Township of Toms River: Animal Shelter

Category: Animal shelter

Address: Bay Lea Park, 235 Oak Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753, USA

Phone: +17323411000

Opening hours

Sunday: 8:30AM–4:30PM

Monday: 8:30AM–4:30PM

Tuesday: 8:30AM–4:30PM

Wednesday: 8:30AM–4:30PM

Thursday: 8:30AM–4:30PM

Friday: 8:30AM–4:30PM

Saturday: 8:30AM–4:30PM

Reviews

UbdU

Aug 16, 2022

Severely understaffed and in the middle of kitten season, the shelter has had to lean heavily on the volunteers lately. The remaining employees are exhausted but still obviously have their heart in it. Anyone who has a little extra time and compassion, consider filling out a volunteer application. They could use people both for cats and dogs. You'll see firsthand how well the animals are cared for, and be able to enhance their welfare further yourself, as well.

Annette Wurst

Jul 29, 2022

As part of a rescue transport team, we picked up two pointers today from this shelter to help them begin their journey to their foster home in Tennessee. The staff here were very attentive to the pets. They were feeding and cleaning cages when we arrived. The place was clean and everything was in order for the transfer of the dogs when we arrived. The staff helped get the dogs into their harnesses and leashes and made sure we had all their proper paperwork to take with us. This is a very good shelter.

Benjamin C McQuade

Jun 12, 2022

Keep this in mind... They have a strict policy of "First come first served" on adoptions... After taking a while am I chose 2 cats to adopt, I couldn't adopt the one cause not spayed yet, the other not sure what happened, got passed to a supervisor who wouldn't budge on their policy, so walked out with none. They were both unprofessional and cold.

Margaret Zuidema

May 17, 2022

I was a volunteer here and was very impressed with the staff and the volunteers because of how clean the facility is kept and how caring and knowledgeable the staff and volunteers are. A great animal shelter.

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Questions & Answers

Can a child (age 12) do volunteering at the shelter?

Joanne Gangemi | Sep 13, 2018
Alex Deckard | Sep 12, 2021

Per the website, all volunteers must be over 18. https://www.tomsrivertownship.com/Faq.aspx?QID=62

Do you have walk in visitors

Art Garner | Sep 12, 2021
tony t | Sep 12, 2021

yes

Are there volunteering opportunities...such as dogwalking ??

Tracy Rosell | Sep 12, 2020
Alex Deckard | Sep 12, 2021

Yes! There are lots of opporunities. Duties include dog walking, inside cat care, general cleaning outside and outside maintenance. You need to fill out an application first though.

Is this a no-kill animal shelter?

Suzanne Donovan | Sep 13, 2019
hrdchrgr21 | Sep 13, 2019

As per their Facebook page, they are indeed a no kill animal shelter

How can I apply to this animal shelter

Yelena Suriel | May 15, 2022
Joe G | May 15, 2022

Go in during normal business hours and fill out a short paper application.

Can I go volunteer there to play with dogs and give them love?

Miriam Weinstein | Apr 15, 2022
ira wolf | Apr 15, 2022

Actually I don't know but if you call them you might be able to do that

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Do cats need to be licensed in Toms River

Diana Ivanitski | Sep 12, 2021
Mary Perry | Sep 12, 2021

Not sure. My cat, as do all the cats, have a chip implanted. Then you have to go to the website and register your cat. Hope this helps.

Do u have any kitten

Monica D | Sep 12, 2020
Markell Bastian | Sep 12, 2020

They have very limited amount. I have visited twice in the last two weeks and no kittens were available. I suggest the Ocean County Shelter or a non-governmental shelter.

Do you accept clean towels and blankets for the animals?

diane scarbaci | Sep 13, 2019
Paul Jeffrey | Sep 13, 2019

Yes they do. Badly needed.

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Is there somewhere on web I can see the dogs available at TR shelter?

Constance Rutledge | Sep 13, 2019
Alex Deckard | Sep 12, 2021

https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=NJ176&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added

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Can you notify me when you have kittens for adoption!?

Jacob Elbogen | Sep 13, 2019
Jasmine Roach | Sep 12, 2020

I would love it

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Does anyone know of any kittens that need a loving home from two cat people

Timmy James | Sep 13, 2018
Rochelle Sample | Sep 12, 2021

I have kitten under our house. It was just born I can't get to it because it's under our crawl space. We need some to rescue them. And it's crying we think the mother abandoned it. We are not small enough to get to the poor kitten😞. Any advice

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looking to adopt kitten or young cat

ed pankow | Sep 13, 2018
Ann-Marie Cici-Franklin | Sep 12, 2020

I have 2 awesome loves which I have to rehome. All shots to date-Luke and Leia-my kids are allergic.Plz call 848 240 5093-they are babies ,we found them -They have all their goodies that will go with them as well

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