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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SAFER “Cats on the Border” Program: Paws & Claws Society does it again!!

. Cat overpopulation ended in several communities on the border between PA & NY in just 5 short years. Paws and Claws Society is excited to announce that since implementing its “SAFER Cats on the Border Project” five years ago, we have spayed or neutered 2693 stray or feral cats and kittens in several communities on the border between PA and NY, thus effectively eliminating the cat overpopulation problem in five of our targeted areas.  Life is good! During that …

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