Animal Control

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Associated Humane Societies

124 Evergreen Avenue
Newark, NJ 07114
Phone: 973-824-7080
Associated Humane Societies

Associated Humane Societies (AHS) provides animal control services to the City of Rahway. Residents can report lost animals or make general inquiries by calling 973-824-7080 from 9am until 5pm. Calls after 5pm and on holidays should be directed to the Rahway Police Department.

  • Non-Emergency calls such as general inquiries about lost pets and non-life-threatening issues (dog barking, cat fighting or wildlife in non-inhabited parts of a home) should only be made to AHS during normal business hours.
  • Animal Cruelty concerns should be reported immediately to the Rahway Police Department.
  • Animal Control is not responsible for marine mammals or dead deer.
  • Animal Control does not pick up rodents (i.e., rats, mice, voles or moles).
  • Canadian geese will not be picked up unless in need of veterinary care.

For general animal welfare concerns and information about low-cost wellness examinations and spay/neuter surgery, please visit the Associated Humane Society website here.

When to Call

  • Deceased animal
  • Animal attack
  • Feral cats
  • Rabid animal
  • Inhumane conditions


Health Officer

  1. Andrea Alvare

    Director/Health Officer
    Email
    Phone: (732) 827-2085
    More Information

Police Department

Contact the non-emergency line to report non leashed dogs or lost animals. (732) 827-2200

Deer Carcass Removal


To report a dead deer in a local roadway, please call (908) 789-3660. You will be asked to provide the location/road name, mile marker, distinctive landmarks, etc. Please be as exact as possible for location. 

State Roads: For state owned roads please call (609) 588-6211 or (609) 548-1248.

If the animal is on private property, the property owner is responsible for arranging to get the carcass to the side of road before removal. 

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