Find Mercer County New Jersey animal shelters, puppy dog and cat shelters, pet adoption centers, dog pounds, and humane societies. Animal shelters provide information on adopting dogs, cats, and pets, animal care and rescue, and animal control.
Animal Allies PO Box 351 Titusville NJ 08560 609-737-2380
Animal Friends for Education & Welfare PO Box 1341 Hightstown NJ 08520 609-448-5322
Animal Placement Agency 112 North Post Road West Windsor NJ 08550 609-799-1263
Crazy for Cockers Rescue Inc. PO Box 1558 Hightstown NJ 08520 609-259-1664
East Windsor Animal Control 251 Hickory Corner Road East Windsor NJ 08520 609-448-5322
Ewing Animal Shelter 559 West Ingham Avenue Trenton NJ 08638 609-393-9608
Ewing Township Animal Shelter 560 West Ingham Avenue Trenton NJ 08638 609-393-9608
Friends of Homeless Animals 44 Nassau Street Princeton NJ 08542 609-921-8175
Lawrence Township Animal Control PO Box 6006 Lawrenceville NJ 08648
Lawrenceville Animal Control 2207 Lawrenceville Road Lawrence NJ 08648 609-844-7092
Pet Rescue of Mercer PO Box 2574 Hamilton Square NJ 08690 609-587-2423
Princeton Animal Control 900 Herrontown Road Princeton NJ 08540 609-921-6122
Princeton Junction Animal Control 112 North Post Road West Windsor NJ 08550 609-799-1263
Princeton Small Animal Control 369 Witherspoon Street Princeton NJ 08542 609-924-2728
SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals 900 Herrontown Road Princeton NJ 08540 609-921-6122
Stray Katz, Inc. 33 Shelburne Drive Ewing NJ 08638 609-883-5869
Trenton Animal Shelter 72 Escher Street Trenton NJ 08609 609-989-3254
Trenton Animal Shelter 72 Escher Street Trenton NJ 08609 609-989-3254
United Humanitarians 46 Meadow Lake Hightstown NJ 08520 215-750-0171
Some animals are brought to shelters by owners who cannot care for them. Others are rescued from abuse or neglect. Stray or lost animals may be brought to shelters by the general public or animal control agencies.
Do Animal Shelters euthanize unwanted or hard-to-adopt animals?Some shelters have a firm no-kill policy and will strive to find homes for every animal they receive. Due to limited space and resources, other shelters may have to euthanize certain animals that are less suitable for adoption because of health or behavioral issues. Animal control agencies may euthanize animals that have not been adopted within a certain timeframe or animals that have shown aggression.
Can anyone adopt a pet from an Animal Shelter?Generally, any member of the public may adopt a pet from an Animal Shelter. Some Animal Shelters will first screen or interview an individual in order to assess their suitability as a pet owner.