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West Jersey Volunteers for Animals West Jersey Volunteers for Animals is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dog rescue organization in the State of New Jersey. We rescue dogs from crowded shelters.

We match them to adoptive familes to give them the new life they deserve. Fostering saves and enriches lives. Interested in fostering please contact us via FB message or email us at [email protected].

05/01/2025
WAY TO GO RENO!!! 🥰
02/01/2025

WAY TO GO RENO!!! 🥰

An Adoption Announcement!!: The best way to start the New Year. Our handsome RENO has found his forever and wonderful f...
02/01/2025

An Adoption Announcement!!: The best way to start the New Year.
Our handsome RENO has found his forever and wonderful family to adopt him. It was love at first meeting and we are so grateful his new family Elisa and Rich, realized what an amazing and loving dog he is.
We were so excited when Elisa asked about meeting Reno. She is a previous adopter, who adopted our Fergie in the Fall of 2013. Fergie had a wonderful full life and was loved over and above, and she was devasted when Fergie passed a few of months ago. So we knew that Reno would be so lucky to be part of Elisa's family. Reno is the only dog and will be geting so much attention. And as a bonus Elisa and Rich have dogs in their immediate family and friends' dogs who Reno has already met and played with and he loves them all.
Thank you to Reno's Amazing and Best Foster Mom, Chris, for taking such good care of him while he was waiting for his new home.
All of us in WJVA want to wish Reno and his new family many years of unconditional love and many Happy New Years together. ❤️

02/01/2025

‼️MISSING‼️

Poo Pear is missing! Poo Bear slipped out of our isolation play yard (which thanks to a recent fundraiser by Eddie n Chooch, we are getting permanent fencing put in soon!). Poo Bear is wearing the leash he had on and was last seen running past the U-Haul down Hunting Park Ave past the school and that was the last he was seen.

Please call 267-385-3800 ext 1 with any sightings,
Please leave a voicemail if there is no answer as it means they're on the other line or text 856-409-0863 with any sightings!

1/4 Update: on Thursday afternoon Pop Bear was spotted near the post office on Front street, close to the shelter. Signs are posted in the area, and we are working with GoodBoy Dog Recovery who used their thermal drone on Friday to look in the area but did not see him. We have a feeding station with GBDR cameras monitoring it that we hope he will come to! Please note GBDR is volunteer run and does not charge for their help, you can check out their page on how to support them!

Happy New year everyone , Carmel spent his first day of January running around in our volunteers yard! And Aunt Jackie m...
01/01/2025

Happy New year everyone , Carmel spent his first day of January running around in our volunteers yard! And Aunt Jackie made him his own stuffy that he loved. We are looking forward in this New Year to find his forever home! Or in the meantime a Foster where he can really flourish!
If interested in learning more about this cuddly, sweet boy email us at [email protected] ❤️

Our Gift Card Fundraiser was a Success earning us $1800 which is so wonderful.We all want say Thank You to everyone that...
27/12/2024

Our Gift Card Fundraiser was a Success earning us $1800 which is so wonderful.
We all want say Thank You to everyone that participated and also helped by sharing the fundraiser.
Please know that the funds raised will be used to care for our homeless dogs we have presently and in the future.
We are so Grateful for the support and generosity of all our WJVA Friend and Family. ❤️
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas/Hanukkah celebration.

So many wonderful Rescue Organizations and Shelters in this area of New Jersey. We are so fortunate that so many are he...
25/12/2024

So many wonderful Rescue Organizations and Shelters in this area of New Jersey. We are so fortunate that so many are helping so many homeless Dogs and Cats in need.
Please always consider Adopting from a Rescue Organ or Shelter.
Thank you to all the families who have Adopted a dog from WJVA, we are so grateful to you. ❤️

Sending Warm Wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all of our Friends, Supporters and Adopters. All of us f...
25/12/2024

Sending Warm Wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all of our Friends, Supporters and Adopters. All of us from WJVA send their Love and Gratitude for being part of our Rescue Family, and sharing the love for Dogs. Dogs bring so much Joy into our lives and bring us together in so many wonderful ways.
Enjoy Celebrating with your Family and Friends.

