New Jersey Animal Shelters

409 Shelters

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    Southern Ocean County Animal Facility
    360 Haywood Road
    Manahawkin, NJ 08050

    Located in Ocean County

    (609) 978-0127
    Details
    Sovereign Hill StablesSheets
    230 Commissioners Road
    Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

    Located in Gloucester County

    856-478-6384
    Details
    Sparta Municipal Animal Pound
    65 Main Street
    Sparta, NJ 07871

    Located in Sussex County

    973-729-3752
    Details
    St. Hubert's Madison Adoption Center
    P.O. Box 159
    Madison, NJ 07940

    Located in Morris County

    973-377-2295
    Details
    St. Hubert's North Branch Adoption Center
    P.O. Box 5281
    North Branch, NJ 08876

    Located in Somerset County

    908-526-3330
    Details
    Standardbred Retirement Foundation
    P.O. Box 763
    Freehold, NJ 07728

    Located in Monmouth County

    732-462-8773
    Details
    START - Save the Animals Rescue Team
    Rescue Organization
    P.O. Box 1098
    Little Falls, NJ 07424

    Located in Passaic County

    973-785-1245
    Details
    Stray Katz, Inc.
    33 Shelburne Drive
    Trenton, NJ 08638

    Located in Mercer County

    609-883-5869
    Details
    Tails of Hope
    PO Box 631
    Oakhurst, NJ 07755
    Details
    The Barnyard Sanctuary, a NJ Nonprofit Corporation
    54 Kerrs Corner Road
    Blairstown, NJ 07825

    Located in Warren County

    973-670-4477
    Details
    The Cat's Meow Rescue
    Rescue Organization

    Delran, NJ 08075
    Details
    The Last Resort
    Hewitt
    West Milford, NJ 07421

    Located in Passaic County

    Details

    Animal Shelters in New Jersey

    New Jersey has 409 listed animal shelters and rescue organizations, spread across 23 counties. The mix is fairly even between rescue organizations and animal shelters. Jersey City has more than any other New Jersey city, followed by Bridgewater and Clifton. There is no shortage of choice in New Jersey — old dogs, shy cats, and a fair few who will pick you first.

    New Jersey has 409 listed at the moment, and they are shown above with the ones that have photos first. Open any of them for the full address, contact details and opening hours.

    A mix of both, and the difference is worth knowing before you set out. A rescue usually places animals from a network of foster homes rather than from premises you can walk into, so you generally arrange a meeting first. A shelter or humane society more often has a facility you can visit during opening hours.

    Jersey City has more than anywhere else in New Jersey, followed by Bridgewater, Clifton and East Brunswick. They are the usual place to start if you are willing to travel; the sidebar links straight through to each.

    Morris, Monmouth and Camden counties have the most, though listings reach 23 of New Jersey's counties in total. The city links in the sidebar are usually the quicker way in.

    Most listings here carry a phone number, and most link to the organization's own website. Calling ahead is worth it — opening hours change, and rescues often work by appointment rather than keeping a building open.

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