12 Cats and Dogs are Killed Every Day in New Jersey!

  The 2022 Animal Intake and Disposition Summary brought some disappointing news. An average of 12 impounded cats and dogs were euthanized per day in 2022 in New Jersey. This number is UP from 10 in 2021 and 11 in 2020. The total number of animals impounded in 2022 was 51,370. Of that number, 33,567 were redeemed or adopted and 4,364 were euthanized. The average number euthanized per day had dropped continually over the previous 13 years that we’ve been …

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How much do you know about Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)?

  This graphic found online gives us important information about FIV, such as: Cats who test positive for FIV live just as long as FIV-negative cats. FIV is mainly transmitted through deep bite wounds, not casual contact, grooming, or sharing of water bowls. This means that a non-aggressive FIV-positive cat can safely live with non-aggressive FIV-negative cats. FIV+ cats need love too! Click below to see full information sheet:     . . .

10 Cats and Dogs are Killed Every Day in New Jersey – But These Numbers Don’t Tell The Whole Story!

The 2021 Animal Intake and Disposition Summary shows that an average of 10 cats and dogs were euthanized per day in 2021 in our state. The total number of animals impounded was 51,735. Of that number, 34,440 were redeemed or adopted and 3,791 were euthanized. While these numbers have continued to drop over the last several years (the total number euthanized in 2021 is only 10.05% of the number euthanized in 2009!), there is always more work to be done …

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12 Cats and Dogs are Killed Every Day in New Jersey – But These Numbers Don’t Tell The Whole Story!

The 2020 New Jersey Animal Intake and Disposition Summary shows that an average of 12 cats and dogs were euthanized per day in 2020 in our state. The total number of animals impounded was 55,727. Of that number, 37,099 were redeemed or adopted and 4,372 were euthanized. While these numbers have continued to drop over the last several years, there is always more work to be done as long as any cats or dogs are being euthanized! You have to know …

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25 Cats and Dogs are Killed in New Jersey Every Day – But These Numbers Don’t Tell The Whole Story!

Looking back, we can see the trend over the years: 2019: 25 2018: 27 2017: 30 2016: 42 2015: 46 2014: 58 2013: 64 2012: 73 2011: 85 2010: 88 2009: 96 See statistics from other years. According to the latest New Jersey Animal Intake and Disposition Summary, an average of 25 cats and dogs were euthanized in 2019. A total of 81,199 animals were impounded, 53,258 were redeemed or adopted, and 9,136 were euthanized. While these numbers have continued …

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Spay / Neuter Messages

You may have noticed some “meme” posts of images with spay/neuter messages on our site recently. Our hope is to share the importance of spaying and neutering with these graphics. Please share these posts on social media, and if you come across any helpful memes with the same message, please share them with us as well! See all of the Spay / Neuter Messages. Learn why free Spay / Neuter is critical.

27 Cats and Dogs are Killed in New Jersey Every Day!

. 2018’s New Jersey Animal Intake and Disposition Summary shows that out of a total of 83,550 cats and dogs impounded in the state during the year, 52,764 were either redeemed or adopted and 9,832 were euthanized, averaging 27 per day. Looking back, we can see the trend over the years: 2018: 27 2017: 30 2016: 42 2015: 46 2014: 58 2013: 64 2012: 73 2011: 85 2010: 88 2009: 96 See statistics from other years. These numbers have dropped …

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30 Cats and Dogs Killed Each Day in New Jersey!

The New Jersey 2017 Animal Intake and Disposition Summary is in. Out of a total of 82,783 cats and dogs impounded in the state during 2017, the number either redeemed or adopted was 53,305 and 11,071 were euthanized. Looking back, we can see the trend over the years: 2017: 30 2016: 42 2015: 46 2014: 58 2013: 64 2012: 73 2011: 85 2010: 88 2009: 96 See statistics from other years. That’s an average of 30 per day. These numbers have dropped each …

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42 Cats and Dogs Killed Each Day in New Jersey!

The 2016 Animal Intake and Disposition Summary shows that, of a total of 82,116 cats and dogs impounded in New Jersey in 2016, 52,707 were either redeemed or adopted and 15,340 were euthanized – an average of 42 per day. These numbers have dropped each year for the last several years. Those are all positive strides in the right direction! There is always more work to be done, however, as long as any cats or dogs are being euthanized! Looking back, …

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46 Cats and Dogs Killed Each Day in New Jersey!

