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