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On this page you will find two resource lists. Please be sure to look at the appropriate list for your needs.
The first one is for low-cost spay/neuter (that list is in BLUE) for your companion animal. The second list has places to contact to adopt an animal or to find an animal a home (that list is in GREEN).
The following places offer low-cost services or can provide you with options for obtaining low-cost surgeries (such as certificates good at certain veterinary offices).
Statewide/Regional Friends of Animals, 800-321-7387 (statewide) SPAY/USA, 800-248-SPAY (statewide) NJ Animal Population Control Program, contact the NJ Department of Health at 609-588-3121 for details and participating vets. Or call NJARA at 732-446-6808. (statewide) People for Animals, 973-282-0890 (located in Hillside, Union County) East Coast NJ Spay Clinic, 732-929-9449 (located in Toms River, Ocean County) Lend-A-Paw Animal Rescue, 201-868-3753 (located in North Bergen, Hudson County) Ace of Spays, 609-654-2921 (southern NJ) |
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Atlantic County Ace of Spays, 609-654-2921 Atlantic County SPCA, 609-927-9059 Best Friends Veterinary Hospital, 609-625-7922 Committee for Animal Rights Education, 609-567-4762 Humane Society of Atlantic County, 609-347-2487 Humane Society of Ocean City, 609-399-2018
Bergen County Animals Need You, 973-420-2981 Friends of Animals (Frances Urban), 201-505-1777 Friends of Animals (Kathy Johnson), 201-896-9300 Friends of Animals (Inge O’Donnell), 201-945-0188 Friends of County Animal Shelter, 201-943-4019 Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454 Passaic County Mobile Clinic, 973-454-1625 Bergen County Animal Shelter, 201 646-3200, ext. 302
Burlington County Animal Welfare Association, 856-424-2288 Friends of Animals (Carol Roman), 856-663-1836 Oasis Animal Sanctuary, 856-262-1222 Paws and Claws Society, 856-848-7664 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY)
Camden County Ace of Spays, 609-654-2921 Animal Welfare Association, 856-424-2288 Compassion for Camden, 856-751-1571 (the City of Camden ONLY) Oasis Animal Sanctuary, 856-262-1222 Paws and Claws Society, 856-848-7664 Pet-Aid, 856-228-4411 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY)
Cape May County Ace of Spays, 609-654-2921 Animal Welfare Society, 609-465-3403 Humane Society of Ocean City, 609-399-2018
Cumberland County Ace of Spays, 609-654-2921 Animal Friends Foundation, 856-503-5572 Cumberland County SPCA, 856-691-1500
Essex County Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454 PAWS, 973-746-5212 Sammyvale Animal Sanctuary, 973-571-0599
Gloucester County Ace of Spays, 609-654-2921 Animal Welfare Association, 856-424-2258 Animal Adoption Center, 856-663-1836 Friends of Gloucester Animal Shelter, 856-582-7718 Oasis Animal Sanctuary, 856-262-1222 Paws and Claws Society, 856-848-7664 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY)
Hudson County Animals Need You, 973-420-2981 Friends of Urban Rescue, 201-222-6100 Friends of Animals (Phyllis Melito), 201-339-4517 Friends of Animals (Annette Lamberti), 973-785-1245 Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454 Hudson County Animal League, 201-200-1008 |
Hunterdon County Animal Alliance of Belle Mead, 609-818-1952 Hunterdon Humane Animal Shelter, 908-996-2525
Mercer County Animal Allies, 609-737-2380 Animal Friends for Education & Welfare, 609-448-5322 Animal Alliance of Belle Mead, 609-818-1952 Friends of Animals (Linda Ditmars), 609-637-0102
Monmouth County Monmouth County SPCA, 732-542-3125 Operation Kindness, 732-842-4883 Purrfect Feline Friends, 609-259-7759 Spay Neuter & Protect Our Strays, 732-775-5037
Morris County Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare, 973-347-0378
Ocean County Animal Birth Control, 732-349-5898, 732-269-8793 East Coast NJ Spay Clinic, 732-929-9449 Shore Animal Volunteer Enterprise, 732-657-0005
Passaic County Animals Need You, 973-420-2981 Friends of Animals (Bettina), 973-728-2859 Friends of Animals (Joanne), 973-383-2200 Friends of County Animal Shelter, 201-943-4019 Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454 Passaic County Mobile Clinic, 973-454-1625 Passaic Animal Shelter, 973-365-5669 Passaic County Pet Adoption, 973-345-8471 Save The Animals Rescue Team, 973-785-1245
Salem County Ace of Spays, 609-654-2921 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY) Society to Protect Animals, 856-299-1155
Somerset County Animal Alliance of Belle Mead, 609-818-1952 NJ Save A Pet Rescue, 908-397-1211
Sussex County Vernon Animal Welfare League, 973-764-7631
Union County Cause for Paws, 908-232-4153 People For Animals, 973-282-0890
Warren County Communities Altering The Strays (CATS), 908-453-0082 Feline Urban Rescue and Rehab, 908-835-9551 Warren Hills Animal Society, 908-689-4425
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Look through the list below for your county to find groups who have animals in need of homes. Most groups will also be listed on PetFinder. On the left-hand side of the homepage put in the species you would like to adopt and your zip code and it will come up with pictures and descriptions of animals needing homes in your area and contact information for the groups/shelters that are currently caring for them. You can then contact the groups to arrange to meet some of their animals who are waiting for loving homes.
