Vernon Animal Welfare League

798 Canistear Road Highland Lakes, New Jersey 07422
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Vernon Animal Welfare League in Highland Lakes, NJ

Vernon Animal Welfare League is an animal shelter located in Highland Lakes, New Jersey, within Sussex County. It sits roughly 25 miles southeast of Paterson, NJ, and is one of ten animal shelters and rescues serving the Sussex County area, alongside nine others in the county. Shelters and rescues of this kind are often well-known names within local animal welfare circles, working to connect animals with adoptive homes in their communities. Vernon Animal Welfare League is part of this broader network of organizations serving Sussex County, New Jersey.

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