Closter Animal Welfare Society

Animal rescue in Closter, New Jersey

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Address

Closter, NJ 07624

Contact

Leanna Deshelpo

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Adoptable Pets at Closter Animal Welfare Society

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Dobby

Chihuahua

Male, Young

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Gremlin

Chihuahua

Male, 2 yrs

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Layla

Shih Tzu

Female, Senior

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Amelia

Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

Female, Young

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Frank

Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

Male, Young

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Brooke

Labrador Retriever/Coonhound

Female, Adult

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
House-trained
Story
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Lola

Beagle

Female, Puppy

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Sugar Plum

Labrador Retriever

Female, Puppy

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
Story
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Patty

Havanese

Female, Young

Closter, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids
House-trained
Story
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Rescue FAQs

The Closter Animal Welfare Society (CLAWS) was founded (as Lost Pet Services) on December 4, 1969. With our network of dedicated volunteers, we rescue, foster, and find forever homes for abandoned and unwanted pets in the northern NJ area. We encourage the public to spay and neuter their pets to reduce the number of unwanted animals in our area. CLAWS is not a shelter.​ CLAWS has no paid employees, receives no funds from the state, and exists solely on donations and money we make from fundraisers and adoption donations. Because of this, 100% of every dollar raised goes directly toward the care of our animals.​ CLAWS is licensed in the State of New Jersey as a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
60 mile radius around Closter, NJ
  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Interview
  • 3. Home Check
  • 4. Approve Application
  • 5. Meet the Pet
  • 6. Take the Pet Home
  • 7. Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

For Dogs:
Adopters fill out our application on clawsadopt.org. We call every applicant for an interview. If we believe they will be a good fit we call their references and perform a virtual home check. At that point we set up a meet-and-greet with the potential adopter and the pet. We have the adopters sleep on the decision and call us the next morning to let us know how they are feeling. If they would like to proceed all dogs go on a two week trial (with paperwork) prior to the official adoption. After the end of the two weeks if all is going well we send them over the official adoption contract and collect payment.

For Cats:
We receive applications and screen them. We invite people to come to our cat adoption events to meet the available cats/kittens. At these we interview potential adopters and match them with the correct cat/kitten for them!

Pets at shelters and rescues near Closter Animal Welfare Society

Caring About The Strays Inc.

80 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ 07675

Pet ResQ Inc

24 West Railroad Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670

Chance at Life Cat Rescue

PO Box 4093, River Edge, NJ 07661

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Nina

American Shorthair

Female, Young

Westwood, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
Good with dogs
Good with cats
House-trained
Story
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Phillipe and Gatsby

American Shorthair

Male, Kitten

Westwood, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) -
Details
No Details Provided
Story
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Jennings

Beagle

Male, Puppy

Westwood, NJ

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Story

Animal Charities in Closter, NJ

HeARTs Speak

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

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