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Wildlife Advocacy

Hunting is the past. Currently available nonlethal wildlife science is the future. APLNJ is on the front lines working to advance this trend. Get Involved!

Feral Cat Advocacy

Project TNR endorses Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) as the humane, effective and cost-effective method of managing feral cat numbers.

Non-Animal Research

Imagine having your body left to science while you’re still using it. Learn about the plight of animals used in experimentation, product testing and research.

Compassionate Eating

All beings want to live. See the reality of animals raised for food and how you can say no to the madness.

Help Fund Our Work

Please support our many fundraising events. Have a great time and raise much needed funds to help make our work possible.

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No Traveling Circuses in NJ with Exotic Animals!

On December 17, 2018, New Jersey become the first state in the nation to prohibit the use of wild and exotic animals by traveling shows and circuses!

You’ve seen the acts – bears riding a motorcycle or dancing, elephants performing one unnatural act after another, tigers jumping through hoops of fire.

Well, NO MORE IN NEW JERSEY! 

As part of a coalition of animal activists, APLNJ is proud to have been instrumental in bringing forth this important legislation, paving the way for other states to follow suit. And follow they did!

A mere 4 days later, Hawaii’s governor signed similar legislation.

Please support our work, right here in New Jersey, by making a donation today.

Thank you for your support and all you do to make this world a better place for the animals!

NJ Animal Cruelty Statutes

Are you familiar with New Jersey’s laws protecting animals? While we often criticize them as limited are, New Jersey ranks second of all 50 states in overall protection, according to an HSUS report. To see the ranking, click here. If you are a New Jersey resident, you should familiarize yourself with our laws. Click here for a complete list.

Protecting the 1984 leghold trap law

New Jersey Senate Bill S179 (Senator Vin Gopal D-11) and Assembly Bill A3110 (Assemblyman Daniel Benson D-14 & Raj Mukherji D-33) would ban the manufacture, sale, possession, importation, transportation, or use of any trap that is a spring-loaded device that restrains an animal by capturing the foot, leg, or other body part, including an enclosed foothold type trap or any other type trap that uses a jaw, arm, bar, cable, or wire to grasp or pin the animal’s foot, leg, or other body part. Read more and get active.

Are you caring for community cats?

Are you involved in Trap-Neuter-Return? Then you need to be a part of our Feral Friends NJ network! It’s our Yahoo group that connects feral cat caregivers all across New Jersey. Get advice, find help, connect with others in your area, find out about free cat food opportunities, become eligible for spay/neuter subsidy and more. Read all about it.

Do you know the answer?

Question: How many hunting days are there in New Jersey? The answer may surprise you. Read more.

It ought to be a law!

APLNJ works with our political sister organization, the League of Humane Voters of New Jersey, to strengthen and enact laws that protect animals. To name a few, we’re lobbying to get Pedals’ Law, and the Trap Ban passed. We are also fighting against harmful legislation – the poaching, logging, and prescribed burning bills.