Animal Rescue Coalition of NJ

Who We Are:

History

On January 11, 2002, members of different animal rescue groups came together to discuss forming a coalition. At the end of the meeting, everyone had agreed to the following statements.

	More needs to be done at a higher level to solve the pet overpopulation problem. Rescuing homeless animals, while an important effort, does little to eliminate the root cause of pet overpopulation.
	By joining forces, a coalition will have a stronger voice in the community.
	Working together, a coalition of rescue groups can accomplish goals that individual rescue groups acting on their own cannot.

After months of round table discussions, the coalition was officially incorporated on August 5^th, 2002.

Our focus is on reducing pet overpopulation and improving animal welfare by implementing change.

Current Members

Our current member organizations are:

Animal Allies	Pet Rescue of Mercer
Animal Friends for Education and Welfare (AFEW)	Ridgeback Rescue of NJ
Animals In Distress	Stray Catz
Crazy For Cockers	Wings of Hope NJ
Communities Altering The Strays (CATS)	Bordentown City Cats
Mutts-N-More	Animal Alliance