Dogs for Adoption in New Jersey

Rescues and shelters near 442 New Jersey cities and towns have dogs looking for homes, including 233 near Newark. Pick the place nearest you, or search by zip code. Updated November 4, 2026.

Biggest cities in New Jersey

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  Dogs for Adoption in Newark, NJ

  233 dogs · 17 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Jersey City, NJ

  190 dogs · 17 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Paterson, NJ

  245 dogs · 16 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Elizabeth, NJ

  213 dogs · 16 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Trenton, NJ

  238 dogs · 10 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Clifton, NJ

  249 dogs · 17 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Toms River, NJ

  132 dogs · 6 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Bayonne, NJ

  181 dogs · 16 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in East Orange, NJ

  242 dogs · 19 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Camden, NJ

  232 dogs · 10 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Passaic, NJ

  241 dogs · 16 rescues
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  Dogs for Adoption in Union City, NJ

  207 dogs · 16 rescues

Dogs for adoption by county

• Atlantic County 22
• Bergen County 28
• Burlington County 49
• Camden County 23
• Cape May County 51
• Cumberland County 134
• Essex County 14
• Gloucester County 18
• Hudson County 200
• Hunterdon County 153
• Mercer County 243
• Middlesex County 11
• Monmouth County 124
• Morris County 69
• Ocean County 46
• Passaic County 10
• Salem County 52
• Somerset County 63
• Sussex County 41
• Union County 215
• Warren County 400

