Wild animals only. For stray dogs & cats, call your municipal animal control
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Farm edges, creek corridors, new subdivisions

Wildlife Removal in Gloucester County, NJ

Gloucester County is where South Jersey's farmland meets its newest subdivisions, and the wildlife works that boundary hard. From Washington Township's cul-de-sacs to Mullica Hill's orchards and West Deptford's riverfront, we cover the county from our Cherry Hill office with the same rule everywhere: humane removal, then warrantied exclusion.

Brandon Stein, owner of Acorn Wildlife, with a wrapped service truck

This is the Gloucester County hub for our wildlife removal service. Below: your town links, the county's species pressure by geography, and the county shelter's information for stray dogs and cats, which we route rather than handle.

Brandon Stein carefully holding a young raccoon during a humane removal

Humane removal — every animal handled with care.

What We Get Called for Most in Gloucester County

Short answer: Gloucester County is our groundhog capital. Farm edges and newer subdivisions built on former fields in Washington Township, Williamstown, and Mullica Hill put burrowing animals under decks, sheds, and stoops. Add squirrel and raccoon pressure in the older boroughs like Glassboro and Deptford's creek corridors, and steady rodent work near the riverfront.

Subdivisions on Old Farmland

Washington Township, Williamstown, and Mullica Hill grew by building on fields, and the displaced groundhogs, skunks, and opossums moved under the new decks and sheds. Burrow calls here outnumber attic calls some months.

The Creek Corridors

Big Timber Creek and Mantua Creek thread Deptford, Washington Township, and Mantua. Creek-adjacent yards see the county's heaviest raccoon traffic, and the wooded buffers hold flying squirrels and the occasional snake call.

The Older Boroughs

Glassboro, Woodbury-side blocks of Deptford, and the county's older downtowns carry pre-war housing with original soffits and cellar foundations: squirrel, bat, and mouse territory. College-town turnover in Glassboro adds vacant-property rodent pressure.

The Riverfront

West Deptford's Delaware riverfront mixes industry, marsh, and neighborhoods. That combination means rats and mice working the water line plus raccoons denning in garages and crawl spaces.

Whatever your corner of the county, the job runs the same: photo-documented inspection, humane removal, and exclusion repairs under the Seal-Tight Warranty.

Gloucester County Towns We Serve

Stray Dogs and Cats in Gloucester County

Rural edges make this handoff matter more here than anywhere else we work: barn cats, dumped strays, and loose farm dogs all get mistaken for wildlife calls. Text us a photo first. Wild animal, we schedule you. Domestic animal, we send you to Clayton with the right number and no service charge for the advice.

Short answer: Acorn Wildlife handles wild animals only. For a stray or injured dog or cat anywhere in Gloucester County, contact the Gloucester County Animal Shelter in Clayton or your municipal animal control officer. They are the county's legal home for domestic animals, with the kennels and adoption systems to go with it.

Response Times Across Gloucester County

Gloucester County jobs run from our Cherry Hill office at 600 Deer Road. Deptford, Washington Township, and West Deptford are an easy drive down Route 42 and 55, and even Mullica Hill and Williamstown book standard inspections within the week. An animal loose in your living space jumps the queue and usually gets a same-day response. Trap lines and one-way doors get checked on daily routes, not whenever we happen to pass by.

Gloucester County Wildlife FAQs

How fast can you get to my Gloucester County home?
Living-space emergencies usually get a same-day response, and standard inspections anywhere in the county book within the week from our Cherry Hill office. Deptford and Washington Township are the quickest runs; Mullica Hill and Williamstown add minutes, not days. Call or Text (856) 398-1028, Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, weekends by appointment.
Who takes stray dogs and cats in Gloucester County?
The Gloucester County Animal Shelter in Clayton, plus your town's animal control officer. Acorn Wildlife is wild-animals-only, so every domestic call gets routed there. Groundhogs under the shed, raccoons in the attic, and bats behind the fascia are the calls we keep.

Gloucester County, We've Got the Burrows and the Attics

Same-week inspections county-wide. Humane, warrantied, owner-operated.