To the editor:
With the arrival of spring, I am reminded that April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month and, with your help, our team at the North Fork Animal Welfare League is committed to making our community cruelty-free. Animal cruelty and neglect cross all social and economic boundaries. READ
A starving, 1-year-old Rottweiler was found locked in a crate in back of a Riverhead home and officials believe the emaciated dog had not been fed in about two weeks. READ
When award-winning dog photographer Sophie Gamand reached out to the North Fork Animal Welfare League last month about photographing a dog up for adoption, shelter manager Gabby Glantzman knew exactly who to bring. READ
In part one of a new promotional campaign for Apple Honda, we get to know salesperson Bonnie Campbell, a Riverhead native and long-time employee of the business. READ
When North Fork Animal Welfare League executive director Gillian Wood Pultz received a report Monday about an osprey floundering in the middle of Wickham Creek in Cutchogue, her initial thought was that it had become tangled in fishing wire. That’s usually the case. READ
Over the past two decades, I’ve learned a lot about animals and the people who love them in my role as executive director of North Fork Animal Welfare League.
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. READ
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 from Youngs Avenue to a new home, announced on Sunday night that “politics and dogs don’t mix,” and RMTAS would be closing. (more…)
