Animal Rescues in New Jersey
Listings updated 12/24/2023
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New Jersey Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Atlantic County | 1401 Absecon Blvd | 08401-1902 | (609) 347-2487 | https://www.facebook.com/humanesocietyac/ |
| Bayonne | Cats | Hudson County Animal League (HCAL) | P.O. Box 4332 | 07002-8332 | (201) 200-1008 | https://www.hcalnj.org/ |
| Blackwood | Cats + Dogs | Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center | 125 County House Road | 08012 | (856) 401-1300 | https://homewardboundnj.org/ |
| Brick | Cats + Dogs | Jersey Shore Animal Center | 185 Brick Blvd | 08723-7124 | (732) 920-1600 | https://jerseyshoreanimalcenter.org/ |
| Bridgewater | Cats + Dogs | Somerset Regional Animal Shelter | 100 Commons Way | 08807-2801 | (908) 725-0308 | https://srasnj.org/ |
| Cliffwood | Dogs | Castle of Dreams Animal Rescue | 434 Cliffwood Avenue | 07721-1134 | (732) 765-8378 | https://castle-of-dreams.com/ |
| Closter | Cats + Dogs | Closter Animal Welfare Society (CLAWS) | P.O. Box 172 | 07624-0172 | (201) 768-0200 | https://www.clawsadopt.org/ |
| East Brunswick | Cats | New Beginnings Animal Rescue | 742 Route 18 | 08816-3219 | (732) 238-1348 | https://newbeginningsanimalrescuenj.org/ |
| East Hanover | Cats + Dogs | Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter | 194 State Route 10 | 07936-2107 | (973) 386-0590 | https://njshelter.org/ |
| Eatontown | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Monmouth County SPCA | 260 Wall Street | 07724-2420 | (732) 542-0040 | https://www.monmouthcountyspca.org/ |
| Edison | Cats + Dogs | Edison Municipal Animal Shelter (“do not euthanize adoptable animals”) | 125 Municipal Blvd | 08817 | (732) 248-7278 | https://edisonnj.org/departments/animal_shelter |
| Egg Harbor City | Horses | South Jersey Horse Rescue | 5745 Pleasant Mills Road | 08215-4604 | (609) 965-0274 | https://www.southjerseyhorserescue.com/ |
| Ewing | Cats + Dogs | Easel Animal Rescue League | 4 Jake Garzio Drive | 08628-1544 | (609) 883-0540 | https://www.easelnj.org/ |
| Fanwood | Dogs | New Jersey Schnauzer Rescue Network | P.O. Box 36 | 07023-0036 | (732) 920-8242 | https://www.njsrn.org/ |
| Flanders | Cats + Dogs + Rabbits | Eleventh Hour Rescue | 77 Flanders Road (See site for other loc) | 07836-9276 | (973) 664-0865 | https://www.ehrdogs.org/ |
| Hamilton | Cats + Dogs | Hamilton Township Animal Shelter & Adption Center | 2100 Sylvan Avenue | 08610-2832 | (609) 890-3555 | https://www.hamiltonnj.com/AnimalShelter |
| Jackson | Cats + Dogs | Ocean County Animal Facility | 615 Freemont Avenue (See site for Manahawkin Loc.) | 08527-5062 | (732) 657-8086 | https://www.ochd.org/animal-shelters-adoptions/ |
| Lafayette | Cats + Dogs | Father John’s Animal House | 50 Father Johns Lane | 07848-2012 | (973) 300-5909 | https://www.fatherjohns.org/ |
| Lambertville | Cats + Dogs | Animal Alliance | 1432 Route 179 | 08530-3457 | (609) 818-1952 | https://www.animalalliancenj.org/ |
| Lindenwold | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Animal Adoption Center | 501 Berlin Road North | 08021-1509 | (856) 435-9116 | https://www.aacnj.org/ |
| Madison | Cats+Dogs+Rabt+Small | St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center | 575 Woodland Avenue (See site for other loc.) | 07940-1918 | (973) 377-2295 | https://www.sthuberts.org/ |
| Mahwah | Horses | Bergen County Horse Rescue | 350 Ramapo Valley Road | 07430-1691 | https://www.bergencountyhorserescue.org/ | |
| Marlton | Cats + Dogs | New Life Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 21 | 08053-0021 | https://www.newlifeanimalrescue.org/ | |
