
The Animal Lovers League
"Our mission is to create a nuturing haven for the homeless pets we shelter, facilitate good adoptions and promote the human-animal bond through education and community outreach."
In 1995, Glen Cove's animal shelter, which was then located off Morris Avenue, was in desperate need of restoration and volunteers. Hearing the cries of compassionate community members, the city privatized the shelter and the Glen Cove Animal Lovers League (ALL) was established with Joan Phillips serving as the director. On December 12, 1998, ALL celebrated its grand opening at our current location on Shore Road. Since then, Phillips and co-founders Ruth DiChiara and Ellie D'Amico, along with the shelter's remarkable team of volunteers have made an exceptional effort to maintain the values of their mission statement.
The Animal Lovers League is Long Island's best privatized shelter and rescue center for homeless and stray animals. When abandoned and abused animals are in need of a place to call home, The Animal Lovers League is there to help. With heated floors in the doggy den, spacious condos for felines, outdoor play areas and an air exchange system to ensure a healthy environment, animals can comfortably wait for placement in an adoptive home or for the return of their owner. Volunteers and trainers are on hand to help "rowdy rascals" become adoptable "super pets" through positive reinforcement and clicker training. Every single animal that comes into the shelter is vet checked, de-wormed, vaccinated and of course spayed or neutered before adoption. Recording between 33 and 100 adoptions per month, we are consistently working to place our animals in as many loving homes as possible. As the only privatized municipal shelter in Nassau County and a not-for-profit organization, ALL is always in need of community support to provide quality care for the shelter's animals, and to fix the "broken" and sick homeless pets that need help so very much.
Animal Lovers League:
President: Joan Phillips
Vice President: Eleanor D’Amico
Sec/Treasurer: Ruth DiChiara
Directors:
Bernard Klappersack PhD
Joan Digby PhD
Keith Ibsen
Joan McCarthy
Our board consists of the founders of the Animal Lovers League and volunteers who share our mission.
We thank them for their devoted service and support.
Correspondence can be addressed to them at:
Animal Lovers League, 40 Shore Road, Glen Cove, NY 11542