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24-Hour Emergency Veterinary Care
| Articles | Information
| Organizations | Rescue Groups | Rutgers Links | Sanctuaries | Shelters | Spay/Neuter
Clinics | Trap-Neuter-Return and
Community Cats Information | Veterinary Services | Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers

24-Hour Emergency Veterinary Care

Articles

Information

  • Animal
    Rescue Events     - A site where rescues and
    shelters can publish upcoming events. such as Adoption
    Days, FundRaisers, On-line events, and Rabies Clinics.
    Hosted by www.saveapetslife.org
  • Cat in a Tree
    Rescue Service     - Features information about cats
    stuck in trees, and a directory of climbers around the
    world committed to rescuing cats stuck in trees.

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Organizations

Rescue Groups

  • All Critters Rescue (Spotswood, NJ) - Devoted to the rescue, rehabilitation and adoption of domestic pets and farm animals.
  • ARF (Animal
    Rescue Force)     - A private, non-profit
    organization based in Central New Jersey that finds
    responsible homes for dogs and cats and encourages all
    dog and cat owners to spay and neuter their pets.
  • Animal
    Alliance of New Jersey     - A registered, 501(c)3,
    non-profit organization, staffed almost entirely by
    volunteers, that rescues cats, dogs, kittens, and
    puppies from overcrowded, overburdened animal shelters
    and animal control holding facilities and places them
    into the safety of our foster care network.
  • CAPIC (Cat Adoption
    & Pet Information Center)     (Raritan, NJ) - a group of responsible individuals trying to help lower the cat overpopulation by trap/neuter/return in an humane manner.
  • Cattitude - A
    New Jersey non-profit cat & dog rescue &
    adoption corporation.
  • Eleventh Hour Rescue (Rockaway, NJ) - A volunteer based, non profit, 501c3 organization that literally saves dogs and cats from death row.
  • Father Natures Ferret Rescue - A
    ferret rescue group based in Wood Ridge, NJ.
  • Feline Rescue Mission - (Dayton, NJ) A foster-based rescue dedicated to protecting the health and wellbeing of homeless companion animals. Feline Rescue Mission’s animals come from other shelters where the adoptable animal is in danger of being euthanized, or they are surrendered by their owner who can no longer care for them.
  • Happy Paws Rescue
    Inc     - Founded in 2011 by three Rutgers
    University alumnae, Happy Paws Rescue is a New Jersey
    non-profit corporation dedicated to animal rescue and
    adoption, and specializing in the rescue of dogs and
    cats from high-kill shelters where the prospect of
    permanent placement is unlikely.
  • Homeless Animal Lifeline (HAL) -
    An all-volunteer, nonprofit 501c3 humane education,
    caregiver assistance, and animal rescue organization
    located in New Jersey.
  • Karma Cat + Zen Dog
    Rescue Society     - A rescue group seeking to
    provide a safe and peaceful haven for homeless,
    abandoned or abused animals, through foster,
    spay/neuter, trap-neuter-return, and education
    programs.
  • Lost Paws
    Animal Rescue     - A volunteer group that fosters
    homeless animals until they can be placed in loving
    homes.
  • New Beginnings Animal Rescue (East Brunswick, NJ) - A group of dedicated volunteers who have opened their own no kill shelter in East Brunswick, NJ. A 501(c)3 non profit organization.
  • Sammy’s Hope - A volunteer-run rescue group that finds Forever Homes for dogs and cats in shelters. Currently works closely with the Edison Animal Shelter in Edison, NJ.
  • S.A.R.A.

    Inc - Summit Animal Rescue Association

  • SAVE - an
    independent non-profit animal shelter dedicated to
    protecting the health and welfare of homeless
    companion animals in the greater Princeton area.
  • Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network  - Meet our adoptable pets on Petfinder.
  • Second
    Chance For Animals     - volunteer group affiliated
    with Franklin Township Animal Shelter
  • Stray

    Catz, Inc. - A relatively small Mercer County,
    NJ-based rescue group

  • Whiskers Rescue
    - Provides TNR service for community cats in Central
    Jersey.
  • Wings of Hope
    - a volunteer organization that finds loving, experienced adoptive homes for unwanted, abused, neglected, and abandoned exotics - from birds to small critters.

Rutgers Links

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Sanctuaries

  • Animal Sanctuary Society - A non-profit tax-exempt
    charitable corporation registered in the State of New
    Jersey, whose primary purpose is to help animals in
    need, and to guide and educate people concerning those
    needs.
  • Arcadia Bird Sanctuary & Educational Center - a non-profit organization that rescues birds who have been abused, neglected, abandoned, or have special needs.
  • Seer Farms - A
    NJ-based organization that provides extended emergency
    care for animals whose families must give them up
    temporarily
  • Tabby’s Place
    - a cage-free sanctuary that provides refuge to cats
    in hopeless situations.
  • The
    Good Shepherd Cat Sanctuary     - a non profit,
    501c3, no kill cat rescue and shelter specializing in
    feral cat rescue, treatment of injured, abused, and
    abandoned cats, and adoption services.  Located
    in Delmar, MD.

Shelters

Spay/Neuter Clinics

Trap-Neuter-Return and Community
Cats Information

Veterinary Services

Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers

  • Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary - Newton, NJ (973-800-2420). Specializes in: Raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, woodchuck, deer.
  • Avian Wildlife Center - Wantage, NJ (973-702-1957). Specializes in: Birds: Raptors, passerines, wading birds, waterfowl.
  • Bat Rehabilitation of New Jersey - Pittstown, New Jersey (908-229-6496). A non-profit bat sanctuary whose primary goal is the rescue and rehabilitation of bats of New Jersey. It provides direct hands-on rehabilitation of injured bats, as well as raising orphaned bat pups, with the ultimate goal being the release back into the wild of these bats.
  • Freedom Center for Wildlife - Cinnaminson, NJ (856-366-4114). Specializes in: Raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, bats, woodchuck, fox, beaver; Birds: Raptors passerines, wading birds, waterfowl, sea birds.
  • List of NJ Wildlife Rehabilitators [PDF]
  • Mercer County Wildlife Center - Titusville, NJ (609-883-6606). Specializes in: Raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrels, rabbits, fox, deer, coyote, beaver, bats and woodchuck; Birds: Raptors, passerine, wading birds, waterfowl and seabirds; Reptiles: Snakes and turtles
  • The Raptor Trust - Millington, NJ (908-647-2353). Specializes in: Birds: Raptors, passerines, wading birds and waterfowl
  • Turtle Rescue of New Jersey - Hardwick, NJ (908-362-7747). All aspects of native and exotic turtle and tortoise care and rehabilitation
  • Wild Baby Rescue Center - Blairstown, NJ (908-362-WILD). Specializes in: Raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrels, rabbits, fox, deer, coyote, bats and woodchuck.
  • Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge - Medford, NJ (856-983-3329). Specializes in: Raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, woodchuck, fox, deer; Birds: Raptors, passerines, wading birds, waterfowl, sea birds.
  • Woodlands Wildlife Refuge - Clinton, NJ (908-730-8300). Specializes in: Raccoon, skunk, opossum, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, bats, woodchuck, fox, bear, bobcat, coyote, beaver, otter; Reptiles: Snakes, turtles

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