The 2015 Animal Intake and Disposition Summary shows that, of a total of 78,861 cats and dogs impounded in New Jersey in 2015, 48,679 were either redeemed or adopted and 16,816 were euthanized – an average of 46 per day. Those numbers have dropped each year for the last several years. Looking back, we see the trend: 2009: 96 2010: 88 2011: 85 2012: 73 2013: 64 2014: 58 2015: 46 The chart at left (click to see larger image) breaks down the numbers …

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58 Cats and Dogs Killed Daily in New Jersey!

The numbers are dropping each year, but work continues to be needed, as an average of 58 cats and dogs are still being killed every day in New Jersey. The 2014 Animal Intake and Disposition Summary shows that, of a total of 80,346 cats and dogs impounded in New Jersey last year, 47,094 were either redeemed or adopted and 21, 076 were euthanized – an average of 58 per day. Looking back at the totals from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, …

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Free Cat Spay/Neuter Is Crucial – Our Policy From Day 1

A FREE Spay and Neuter program for cats is the only key solution to reduce the number of unwanted animals born into a society that does not care that they are destined to be killed.  Offering a FREE spay/neuter program for cats to the general public is essential if we are serious about our goal to STOP THE KILLING OF CATS.Doesn’t everyone get their cats spayed and neutered? No. There are millions of healthy cats and kittens put to death …

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New Jersey Cats Killed at Rate of Four Times That of Dogs

As we pointed out in our post about New Jersey’s 2013 Animal Statistics, of the 23,490 cats and dogs killed in 2013, 4509 were dogs and 18,981 were cats, which means that cats are killed at a rate of more than 4 times that of dogs! Please click thumbnails to see full page:               See statistics from other years.    

64 cats and dogs killed every day of the year in New Jersey!

The good news is that the total number of cats and dogs euthanized in NJ per day in 2013 is down from previous years. The bad news is that 64 cats and dogs were killed every day in 2013 in New Jersey! Of the 23,490 cats and dogs killed in 2013, 4509 were dogs and 18,981 were cats, which means that cats are killed at a rate of more than 4 times that of dogs! 2013’s daily average of 64 cats and …

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73 cats and dogs killed every day of the year in New Jersey!

The 2012 statistics are in. The total number of cats and dogs euthanized in NJ per day in 2012 is down from 85 in 2011,  88 in 2010, and 96 in 2009. Of the total number of cats and dogs impounded in 2012 (88,594), 44.07% were adopted and 30.14% were euthanized. While this is an improvement over 2011 (41.37% adopted and 34.66% euthanized) and 2010 (40.82% adopted and 34.23% euthanized), much more progress needs to be made! Below are the 1984-2010 New …

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85 cats and dogs killed every day of the year in New Jersey!

The 2011 statistics are in. This number is down from 88 in 2010 and 96 in 2009, yet much more progress needs to be made. The total number of dogs and cats impounded in 2011 was down from 2010 as well, so while the average number of cats and dogs that were euthanized each day in 2011 was down from 2010, the percentage of the total number impounded was higher, with 35% in 2011 vs 34% in 2010. Below are …

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Animal Control Officer Certification Courses for Fall 2011

From Gloucester County Health & Senior Services: The Fall 2011 approved courses for Animal Control Officer (ACO) Certification will be held at County College of Morris, Kean University, Mercer County Community College, Ocean County College, and Warren County Community College. All classes consist of at least 45 hours. 1. COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS: The course presentation at the County College of Morris is Biology 116, will begin on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. The course will be held every Wednesday evening …

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Letter To Raise Awareness About Animal Abuse and Puppy Mills

We received a letter from Kathleen Fitzgerald, which, in her words, deals “with the issues of the number of homeless animals in this country, animal abuse and puppy mills, in the hope that it would help to raise awareness to another level”, with a request to share it in its original form and entirety. She says, “My goal is to get the letter into as many hands and homes as possible, especially those outside of our rescue group circles . …

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Animal Facts and Figures

The following Facts and Figures come from the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Animal Welfare web site: Facts and Figures Approximately 52 million dogs and 57 million cats live in U.S. homes. One unspayed female cat and her unaltered offspring can produce 420,000 cats in seven years. Seven puppies and kittens are born for every one human. More than 12 million dogs and cats are euthanized in pounds and shelters across the country …

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