| Mays Landing | Cats + Dogs + Horse +Farm | Funny Farm Rescue – An Animal Sanctuary | 6908 Railroad Blvd | 08330-3522 | (609) 742-9410 | http://www.funnyfarmrescue.org/ |
| Medford | Horses | Forgotten Angels Equine Rescue | 288 Hartford Road | 08055-4003 | (609) 820-6377 | https://forgottenangelsequine.com/ |
| Milltown | Cats | Karma Cat Zen Dog Rescue Society | 39 South Main Street | 08850-1851 | (732) 568-4694 | https://karmacatzendog.org/ |
| Newton | Cats + Dogs | Byram Animal Rescue Kindness Squad (BARKS) | 13 Hampton House Road | 07860-1408 | (973) 300-3185 | https://www.barksinc.com/ |
| Newton | Horses | Rivers Edge Horse Rescue & Sanctuary | 104 Halsey Road | 07860-7054 | (973) 600-9766 | https://www.riversedgehorserescue.com/ |
| Ocean View | Cats + Dogs | Beacon Animal Rescue | 701 Butter Road | 08230-1472 | (609) 390-7946 | https://www.beaconanimalrescue.org/ |
| Old Bridge | Cats + Dogs | Old Bridge Animal Shelter | 1 Old Bridge Plaza | 08857-2474 | (732) 721-5600 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/nj/old-bridge/old-bridge-animal-shelter-nj33/ |
| Penns Grove | Cats + Dogs | Salem County Humane Society | 214 Game Creek Road | 08069-2952 | (856) 299-2220 | https://salemcountyhumanesociety.org/ |
| Phillipsburg | Horses | Mylestone Equine Rescue | (Contact via phone or email) | 08865-7817 | (908) 995-9300 | https://mylestone.org/ |
| Pompton Lakes | Cats | Pet Adoption Thru Caring Hands | 26 Lakeside Avenue | 07442-1716 | (973) 835-7202 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/nj/pompton-lakes/pet-adoption-thru-caring-hands-nj42/ |
| Sayreville | Cats + Dogs | Sammys Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center | 1400 Main Street | 08872-1452 | (732) 518-2313 | https://www.sammyshope.org/ |
| Sayreville | Feral Cats S-N/TNR | Whiskers Rescue | P.O. Box 1206 | 08871-1206 | (732) 921-0616 | https://www.whiskersrescue.org/ |
| Secaucus | Cats + Dogs | Secaucus Animal Shelter | 525 Meadowlands Parkway | 07094-1823 | (201) 348-3213 | https://sasnj.org/ |
| Skillman | Cats + Dogs | SAVE – A Friend to Homeless Animals | 1010 Route 601 | 08558-2112 | (609) 309-5214 | https://savehomelessanimals.org/ |
| Stewartsville | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Common Sense For Animals | 2420 State Route 57 | 08886-3149 | (908) 859-3060 | https://commonsenseforanimals.org/ |
| Toms River | Cats + Dogs | S.A.V.E. (Shore Animal Volunteer Enterprise) | 1594 Lakewood Road | 08755-3280 | (732) 831-4291 | https://save.rescuegroups.org/ |
| Toms River | Cats + Dogs | Toms River Animal Shelter | 235 Oak Avenue | 08753-3325 | (732) 341-1000 | https://tomsrivertownship.com/155/Animal-Control-Services |
| Turnersville | Cats | Purrfect Angels Cat Rescue | P.O. Box 684 | 08012-0684 | https://www.purrfectangels.org/ | |
| Vineland | Cats + Dogs | South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter | 1244 North Delsea Drive | 08360-2254 | (856) 691-1500 | https://southjerseyregionalanimalshelter.org/ |
| Voorhees | Cats + Dogs | Voorhees Animal Orphanage | 419 Cooper Road | 08043-9520 | (856) 627-9111 | https://www.vaonj.org/ |
| Voorhees | Cats+Dogs+Rabt+Small | AWA (Animal Wefare Association) | 509 Centennial Boulevard | 08043-9504 | (856) 424-2288 | https://www.awanj.org/ |
| Wantage | Farm | Skylands Animal Sanctuary | 50 Compton Road | 07461-2645 | (973) 721-4437 | https://skylandssanctuary.org/ |
| Westampton | Cats + Dogs | Friends of Burlington County Animal Shelter | 35 Academy Drive | 08060-3827 | (609) 265-5073 | https://friendsofbcas.org/ |
| Westampton | Cats + Dogs | Burlington County Animal Shelter (no-kill philosophy effort) | 35 Academy Drive | 08060-3827 | (609) 265-5073 | https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/168/Animal-Shelter |