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The Howlidays are upon us, and we couldn't be more grateful for you: those generous supporters who listen, participate, and spread the word about LHS during this exceptionally busy (and challenging) time of year. Thank you for making room in...

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There's room for everyone to help at LHS.

Right when you walk into our lobby, one of the first things you'll see is our wall of adoption posters. The stellar current batch was made by some up-and-coming...

We love where we live.

LHS started when a group of concerned & compassionate folks came together to keep their eyes on Jersey City's homeless animals. They weren't satisfied with the level of care that was being provided;...

We're back with our second edition of The Dispatch!

It's fast approaching that time of year called "The Dogs Days of Summer." We humans have been calling them the Dog Days since (at least) the...

Welcome to our brand new LHS newsletter, The Dispatch!

At some point you signed up to hear from us. So here’s where you’ll hear (if you choose to read aloud).

The Dispatch is...

We celebrated 25 Adoptions this past weekend!

Fee-waived success! Long-time Cattery resident Sandshrew was one of 20 felines to find her match this weekend: after 553 days in our care. We all...

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They're headed home! Back in October three 5-day-old puppies were found by our Animal Response Team - they had been discarded in a household garbage can and we weren't sure if they would...

We started this year with 116 new beginnings, and we couldn’t be prouder! That’s how many LHS pets found homes this December, including our longest dog resident, Sidney. After an incredibly long 14...

This week our kennel is blissfully empty. Nineteen of our shelter dogs are basking in the comfort of loving foster homes, who graciously opened their hearts and hearths to provide shelter pets in need with a holiday vacation.