3,500 Dogs, Cats Euthanized In NJ Last Year: See Breakdown By County

New Jersey shelters euthanized roughly 3,500 dogs and cats in 2025, about nine percent of the more than 40,000 animals taken in, according to state health data. The numbers are likely an undercount, since only 42 of the state’s more than 100 licensed shelters reported data last year, down from 54 the year before.