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Welcome to NorthStar Pet Rescue

We are a New Jersey volunteer-based, 501(c)(3) all breed animal rescue, focused on saving at-risk dogs from overcrowded animal shelters.

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Our NorthStar Heart Dogs

Sometimes you just have to follow your heart! These pups are some of our favorites that we’d really like to find the perfect home for. Please share their stories to help them find their way home, and please consider making a donation towards their ongoing care.

Rumor

Rumor

Rumor

Rumor

Rumor

Rumor has it, I am looking for a home to call my own! A little about me, I am approximately...

Reacher

Reacher

Reacher

Reacher

Reacher

Reacher

We first saw Reacher in a shelter after he was rescued from a hoarding situation in a small rural town...

Emmaline

Emmaline

Emmaline

Emmaline

Emmaline

Emmaline

Hi! My name is Emmaline! I appear to be a purebred German Shepherd and I was surrendered to a shelter...

Luria

Luria

Luria

Luria

Luria

Meet Luria! This little girl ended up at south Texas shelter with a serious wound on her backside and some...

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Joplin here! 🌞 Just wanted to sprinkle some sun

Joplin here! 🌞 Just wanted to sprinkle some sunshine your way to say... #HappyHumpDay! As you can see, I’m silly cute! Yup, totally #beaglicious! I am about 2 years old and I’m a small #Beagle mix at about 13lbs. I was rescued by my friends here at #NorthStarPetRescue from a shelter in Texas. I am very cautious and a tad skittish but my #pawesome foster mommy is teaching me that everything is ok and I am safe now. I still try to flee though if there's a sudden noise, especially outside, so I will require the safety of a fenced in yard. I like other dogs and I am looking for a forever home with a doggie companion to show me the way, and of course to play! So whattya ya say?! #OptToADOPT ME, JOPLIN! Learn more at www.NorthStarPets.org

Hey there, Cabella here & I’m “on point” for

Hey there, Cabella here & I’m “on point” for a forever home! I’m a loving 8-year-young yellow #LabradorRetriever who is looking for a place to call home. I am a happy, friendly girl who likes being petted & spending time with my people. I weigh 80 pounds but it's 80 pounds of pure #lab love! I like other dogs & love people. My all time favorite thing though is spending quality time outdoors - so I would love a home with a big backyard where I can explore & hang with YOU. In my previous home I was getting 2-mile walks every day & I could just keep on going but now that I settled into my new foster home, my foster mom says I’m pretty chill. I know I’m a looker but I’m also smart & know a few commands like Sit, Stay, Come. I am a good passenger in the car too - I just sit in the backseat happily watching the world go by. I love dog toys too, yup I’m just loads of fun! 🎉 I bet you could use some fun right about now? ? #OptToAdopt me, Cabella! Learn more at www.NorthStarPets.org #NorthStarPetRescue

#TongueOutTuesday with me, Elizabeth! I was found

#TongueOutTuesday with me, Elizabeth! I was found as a stray in Kentucky which landed me in the shelter. I am a very petite 10-year-old #Chihuahua, I only weigh 3.6 pounds. I may be small, but I am big in personality and sweetness! Thankfully #NorthStarPetRescue spotted me at the shelter and now I will be heading to them in NJ to find a retirement home. And get this - I already have an adopter set to meet me when I arrive, #bowWOW! So stay tuned, hoping to announce my happily ever after from my home sweet forever home really soon! www.NorthStarPets.org

Hi, there! It’s me, Harris! I am still just a pu

Hi, there! It’s me, Harris! I am still just a puppy at about 8 months old and my friends think I might be a #Chihuahua mixed with some #Dachshund, a #Chiweenie! I’m small, about 8 lbs of pure cutie patootie! I love to be held and cuddled. I have lots of energy and love to play, but I also will settle down easily to snuggle up for a snooze with my human or doggie friends. I love other dogs, big and small, and even like cats too! So here’s the thing, I wasn’t socialized properly with new people when I was a tiny puppy, and even though I am really sweet and completely trusting and loving to people I know, when I first meet new people I get scared and act really tough and bark a lot. So I’m looking for a forever family who will be willing to work on socialization with me. My new home will need to be careful with introductions of new people. It will take me some time to trust them. Once I do, I’m in love! A home with a confident mentor doggie friend would probably really help to show me the way too. I’m just a young lad, so I’m ready to learn...with YOU! #OptToADOPT ME - HARRIS! Learn more at NorthStarPets.org #NorthStarPetRescue #NSPR

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Thanks for a great 2018 – check out our year in review video!

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

Thanks for a great 2018 – check out our year in review video!

What a year! Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, fosters, and friends we were able to place over...

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