Every city and town in New Jersey

• A
• Absecon 156
• Allendale 216
• Allenhurst 180
• Allentown 268
• Alpha 489
• Alpine 171
• Andover 120
• Asbury Park 180
• Ashland 92
• Atlantic City 105
• Atlantic Highlands 159
• Audubon 92
• Audubon Park 92
• Avalon 51
• Avenel 153
• Avon-by-the-Sea 167
• B
• Barclay 232
• Barnegat 423
• Barnegat Light 270
• Barrington 92
• Bay Head 138
• Bayonne 181
• Beach Haven 226
• Beach Haven West 257
• Beachwood 132
• Beattystown 95
• Beckett 100
• Bellmawr 92
• Belmar 167
• Belvidere 377
• Bergenfield 203
• Berlin 92
• Bernardsville 109
• Beverly 242
• Blackwood 92
• Bloomingdale 161
• Bloomsbury 525
• Bogota 254
• Boonton 126
• Bordentown 234
• Bound Brook 74
• Bradley Beach 167
• Bradley Gardens 55
• Branchville 119
• Bridgeton 183
• Brielle 167
• Brigantine 140
• Brookdale 249
• Brooklawn 92
• Browns Mills 251
• Budd Lake 92
• Buena 61
• Burlington 242
• Butler 166
• C
• Caldwell 207
• Califon 61
• Camden 232
• Cape May 35
• Cape May Court House 51
• Cape May Point 35
• Carlstadt 258
• Carneys Point 79
• Carteret 215
• Chatham 215
• Cherry Hill Mall 232
• Chesilhurst 112
• Chester 98
• Clayton 96
• Clearbrook Park 291
• Clementon 92
• Cliffside Park 203
• Cliffwood Beach 197
• Clifton 249
• Clinton 564
• Closter 181
• Collingswood 232
• Colonia 154
• Concordia 306
• Corbin City 99
• Country Lake Estates 124
• Cresskill 201
• Crestwood Village 61
• D
• Dayton 234
• Deal 198
• Demarest 199
• Dover 98
• Dumont 199
• Dunellen 148
• E
• East Franklin 63
• East Freehold 180
• East Newark 234
• East Orange 242
• East Rutherford 258
• Eatontown 198
• Echelon 92
• Edgewater 203
• Egg Harbor City 46
• Elizabeth 213
• Ellisburg 232
• Elmer 65
• Elmwood Park 237
• Emerson 213
• Englewood 203
• Englewood Cliffs 205
• Englishtown 184
• Essex Fells 207
• Estell Manor 117
• F
• Fair Haven 202
• Fair Lawn 235
• Fairview 203
• Fanwood 213
• Far Hills 99
• Farmingdale 178
• Fieldsboro 240
• Finderne 63
• Flemington 153
• Florence 240
• Florham Park 191
• Folsom 94
• Fords 158
• Forked River 61
• Fort Dix 253
• Fort Lee 203
• Franklin 131
• Franklin Center 63
• Franklin Lakes 225
• Franklin Park 201
• Freehold 178
• Frenchtown 159
• G
• Garfield 237
• Garwood 205
• Gibbsboro 92
• Gibbstown 109
• Glassboro 96
• Glen Gardner 458
• Glen Ridge 207
• Glen Rock 217
• Glendora 92
• Gloucester City 92
• Golden Triangle 232
• Green Knoll 128
• Greentree 232
• Greenwich 491
• Groveville 241
• Guttenberg 207
• H
• Hackensack 254
• Hackettstown 70
• Haddon Heights 92
• Haddonfield 222
• Haledon 225
• Hamburg 119
• Hamilton Square 268
• Hammonton 94
• Hampton 440
• Harrington Park 166
• Harrison 234
• Harvey Cedars 257
• Hasbrouck Heights 254
• Haworth 181
• Hawthorne 225
• Heathcote 234
• Helmetta 166
• Hi-Nella 92
• High Bridge 585
• Highland Lake 130
• Highland Park 83
• Highlands 159
• Hightstown 230
• Hillsdale 216
• Ho-Ho-Kus 216
• Hoboken 214
• Holiday City South 132
• Holiday City-Berkeley 132
• Hopatcong 133
• Hopewell 159
• I
• Interlaken 180
• Iselin 145
• Island Heights 132
• J
• Jamesburg 295
• Jersey City 190
• K
• Keansburg 161
• Kearny 234
• Kendall Park 234
• Kenilworth 224
• Kenvil 98
• Keyport 196
• Kingston Estates 232
• Kinnelon 166
• L
• Lake Como 167
• Lake Mohawk 132
• Lakehurst 141
• Lakewood 167
• Lambertville 170
• Laurel Lake 146
• Laurel Springs 92
• Laurence Harbor 197
• Lavallette 132
• Lawnside 92
• Lawrenceville 212
• Lebanon 575
• Leisure Village 141
• Leisure Village East 141
• Leisure Village West 141
• Leisuretowne 259
• Leonardo 160
• Leonia 203
• Lincoln Park 183
• Lincroft 202
• Linden 153
• Lindenwold 92
• Linwood 97
• Little Ferry 254
• Little Silver 198
• Loch Arbour 180
• Lodi 237
• Long Branch 198
• Longport 97
• M
• Madison 191
• Madison Park 197
• Magnolia 92
• Manasquan 160
• Mantoloking 138
• Manville 63
• Margate City 97
• Marlton 232
• Martinsville 137
• Matawan 196
• Maywood 237
• McGuire AFB 232
• Medford Lakes 90
• Mendham 109
• Mercerville 254
• Merchantville 238
• Metuchen 88
• Middlesex 77
• Midland Park 225
• Milford 500
• Millstone 203
• Milltown 97
• Millville 155
• Monmouth Beach 163
• Monmouth Junction 234
• Montvale 215
• Moonachie 258
