Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:30PM
Call (609) 597-1000 ext. 8525
After 4:30PM, nights, weekends and holidays
Call Stafford Police: (609) 597-8581
On Call:
Stafford Animal Control Officer’s and Animal Cruelty Investigator’s are required to be on call to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Department Employees:
Michael Melchionne: Department Head
- Chief Animal Control Officer NJ cert. # 0014
- Chief Animal Cruelty Investigator NJ cert. # 0001
- Staffordemployee since 1991
David Archer:
- Senior Animal Control Officer NJ cert. # 1263
- Animal Cruelty Investigator NJ cert # 0007
- Staffordemployee since 1996
Gayle Tomkinson: Clerk Typist
- Stafford employee since 2003
Kelly Karch: Part Time/On Call as needed
- Animal Control Officer NJ cert # 1876
- Animal Cruelty Investigator NJ cert # 277
Sharon Ragonese: Part Time/On Call as needed
- Animal Control Officer NJ cert # 1238
- Animal Cruelty Investigator NJ cert # 077
Craig Saltarelli: Part Time/On Call as needed
- Animal Control Officer NJ cert # 2291
- Animal Cruelty Investigator NJ cert # 383
Jurisdiction:
Stafford Animal Control not only provides Animal Control services to Stafford Twp., but provides Animal Control services through inter-local agreements to four municipalities on Long Beach Island. They include Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Harvey Cedars and Long Beach Township.
(This jurisdiction encompasses the area from Warren Grove out on Rt. 539, to Barnegat Light, down to Holgate).
