Mission
The Voorhees Animal Orphanage ("VAO") is a 501-c-3 non-profit Municipal Animal Shelter dedicated to providing shelter, food and medical care to stray and unwanted animals until permanent homes can be found. We are an open-intake shelter serving 25 municipalities in Southern New Jersey, 21 of which are in Camden County. Although Voorhes Animal Orphanage services more than half of Camden County, NJ, we do not receive any operational or financial support from the county. The only income we receive are the monthly fees we receive from the municipalities that we serve, and adoption fees. Otherwise we rely very heavily upon the generosity of charitable donations to help us meet our budget.We are also an Adoption Center. That means when space allows, we are able to rescue cats and dogs from over-crowed, high-kill shelters and rescues. We work with local, regional and national shelters and rescue groups, saving lives wherever and whenever we can.In 2024 we were able to save the lives of over 2