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

The number of cats and dogs that were euthanized per day in New Jersey in 2023 is finally a single digit: 9. This is down from 103 in 2009, when we began reporting these numbers on this website. The total number of animals impounded in 2023 was 43,062. Of that number, 30,820 were redeemed or adopted and 3,309 were euthanized.   Click thumbnails to see: the 2023 New Jersey statistics by county, published by the New Jersey Department of Health, …

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Paws and Claws Wishes to Thank Special Angel

We volunteers at Paws and Claws Society were surprised, delighted, and extremely grateful to receive a generous grant award from a donor-advised fund administered by Vanguard Charitable. This grant was issued to PACS at the recommendation of one of their kind and caring donors. At the request of the recommending donor, we have been asked not to publish any identifying or contact information about the benefactor. We will, of course, honor their wish to remain anonymous. At the same time, …

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