Here is this week's collection of some of the dogs and cats in need of adoption in New Jersey.

If you run or work for a nonprofit animal shelter or rescue group, consider listing your dogs and cats in this weekly gallery.

Participation in the gallery is free of charge for New Jersey shelters and rescues. You can submit one or two dogs and cats each week, with information similar to that shown in the captions.

The "N.J. pets in need" gallery reaches tens of thousands or people throughout New Jersey every week and posts in all 21 county pages on nj.com. For more information on how to start appearing in this weekly gallery, please contact Greg Hatala at greghatalagalleries@gmail.com.

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