Animal Welfare League of New London County, Inc.
Who We Are
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 simply to stop the suffering of animals in our communities.
We are not a shelter. We have operated a shelter in the past and because of a shortage of staff closed the facility, placed the animals in foster care and found them permanent homes.
AWL does have members that actively rescue strays on their own!
AWL lists some of their rescues on petfinder. If you have an animal you would like us to list on this site for you please email us! Send us a photo or two; a description of the animals’ personality; including their name and medical history if this information is available. Contact information will be required so include your name, phone # or email. Send this information to Wendy at joranfredricks@yahoo.com. Note: we do not list animals ‘free-to-a-good-home’ to ensure their safety. And after the adoption is made we’ll need you to contact us to remove them from our page on petfinder.com.
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! Contact information is available on the page with the description of the companion animal in need of a new home. Please direct any questions you may have to individuals via the e-mails and/or phone numbers posted in each pet writeup! Our contact number (at the bottom of this page) will not have 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 we list are solely made by the individual or rescuer listed! And again---to reiterate---these decisions are made outside of AWL as an organization.
AWL’s listings of animals on petfinder.com change frequently and are not all inclusive. It is important to understand when you inquire about an animal listed here on-the-spot adoptions are not typical.
An adoption fee will be required to help defray individual rescuers expenses. This will vary depending on circumstances and on the rescuer.
All 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 support puppy mills by buying your next puppy!
Make a difference---visit your local shelter! Give a deserving animal a second chance at being loved. Open your heart and home...the life you save might just be your own!
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 MAKE THE COMPLAINT. Call your local Animal Control Officer. Report the facts to your police department. If you meet resistance in reporting an incident call your STATE OFFICE OF ANIMAL CONTROL: 860-713-2506. There is something you can do about neglect and abuse! Be a voice for the voiceless!
AWL thanks all of the 'kindred spirits' from our community who shopped and supported our FURR-NOM-ENAL Tag Sale Fundraiser! Our next huge tag sale, a Have-a-Heart Sale, will be held on Valentines Day 2009. We hope you return and join us that weekend at the Boilermakers Lodge 614 in Groton. Donations of pet related items are being gathered! Please call 860-445-0280. AWL is grateful for all of your support!
Animal Welfare League of New London County, Inc. and friends had a wonderful time at the 17th Annual CT Pet Show & TICA Cat Show, Sunday, October 26th. Over 148 vendors offered unique one-of-a-kind pet products & services. This show was so huge we were hard pressed to see it all! We plan on going to the next Jenks pet show this March in Providence! Call 860-445-0280 to join us and leave the driving to us!
AWL's membership is deeply grateful to each and every one of you who support our efforts in New London County. All of your donations are used to help animals in our community! Thank you all for your generosity---in donating, in purchasing, in volunteering. We could not accomplish anything without your kindness, help and generosity.
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.
Send your donation of any amount to: Animal Welfare League of N.L. County, Inc., P.O. Box 1760, Groton, CT 06340. We thank you in advance for your kindness and compassion!
Demand for our assistance is increasing in these difficult economic times. Helping animals in our community is a challenging endeavor for our small organization. AWL is a small non-profit and we often 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, litter, toys, kitten formula, litter, 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. TEAM's intake forms have changed so be aware you may be charged additional money if you are late in picking up your feline on the day of surgery.
Click to give free food and care through petfinders partner The Animal Rescue Site! This link is listed because AWL supports efforts to help animals. This food does not go to AWL.
Become a supporting member of AWL and receive our newsletter. Membership only costs $10.00 annually and is $5.00 for seniors. Consider giving someone a gift membership!
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. PLEASE be a responsible guardian and SPAY/NEUTER your companion animal!
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.
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