have served the New London County community since 1963. Our goal is simple: to help stop the suffering of animals in our communities.
We are not a shelter. We have members that actively rescue strays on their own! We list some of their rescues here on petfinder.
If you have an animal you would like us to list for you please email us! Send in a photo or two; a description of the animals’ personality; including their name and medical history if this information is available. We will require both your name and phone #. But your email can be used in the write-up online if that is your preference.
A phone call will be made to discuss your listing prior to any information being placed on petfinder. And, after the adoption is made, you'll have to contact us to remove them from our listings on petfinder. Send your information to Wendy at joranfredricks@yahoo.com. AWL does not list animals ‘free-to-a-good-home’ to ensure their safety.
Please spay/neuter your companion animal(s).
Animal Welfare League advocates for spay/neuter efforts as they are essential to the long-term health of both sexes of our companion animals. Please spay/neuter your companion animal(s) and know by doing so you are preventing the suffering of unplanned and unwanted animals! You can make a humane and enormous difference in your neighborhoods.
MEET LOCAL RESCUERS AND ADOPT A RESCUE at Petco in Waterford on Saturdays and Sundays. Times and dates vary. Call the store directly to check their schedule.
Adopting a friend
If you would like to adopt a companion that you have seen listed here please contact the individual/rescuer listed! Please direct any questions you may have to individuals via their e-mails and/or phone numbers posted in each pet writeup. Our main contact number (at the bottom of this page) will not have the answers to your questions about pet listings.
Potential adopters may be requested to fill out a pre-adoption form to ensure a proper match is made. The final decision on placement of an animal listed here is solely made by the individual/ rescuer listed! To reiterate---adoption decisions are made outside of AWL as an organization.
AWL’s listings of animals on petfinder.com change frequently and are not all inclusive. And, it is important to understand when you inquire about an animal listed here on-the-spot adoptions should not be expected.
An adoption fee is required to help defray individual/rescuers expenses. This will vary depending on circumstances and on the rescuer.
Pets posted on petfinder.com will have a free month of pet health insurance as offered by petfinder.com.
Adopt your next companion animal and save a life! Please don't buy your next puppy! Stop puppy mills!
Open your heart and home and adopt a companion animal! There are so many in desperate need. Please give one a second chance. You can save their life! Please visit your local pound/shelter today. Every one is precious…don't you need love in your life too?
You can help to change the future for all animals beginning with those you encounter in your own life every day.
Animal Neglect & Abuse is against the law!
If you know of or see an animal being neglected or abused call your local Animal Control Officer. Report the facts to your police department. If you meet resistance in making a report call the CT STATE OFFICE OF ANIMAL CONTROL: 860-713-2506. Report neglect and abuse! Be a voice for the voiceless!
In a March investigative report on Dangerous Pet Products KNBC reporter Joel Grover gives pet owners important information regarding over the counter flea products available to consumers. Please watch this report.
AWL' s Tag Sale Fundraiser June 6 & 7 was Pawsitively Fabulous! We had therapy dogs Jasmine and Gracie visit us; a roomful of shoppers for our $5. bag sale Sunday; and, we raised funds to help Spay/Neuter companion animals in New London County.
We are very grateful to all: who volunteered, who shopped, and, enjoyed all of those folks and their furry friends who visited us. We enjoyed wonderful weather and had lots of fun. Please remember: AWL is always grateful for your donations of cat food/litter/and pet items in new or gently used condition. Call 860-445-0280 if you have items in good condition you'd like to recycle!
ALERT: Companion animals allowed outdoors are at a higher risk of illness, abuse and injury than those kept indoors. Please help AWL to continue helping animals that have been injured or are ill---please support our Emergency Medical Fund! Please donate whatever you can to AWL in memory of a special companion animal that has shared your life and love. You can honor them by doing so and, most importantly, enable us to assist more companion animals that are in need.
Demand for our assistance has increased in these difficult economic times. Helping our communities’ animals is a challenging and heartfelt endeavor. AWL is a small non-profit and we struggle to do what we can. Show that you have a heart and care for your community’s animals. They can’t ask you for help so we are! So please help us with your donation---whatever you can spare helps us do just a little bit more!
Wish list:
Pet food (wet & dry), litter, toys, kitten formula, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, garbage bags, paper towels, dog houses and more. Call 860-445-0280 if you think you have something we can use.
TEAM mobile unit serves Connecticut cats
Call 1-888-FOR-TEAM for locations & dates of their stops. Their fees are $77. per cat/kitten. This covers the cost of an exam, a spay/neuter, and their Rabies and Distemper vaccinations. Call early if you want an appointment as they book up quickly.
Click to give free food and care through petfinders’ partner The Animal Rescue Site! AWL supports efforts to help animals so we list their link here.
Become a supporting member of AWL and receive our newsletter. Membership is $10.00 annually and $5.00 for seniors. Consider giving someone a gift membership this season!
PLEASE be a responsible guardian and SPAY/NEUTER your companion animal! It is estimated the number of cats and dogs euthanized each year are between 4-5 million nationwide. Escalating populations of unwanted, neglected, and often abused animals don't have to be a heartbreaking reality. You can help to end this cycle of suffering! Please spay and neuter your animals. And remember: overpopulation issues are not limited to felines.
Learn more at HelpingAnimals.com Animal Welfare League of New London County, Inc. P.O. Box 1760
Groton, CT 06340
Main phone: 860-447-9363 for information. Your call will be returned.
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