• Moorestown-Lenola 238
• Morganville 203
• Morris Plains 102
• Morristown 109
• Mount Arlington 134
• Mount Ephraim 92
• Mountain Lakes 117
• Mountainside 223
• Mullica Hill 93
• Mystic Island 171
• N
• National Park 92
• Neptune City 174
• Netcong 133
• New Brunswick 83
• New Egypt 237
• New Milford 254
• New Providence 224
• Newark 233
• Newfield 63
• Newton 120
• North Arlington 248
• North Caldwell 207
• North Cape May 35
• North Haledon 225
• North Middletown 161
• North Plainfield 148
• North Wildwood 30
• Northfield 113
• Northvale 165
• Norwood 183
• O
• Oak Valley 92
• Oakhurst 198
• Oakland 261
• Oaklyn 92
• Ocean Acres 433
• Ocean City 97
• Ocean Gate 132
• Ocean Grove 174
• Oceanport 198
• Ogdensburg 132
• Old Bridge 202
• Old Tappan 166
• Oradell 235
• P
• Palisades Park 203
• Palmyra 244
• Panther Valley 94
• Paramus 235
• Park Ridge 215
• Passaic 241
• Paterson 245
• Paulsboro 109
• Peapack and Gladstone 99
• Pemberton 255
• Pennington 177
• Penns Grove 79
• Pennsville 79
• Perth Amboy 215
• Phillipsburg 489
• Pine Beach 132
• Pine Hill 92
• Pine Lake Park 141
• Pitman 90
• Plainfield 148
• Plainsboro Center 230
• Pleasantville 121
• Point Pleasant 138
• Point Pleasant Beach 160
• Pomona 158
• Pompton Lakes 265
• Port Monmouth 161
• Port Reading 215
• Port Republic 173
• Princeton 230
• Princeton Meadows 230
• Prospect Park 225
• R
• Rahway 154
• Ramblewood 238
• Ramsey 216
• Ramtown 167
• Raritan 63
• Red Bank 202
• Richwood 91
• Ridgefield 203
• Ridgefield Park 203
• Ridgewood 217
• Ringwood 205
• Rio Grande 34
• River Edge 254
• Riverdale 223
• Riverton 244
• Robbinsville 268
• Robertsville 202
• Rockaway 138
• Rockleigh 173
• Rocky Hill 230
• Roebling 240
• Roosevelt 324
• Roseland 207
• Roselle 214
• Roselle Park 224
• Rossmoor 295
• Rumson 163
• Runnemede 92
• Rutherford 241
• S
• Saddle River 216
• Salem 56
• Sayreville 182
• Sea Bright 163
• Sea Girt 167
• Sea Isle City 46
• Seaside Heights 132
• Seaside Park 132
• Secaucus 258
• Sewaren 215
• Shark River Hills 174
• Shiloh 57
• Ship Bottom 235
• Short Hills 243
• Shrewsbury 198
• Silver Lake 212
• Singac 204
• Six Mile Run 193
• Smithville 158
• Society Hill 88
• Somerdale 92
• Somers Point 97
• Somerset 63
• Somerville 63
• South Amboy 147
• South Bound Brook 74
• South Plainfield 97
• South River 188
• South Toms River 132
• Spotswood 168
• Spring Lake 167
• Spring Lake Heights 167
• Springdale 92
• Stanhope 133
• Stockton 154
• Stone Harbor 30
• Stratford 92
• Strathmore 196
• Succasunna 98
• Summit 215
• Surf City 235
• Sussex 119
• Swedesboro 75
• T
• Tavistock 92
• Tenafly 201
• Teterboro 254
• Tinton Falls 198
• Toms River 132
• Totowa 243
• Trenton 238
• Tuckerton 242
• Turnersville 92
• Twin Rivers 301
• U
• Union Beach 161
• Union City 207
• Upper Montclair 249
• Upper Saddle River 215
• V
• Ventnor City 97
• Victory Gardens 98
• Villas 34
• Vineland 59
• W
• Waldwick 216
• Wallington 241
• Wanamassa 180
• Wanaque 204
• Washington 424
• Watchung 157
• Wenonah 92
• West Cape May 35
• West Freehold 184
• West Long Branch 198
• West New York 207
• West Wildwood 34
• Westfield 205
• Westville 92
• Westwood 216
• Wharton 138
• White Horse 238
• White Meadow Lake 138
• Wildwood 34
• Wildwood Crest 35
• Williamstown 112
• Wood-Ridge 258
• Woodbine 68
• Woodbridge 215
• Woodbury 92
• Woodbury Heights 92
• Woodcliff Lake 216
• Woodland Park 245
• Woodlynne 222
• Woodstown 75
• Wrightstown 253
• Y
• Yardville 241
• Yorketown 188

Rescues in New Jersey

• Wag On Inn Rescue 68
• Eleventh Hour Rescue 46
• Critter Companion Rescue 40
• Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue 22
• Animal Sanctuary Society Inc. 21
• Peace 4 Paws Inc. 19
• All Mutts Matter Rescue 19
• Burlington County Animal Alliance 16
• Rescue Ridge 15
• Don't Bully Us Rescue 12
• Husky House 10
• Bloomingdale Regional Animal Shelter Socety, Inc. 10
• Chelsea's Hope Boxer Rescue 10
• Rescue Haven Foundation 9
• Northstar Pet Rescue 9
• Jersey Shore Animal Center 8
• 3 Hearts 4 Paws Animal Rescue 8
• One Love Animal Rescue 8
• No Paw Left Behind Animal Rescue 8
• Save The Satos 8

All states · All rescues · Listings are updated daily.