We believe this is Carmel's first experience with snow, only being about a year old now, and from NC. Snow makes dogs s...
22/12/2024

We believe this is Carmel's first experience with snow, only being about a year old now, and from NC. Snow makes dogs so playful and happy. It gives them energy.
Carmel loves running around a yard with his favorite toys. He is especially loves Wubba toys, made by Kong. He also loves the rope toys with big knots. He entertains himself shaking the toys back and forth. He is such a playful, energetic, loving and friendly dog.
Still young and learning.
Carmel is still in need of an Experienced Active Foster or Adopter.
Email with any questions: [email protected]

Hi Everyone, It's me Rocco, you all remember me right? Well today was such a special day for me. My wonderful Foster ...
16/12/2024

Hi Everyone, It's me Rocco, you all remember me right? Well today was such a special day for me. My wonderful Foster Mom and Dad gave me the most special party for my Golden 15th Birthday.

Check out the photos below of the celebration. We had special food on Gold plates, a delicious birthday cake, and I got to wear a sparkling necklace to match my sparkling personality. All my foster siblings enjoyed celebrating with me.
Check out the Tee Shirts my Foster Mom and Dad have on. They had them made with my Handsome photo on them. Wow they must really love me and think I am special.

I am the Luckiest dog in the world because of WJVA, I have the best Family and Friends who I love with all my heart. My Foster Mom and Dad, Tammy and Chris, have taken such great care of me the past 2 1/2 years, and I love them so much.
I made a wish today blowing out the candles. Wishing that all the homeless dogs, find homes with families as wonderful as mine.
Happiest of Birthdays to Me!!🎂💝

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2025 Happy New Year to Reno and his new Family, Happy Life Big Boy, You are definitely on to Something Good

Reno, handsome black mix, playing with his girlfriends. Reno is available for adoption with West Jersey Volunteers for Animals. Email: [email protected]

FOSTER OR FOSTER TO ADOPT HOME NEEDED FOR CARMEL!!! Carmel came to visit his Aunt Iris's house with his Aunt Shari yesterday. He just loved running around the yard in the leaves, checking things out and playing. He is still hoping to find a Foster or Adopter who would love an active young dog with lots of love to give. He could live with a another playful dog or be find as the only dog. We even feel he would make a wonderful Running parther. He needs a secure fenced yard with fencing 5 ft plus. WJVA will be paying for a trainer for either his Foster or Adopter so he can become the best dog possible. He is very food motivated, sits for a treat and gives paw. Carmel is about 1 yr old, weighs approx. 45 lb, healthy, neutered and has all vaccines and is so handsome. If you would like more infomation about Carmel, please Email: [email protected]

Daisy met one of the residents dogs named Teddy and she loved him and the feeling was mutual. They had this wonderful Muscian playing the Saxaphone during the event, he was amazing.

Daisy was helping the Laura call out numbers for the raffle. We met so many nice vendors including the owners of A Sweet Tase of Heaven LLC. Delicious Chocolate Goodies, also Groovy Bones homemade Dog Treats.

Reno the handsome Black Dobie/Shep mix, just loves playing with his neighbor Emmie Lou. Reno is available for adoption with West Jersey Volunteers for Animals www.wjva.org

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The most important part of being a foster based rescue, it having foster homes to take care of the rescued dogs once they come out of the crowded shelters. Without fosters we are so limited in how many dogs we can save. Fostering helps us take care of any medical needs fo the dog, getting to know the dog, so we can make the best match for the family adopting the dog. While in foster care the dogs will get all medical care and treatment for any illness they have. They will get exercise, socialization, good food, training and love and care. This makes them more adoptable and a better dog. We choose our foster homes almost like our adopter homes. The dog must fit well the family fostering. If the family has children, they would only foster dogs good with children and the same with other animals. We supply and pay for all food and treats and chews, also all medical care and preventatives. The only thing we ask of our foster families, is to supply Love, Security and Patience.

We are in need of more foster homes, please consider opening your home and hearts to a dog in need. The normal foster time is approx. 2 - 6 months.

Fostering saves and enriches lives. Interested in fostering please contact us via FB message or email us at [email protected]. Thank you so much.