Animals

A group of surfers in rubber suits went into the chilly ocean water off Belmar and tried to rescue the deer about 25 yards from shore.

One of the sickest dogs died after being taken from the Shamong Township home, police said. Marissa Corbett faces 60 counts of animal cruelty.

You could go with the over used names like Bella, Spot, Buddy, Fluffy, or Chloe. Those are boring, so we came up with better names for you.

Some may call us neurotic, but we know better.

Andover resident Barry Walsky had two chickens on a property less than 6 acres.

A fourth case of rabies in Atlantic County this year was confirmed last week when a raccoon that attacked a neighborhood cat in Egg Harbor Township tested positive for rabies.

A pig that had escaped from the Hackettstown Livestock Auction will spend the rest of its life at a rescue or a sanctuary thanks to the local animal control officer.

As deer mating season begins, Jersey drivers are being advised to slow down and be extra careful.

Cape May County is about to start distributing 31,000 rabies vaccine-laden baits starting the week of Sept. 24.

Eleventh Hour Rescue has arranged for almost two dozen animals to be transported to New Jersey from a shelter in North Carolina that could be affected by Hurricane Florence.

A New Jersey lawmaker is pushing a plan to name the seeing-eye dog as the official dog of the Garden State.

It's an increasing problem in many parts of New Jersey: Dogs are being treated for exposure to marijuana