Step 1: Post an ad at no cost on PetFinder. Click on Classified Ads (at the top), then Post an Ad. Step 2: Download NJARA's Adoption Packet, which contains information on how to screen potential adopters, an adoption application and an adoption contract. You should NEVER adopt without an application and contract! Step 3: From the list below, call the rescue groups in your area to see if there is room in their foster homes. If not, inquire if they hold adoption days that you can take the animal to or if you can be put in a waiting list. Step 4: From the list below, contact your local shelters and find out what their holding policy is. Will they keep the animal there until he or she finds a good home, or will the animal be killed after a certain period of time? It is extremely important to ask these questions before surrendering an animal to a shelter. Once you surrender, you will no longer have any control over decisions made regarding your animal.
NOTE: Never, never place an ad for your animal that says "free to a good home." That will attract all sorts of unscrupulous people--those who will sell them to laboratories for experimentation, use them as bait in dog fighting, kill them in animal sacrifice rituals or, like a 2007 case in Monmouth County, torture and kill them (a man was accused of torturing and killing 14 cats and kittens he took in as "free to a good home.") The danger is very real and people will put on a good front, even posing as a "family" especially if they can get an animal who will bring them good money when sold for experimentation.
Disclaimer: NJARA cannot vouch for all of the groups or shelters listed below. We strongly encourage anyone looking to surrender an animal to thoroughly look into the policies of the group or shelter. - Will the group or shelter keep the animal until he or she finds a good home? Will the animal be killed after a certain number of days? Do they have adequate foster homes/facilities? Will they let you see their foster homes or facility? What are their screening policies for adoptions?
If any organization is not willing to answer your questions, or will not let you see their facility or foster homes, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR ANIMAL WITH THEM! Unfortunately some well-intentioned people in rescue get in over their head and take in far too many animals and keep them in substandard conditions. It is your responsibility to be sure that you do not leave your animal at such a place.
We would appreciate being made aware of any corrections, additions or input regarding this list. Please email us. Thank you. |
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Atlantic County Animal Control of Pleasantville, 609-823-1947 Atlantic County Animal Shelter, 609-485-2345 Atlantic County SPCA, 609-927-9059 Animal Survival Without Cruelty, 609-429-2974 Humane Society of Atlantic County, 609-347-2487 LICKS, 609-653-9004 Humane Society of Ocean City, 609-399-2018 Pet Protection Society, 609-484-8098
Bergen County Adopt a Companion, 201-568-9816 Adopt-a-Buddy, Inc/Pug Rescue, 201-612-0709 Adoption & Rescue Association, 201-796-7558 Animal Life Savers, 201- 861-3411 Animal Rescue Team, 201-935-7076 Animals Need You, 973-420-2981 Bergen County Animal Shelter, 201-646-3200 Caring About the Strays (CATS), 201-666-5444 Closter Animal Welfare Society, 201-768-0200 Elaine's Foundation for Homeless Felines, 201-410-7280 Fair Lawn Animal Pound, 201-796-1400 Friends of Homeless Animals, 973-778-4001, 973-620-0284 Friends of the Bergen County Animal Shelter, 201-943-4019 Happy Tails Animal Rescue, 201-723-8842 Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454 Humane Society of Bergen County, 201-896-9300 National Foundation for Animal Rescue, 877-554-8787 Paramus Animal Control, 201-265-2100 Paramus Animal Welfare Society, 201-791-5561 Pet ResQ, Inc, 201-541-7283 Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, 201-337-5180 START II, 201-797-8861, 973-785-1245 Wyckoff Animal Shelter, 201-891-7000
