AHS & Popcorn Park News
Join us for Yoga at Popcorn Park!
Stretch with the Animals in Popcorn Park!Yoga is happening Sunday, April 24th at 10:00 am at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge. We hope you'll join us! Our friends at This is Yoga NJ are hosting yoga in our Refuge once again to benefit our animals here at Associated Humane...
The Easter Bunny is Visiting Popcorn Park!
Join AHS Popcorn Park for photos with the Easter Bunny! on April 9th from 10am-4pm the Easter Bunny will be available for photos. Children, families, and leashed pets are welcome! Reserve your spot today!
How a Challenged Newark Shelter Reached “No-Kill”
After years of challenges, Associated Humane Societies achieved a 91% save rate in 2021.Prior to November of 2020, a cat with feline leukemia like Hastings likely wouldn’t have had a chance of being adopted from the Newark location of Associated Humane Societies...
Missing for FIVE Years, Bandit Makes his way Home with a Registered Microchip!
Bandit has been Reunited at last! When this skinny, matted, senior dog came to our shelter we had no idea the impact he would leave on our hearts. Little Shih Tzu, named Bandit, was in need of some major help when he first came to us. He was matted, emaciated, his...
Enjoy the Great Outdoors – But Be Mindful of Wildlife
With the spring and summer months upon us and people enjoying our waterways at the Jersey shore, and the backyards of the great Garden State, we prepare ourselves at AHS/Popcorn Park for the injured wildlife calls. Sadly, we have grown accustomed to the calls for...
The Story of Otis the Box Turtle
Otis the Box Turtle is Certainly Unique, and Artistic! Who would have thought Otis, the box turtle, who came to us last summer was such a star with many talents? After spending a couple weeks at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge we placed Otis with our friends at Garden...
Newark Pet Wellness Day March 26th!
ASSOCIATED HUMANE SOCIETIES NEWARK SHELTER PROVIDES WELLNESS CLINIC SERVING OVER 160 PETS IN THE COMMUNITY AHS Newark’s first Public Wellness Day was Successful day for all Involved NEWARK, NEW JERSEY -- Associated Humane Societies Newark Shelter hosted their...
Money’s Million Dollar Before and After
Money's Transformation at AHSMoney is looking like a million bucks- wait until you see what he looked like when he first came into the shelter! When we heard that a victim of a dog fight was coming to the shelter, we braced ourselves for what was going to walk through...
Cali & Cleo – Two Senior Dachshunds Looking for their Retirement Home
Cali & Cleo are looking for a home of their ownMeet Cali and Cleo, a mother/daughter Dachshund duo that are in need of a very special home. They came to us in September of 2021 when their family fell on very hard times. The girls needed a place to stay temporarily...
AHS Newark Adoption Event at the PetCare Market
Meet our Newark Adoptables at the PetCare Market in Lodi! Please join us on Sunday February 20th from 12pm to 3pm at The Petcare Market in Lodi, to meet your new best friend! Our beautiful adoptables from AHS Newark will be ready to greet you with wagging tails....