Southern Ocean County Animal Facility (Manahawkin)
Hours: Open to the public seven days a week, 1 pm - 4 pm. Closed holidays.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Who it helps
- Owner surrenders are for Ocean County residents (proof required).
- Where
- Ocean County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Ocean County Health Department animal shelter that houses stray dogs and cats, offers cats and dogs for adoption, takes owner surrenders from Ocean County residents and keeps a lost pet report book. Adopted pets are spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and examined by the facility veterinarian.
How to reach them
Where: 360 Haywood Road, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Hours: Open to the public seven days a week, 1 pm - 4 pm. Closed holidays.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Owner surrenders are for Ocean County residents (proof required). Adoptions are first come, first served; everyone in the household, including resident dogs, meets the pet first.
- How to get started: Visit during public hours or call 609-978-0127. For a lost pet, fill out the Lost Pet Report on the website, file a report with your municipal animal control, and call the facility to follow up.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
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Also from this organization
- Northern Ocean County Animal Facility (Jackson) · Jackson
- Ocean County Animal Facilities - Free Rabies Vaccination Clinics · Jackson
More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Manahawkin
- Stafford Township Animal Control (Manahawkin) · Manahawkin · 3 mi
- Associated Humane Societies Popcorn Park Shelter (Ocean County) · Forked River · 13 mi
- Jersey Shore Animal Center · Brick · 23 mi
- Associated Humane Societies - Tinton Falls Shelter · Tinton Falls · 38 mi
- Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center · Blackwood · 42 mi
Other help near Manahawkin
- Emergency GSVS Veterinary Emergency Care Toms River · Toms River · 22 mi
- Spay/neuter Jersey Shore Animal Center - Rosemary & Joseph Todino Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic · Brick · 23 mi
- Pet food Animal Welfare Association - Pet Food Pantry · Voorhees · 36 mi
- Low-cost care Animal Welfare Association (AWA) Pet Clinic · Voorhees · 36 mi
- Vet clinic PAWS Safety Net Foster Care (Temporary Housing for Cats and Dogs) · Philadelphia · 49 mi
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