Burlington County Adopt a Pet, 856-829-7332 Animal Sanctuary Society, 856-642-0004 Burlington County Animal Alliance, 609-880-1235 Burlington County Animal Shelter, 609-265-5073 Companion Animal Placement, 856-273-2840 Oasis Animal Sanctuary, 856-262-1222 Animal Sanctuary Society, 856-642-0004 Paws and Claws Society, 856-848-7664 Animal Welfare Association, 856-424-2288 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY)
Camden County Almost Home Animal Shelter, 856-663-3058 Animal Adoption Center, 856-435-9116 Animal Orphanage, 856-627-9111 Animal Welfare Association, 856-424-2288 Camden County Shelter, 856-401-1300 Hearts & Paws, 856-795-2222 Velvet Paws, 856-428-8889 West Jersey Animal Shelter, 856-486-2180 Oasis Animal Sanctuary, 856-262-1222 Saved Whiskers, 856-719-0512 Paws and Claws Society, 856-848-7664 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY)
Cape May County Animal Outreach, 609-898-1738 Animal Welfare Society, 609-465-3403 Cape May Animal Control, 609-884-9547 Humane Society of Ocean City, 609-399-2018 Upper Township Animal Shelter, 609-390-7946 Beacon Animal Rescue, 609-390-7946 Cape May County Shelter, 609-465-8923, 609-465-8938
Cumberland County Cumberland County SPCA, 856-691-1500
Essex County Animal League of Bloomfield, 973-743-6325 Associated Humane Societies, 973-824-7080 Bloomfield/Bukowski Animal Shelter, 973-680-4135 Friends of Bloomfield Animal Shelter, 973-259-0016 Bloomfield Homeless Animal League, 973-678-0567 Cameron A.H. Pet Rescue, 973-744-2052 CATS—Care & Treatment of Strays, 973-235-1704 Jersey Animal Coalition, 973-763-7322 Orphaned Pets, 973-882-8363, 973-635-7395 PAWS, 973-746-5212, 973-746-5451 Sammyvale Animal Sanctuary, 973-571-0599 Short Hills Four Paws, 973-376-3866, 908-647-0012 Summit Animal Rescue Assn, 732-309-4089 W Orange Animal Welfare League, 973-325-4128, 973-736-8689 Livingston Animal Shelter, 973-535-7946 A Purrfect World, 973-566-9022 Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454
Gloucester County Oasis Animal Sanctuary, 856-262-1222 Gloucester County Animal Shelter, 856-218-7006 Save the Animals Foundation, 856-582-7718 Animal Welfare Association, 856-424-2258 Animal Adoption Center, 856-663-1836 Furrever Friends, 856-845-8554 Paws and Claws Society, 856-848-7664 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY)
Hudson County Animal Life Savers, 201- 861-3411 Animals Need You, 973-420-2981 Jersey City SPCA, 201-435-3557 Companion Animal Placement, 201-610-0842 Companion Animal Trust, 609-758-8261 Happy Feet, happyfeet.petfinder.com Hudson County Animal League, 201-200-1008 Liberty Animal Shelter, 201-547-4147 Friends of Urban Rescue, 201-222-6100 Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454 Lend a Paw Rescue, 201-868-3753
Hunterdon County Hunterdon Humane Animal Shelter, 908-996-2525 People for Unwanted Feline Friends, 908-234-1273 Roger's Rescues, rogersrescues.com Save Our Strays, Inc., 908-238-0023, 908-995-7055 Tabby’s Place, 908-237-5300 Animal Alliance of Belle Mead, 609-818-1952
Mercer County Animal Allies, 609-737-2380 Animal Friends for Education & Welfare, 609-448-5322 Animal Placement of the Windsors, 609-799-1263 Animals in Distress, 609-586-4995 Chrissy's Kitty ResQ, 609-448-7806 Hamilton Twp. Animal Shelter, 609-890-3550 Lawrence Twp. Animal Shelter, 609-844-7092 Princeton Small Animal Rescue, 609-921-6122 Feline Rescue Mission, glibbares@yahoo.com or felinerescuemission@yahoo.com Trenton Animal Shelter, 609-989-3254 Ewing Township Animal Shelter, 609-393-9608 Homeward Bound Rescue, 609-586-9143 Animal Alliance of Belle Mead, 609-818-1952
