03.01.2016 Government Nonprofit to run dog shelter for at least three more years The Riverhead Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday to renew its contract with the North Fork Animal Welfare League to manage the town’s animal shelter for three more years.
09.14.2015 Government ‘Politics & dogs don’t mix;’ RMTAS closing up after four years Four years and 50 fundraisers later, Riverhead Move the Animal Shelter is calling off the dogs. Denise Lucas, who founded the nonprofit with the mission of moving the municipal shelter...
08.10.2015 Community Local animal shelters offering free adoptions as part of national event Sasha spent the last year and a half living in a pen after being found tied to a utility pole with her friend Benny after both dogs were abandoned...
03.20.2015 Outdoors Saving fallen baby owl in Southold a real ‘hoot’ A baby owl that fell out of its nest in Southold Thursday afternoon has safely returned to his tree in Southold thanks a quick-thinking real estate agent and local...
11.27.2014 Community NFAWL rolls out first-ever calendar for 2015 Before Oliver, a 2-year-old tabby, was adopted in 2012, he was a stray kitten doing his best to survive in an old barn behind a Southold church. Now, the...
10.28.2014 Police Puppy found killed matches description of missing Laurel dog The 14-week-old puppy discovered shot dead in a garbage bag in the Laurel Lake Preserve Oct. 16 matches the description of a dog reported missing by a Laurel teenager...
10.21.2014 Community NFAWL holding free spay, neuter clinic at Pfeifer Center The North Fork Animal Welfare League will be holding its first event at Calverton’s Henry Pfeifer Community Center later this month, with a free spay and neuter clinic at...
10.01.2014 Community Caring for animals on the North Fork and beyond Most people look forward to spending their precious vacation days enjoying rest, relaxation and the occasional cocktail, but that’s not the case with North Fork Animal Welfare League director...