Animal Welfare League

Our Mission:

To prevent animal cruelty and promote the humane treatment of animals through education, spay-neuter programs, veterinary care, and adoption.

Our Vision:

For the Northern Neck to be known as a humane community where animals are respected and treated with compassion.

Our Commitment:

-- Our organization is 100% volunteer run.

-- Free spay/neuter for dogs or cats adopted from a county NN county shelter (Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmorland and Richmond Counties)

--Free or reduced fee spay/neuter for NNK dogs or cats with application from owner (Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmorland and Richmond Counties)

--Fostering/ Adoption and/or rescue with transport to another facility

--Veterinary care for dogs and cats in the Lancaster Animal Shelter

--Emergency veterinary care for dogs or cats that are injured or ill when their owner is unable to cover the cost

--Food for needy pets distributed at our thrift store, to owners of cat colonies on private property and NNK food pantries through our FEED ME, TOO! program.

--Community involvement to support humane education and disaster relief