Middlesex County Animal Lifesavers Pet Adoption, 732-254-5002, 732-549-1270 Animal Rescue Force, 732-257-7559 Blumig Kennels, 732-251-3210 Edison Animal Shelter, 732-248-7278 Noah’s Ark, 732-815-1633 Old Bridge Pound, 732-721-5600 Perth Amboy Shelter, 732-324-3877 Sayrebrook Pet Adoption Center, 732-727-3895 Pawsabilities, pawsabilities@hotmail.com North Brunswick Humane Assoc, 908-812-7686, 732-247-0650 Whiskers & Wags 4 Adoption, 908-822-9662
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Monmouth County Adopt-a-Pet, 732-462-5184 Animal Rescue Force, 732-257-7559, 732-792-8101 Associated Humane Society, 732-922-0100 Castle of Dreams Animal Rescue, 732-765-8378 Operation Kindness, 732-842-4883 Monmouth County SPCA, 732-542-0040, 732-542-0298 Save Our Community Strays, 732-625-1969 Nature’s Refuge, 732-833-0464 (for adoption ONLY) Hope for Animals, 732-549-1270 Pet Adoption League, 732-530-8267 Purrfect Feline Friends, 609-259-7759 Lolli-Pop Animal Rescue, paws2001@optonline.net Three Little Kittens, 732-988-3024
Morris County BARK, 973-786-5763 Forgotten Pets, 973-299-9112 Garden State Animal Rescue, 908-647-3000 Jefferson Twp Animal Shelter, 973-663-3241 Lakeland Animal Haven, 973-584-1415 Montville Animal Shelter, 973-334-6410 Animal Recovery Network, 973-627-0789 Mt Pleasant Animal Shelter, 973-386-0590 Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Assn, 973-347-0384 Orphaned Pets—Cats, 973-882-8363, 973-953-0656 Parsippany Animal Supporters Society, 973-402-PETS Pequannock Animal Shelter, 973-835-3980 Pet Adoption League, 973-845-0095, 973-663-0955, 973-584-0095 Randolph Municipal Pound, 973-989-7090 Second Chance Pet Adoption, 973-208-1054 St. Huberts Giraldo, 973-377-7094 Summit Animal League, 973-701-1812 Summit Animal Rescue Assn, 732-309-4089 PATCH, 973-835-7202 Parsippany Animal Shelter, 973-263-7083 Paradise Garden Animal Haven, 201-323-5188 Smitten by Kittens, adopt@smittenbykittens.com KISS, 973-670-2481 Cause for Paws, 908-232-4153 Operation Sanctuary, 908-684-4763 11th Hour Rescue, 973-664-0865
Ocean County All About Them Giant Breed Rescue, 609-758-8261 Animal Birth Control, 732-349-5898, 732-269-8793 Associated Humane Societies, 609-693-1900 Dover Township Pound, 732-367-5044 Jersey Shore Animal Center, 732-920-1600 Ocean County Animal Shelter-North, 732-657-8086 Ocean County Animal Shelter-South, 609-978-0127 New Beginnings Pet Rescue, 732-330-2700 The Volunteer Auxiliary, 732-892-7884 Meadow's Spirit Cat Rescue, 609-607-9268
Safe Haven Cat Rescue, 609-978-4330
Shore Animal Volunteer Enterprise, 732-657-0005
Passaic County Animal Rescue, 973-684-8729 Animal Shelter of Pompton Plains, 973-835-3980 Animals Need You, 973-420-2981 West Milford Animal Shelter Soc., 973-728-2859 Clifton Animal Shelter, 973-470-5936 Passaic Animal Shelter, 973-365-5669 Passaic County Pet Adoption, 973-345-8471, 973-772-2780 PATCH, 973-835-7202 Paterson Animal Control, 973-881-3640 Pet Adoption League, 973-584-0095 Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, 973-337-5180 Save The Animals Rescue Team, 973-785-1245, 973-797-8861 Tri-Borough Animal Welfare, 973-838-7140, 973-831-5555 Wayne Twp. Animal Shelter, 973-694-0767 West Milford Animal Shelter, 973-728-2859 Friends of Clifton Animal Shelter, 973-470-5936 Bloomingdale Animal Shelter, 973-838-2220, 973-838-8959 Here Kitty Kitty, 862-668-4454 Paws for Love (dogs only), 973-812-9749 Friends of Homeless Animals, 973-778-4001, 973-620-0284, 973-427-3390
Salem County Animal Care of South Jersey, 856-691-4333 Salem County Humane Society, 856-299-2220 Society to Protect Animals, 856-299-1155 PetPALS of Southern NJ, 856-931-4399 (assists ill or needy individuals ONLY)
Somerset County A New Leash on Life, 732-424-2006 A Lifeline for Animals, 908-507-3900 Animal Alliance of Belle Mead, 609-818-1952 Companion Animal Placement, 908-658-3786, 908-218-1939 Franklin Twp Animal Control, 732-873-2500, x:255 Homeless Animal Lifeline, 732-804-7637 Montgomery Township Pound, 908-359-4308 | ||
