BLOOMINGDALE, NJ (CBSNewYork) -- Help is needed at a North Jersey animal shelter.

LISTEN: WCBS 880's Sean Adams reports

The future is uncertain for the 160 cats and 20 dogs at the Bloomingdale animal shelter. It's been flooded three times this year and is waiting for a new contract from the borough and shelter president Ellen Ribitzki says donations are down.

"Just between the economy being very, very bad, people don't have a lot of disposable income, a lot aren't working," said Ribitzki. "We're getting a lot animals turned in because the people lose their house and are foreclosed. I think what's really hurting us even more is a lot of people are reluctant to adopt because they don't know what their financial situation would be."

But there is one bit of good news for the shelter. A sweet 4-year-old pit bull named Sugar that was stolen from the shelter earlier this week has been returned safe and sound.

For more information about the Bloomingdale animal shelter or if you'd like to adopt or donate, click here.