Statewide animal shelter statistics

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U.S. Statewide animal shelter statistics
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Canada animal shelter statistics, U.K. animal shelter statistics

AnimalResources has compiled and shared animal shelter statistics since 2001. From my files, here are some sources for statewide animal shelter statistics, and related info. You must carefully read each source’s statement about limitations of data. This post is a work in progress, pulling info out of my files and checking online for updated info.

All animal shelters, public and private in every state, should be required to report. In recent years, individual animal shelters have started to gather or report or post statistics online, prodded or incentivized by various pressures.

For individual shelters in your state, check on their websites or ask them. For statewide reports, check animal groups identifying themselves as statewide including some spay/neuter or no-kill orgs and a few state humane federations, welfare alliances or state animal control associations. Some statewide no-kill or animal protection groups are in the process of compiling statewide data. Related animal shelter statistic info can sometimes be gleaned from state spay/neuter programs. See also my Neuter/Spay Nationwide webpage under Statewide Spay/Neuter Directories.

Animal People News has posted annual shelter killing reports for years, usually in the July/August issue; totals only (not individual shelters) -- by region, some states, and some city or county. [Addendum July 23, 2012: Annual Shelter Killing Statistics 2012
State totals this year included: CA, DE, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NV, UT, VA
Addendum, links added when available online: US animal shelter toll appears to drop below three million
Fewer animals killed but pit bulls chihuahuas crowd shelters
Cat dog shelter killing balance

Several years ago Maddie’s Fund began granting monies to shelters for statistic-gathering and in July 2011 Maddies placed online a comparative database of some shelter data around the nation (for years 2008-2009;) these shelters use the controversial Asilomar Accords method.
November 5, 2012: Maddie's added year 2010 data from selected shelters.

Since 2001 AnimalResources has tracked "statewide" and national animal programs, campaigns, initiatives, reports, resources and information including spay/neuter, population control, legislation, no-kill, Trap-Neuter-Return, etc.


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To date, some info on following states: (I'll add jumps when I can, use your Edit/Find function with keyword)
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio - updated 10/22/2012
Oregon
Rhode Island - (rabbits)
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington state
Canada animal shelter statistics
U.K. animal shelter statistics


CALIFORNIA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Local Rabies Control Activities (LRCA)
[excerpt]
This information is used to assist in evaluation and planning of local rabies control programs. Caution should be used when analyzing the LRCA report tables since local health jurisdiction data represent aggregated reports from multiple municipal agencies, some data is missing, the population demographics varies by jurisdiction, and the number of animals within a jurisdiction is unknown. The reported data does not include statistics from private shelters since these facilities are not required to report under the state regulations.
[end excerpt]

download pdf: LRCA 2011 Report

download pdf: LRCA 2010 Report


COLORADO ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Colorado Pet Animal Care Facilities Program

download pdf:
PACFA 2010 Annual Report

Animal Assistance Foundation - Data Collection
[excerpt]
Two Data Task Forces were convened at the end of 2008 for input and review of the foudnation's analysis of Colorado animal shelter statistics.
[end excerpt]
You can download: First Data Task Force, Second Data Task Force

Trends in intake and outcome data for animal shelters in Colorado, 2000 to 2007
Morris KN, Wolf JL, Gies DL. - February 2011


CONNECTICUT ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Connecticut Animal Population Control Program
includes various sterilization programs: Municipal Pound Pet Program, Feral Cat Grant Program, Low Income Program, Caring for Pets License Plates

download pdf:
Connecticut Animal Population Control 2010 Annual Report
Does not include shelter statistics

Connecticut DOAG APCP Releases FY 2011 Feral Cat Sterilization Report

Connecticut - 1990 to 2007 shelter statistics

Tails Connecticut - some statistics info


DELAWARE ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Delaware has only three counties: Kent, New Castle and Sussex. As of July 2010, animal shelters in Delaware are required to report animal shelter statistics online quarterly.

Delaware TITLE 3 > Agriculture > Domestic and Foreign Animals, Birds, Reptiles and Insects > CHAPTER 80. ANIMALS HELD IN SHELTER

Delaware TITLE 3 > Agriculture > Domestic and Foreign Animals, Birds, Reptiles and Insects > CHAPTER 82. RABIES CONTROL IN ANIMAL AND HUMAN POPULATIONS > Subchapter II. Animal Population Control Program and Spay/Neuter Fund

Governor Signs into Law Animal Shelters Standards
Standards Protect Animals, Promote Pet Adoptions, Reduce Euthanasia

New Castle County:
Delaware Humane - animal shelter statistics

Delaware SPCA
Hover over About Us, then Statistics on drop down menu
Delaware SPCA apparently also has an outlet in Sussex County.

Faithful Friends > quarterly statistics

Kent County:
Kent County SPCA - Shelter Statistics > Admissions and Dispositions
Kent County SPCA - Shelter Statistics > Rescue Registry

Sussex County:
Safe Haven Sanctuary a No Kill Shelter is under construction. As of February 2012, several board members resigned to start Citizens to Save Safe Haven


FLORIDA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

April 2013: see Florida Animal Shelter Statistics - Transparency Act 2013


GEORGIA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Georgia Voters for Animal Welfare - Survey of Animal Services in Georgia, September 2009


HAWAII ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS


ILLINOIS ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Illinois animal shelters must report shelter intake and euthanasia statistics to the Department of Agriculture - request these from the Illinois DOA.
(510 ILCS 5/) Animal Control Act
List of Licensed Illinois Animal Shelters


LOUISIANA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

The Maddie's Fund Shelter Statistics database provides total statistics for Louisiana, as a composite; individual shelter numbers are not posted.


MAINE ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

The Maine Federation of Humane Societies does a shelter statistics survey each year - not available to the public at this time.

Addendum: The state of Maine Animal Welfare program 2011 Shelter Survey
Addendum: Maine Animal Welfare 2012 Shelter Survey added to above page.


MARYLAND ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS


MASSACHUSETTS ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Shelter statistics are being compiled by Massachusetts Animal Coalition.

Quantifying the Shelter Rabbit Population: An Analysis of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Animal Shelters
AJ Cook, E McCobb - Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2012 - Taylor & Francis


MICHIGAN ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
* reports for various years (link for 2010 below)
[Blog Post Addendum April 30, 2012: scroll down for 2011 statistics which recently were posted]
* also scroll down to Animal Welfare Fund competitive grants

download pdf:
2010 Michigan Animal Shelter Survey Results

download pdf:
2010 Individual Michigan Animal Shelter Reports

Michigan Pet Fund Alliance
download pdf: Michigan Pet Fund - Save Rate Report


MISSISSIPPI ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

The Maddie's Fund Shelter Statistics database provides total statistics for Mississippi, as a composite; individual shelter numbers are not posted.


NEVADA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS


NEW HAMPSHIRE ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

I last obtained these directly, they were not online. The statistics were for 3 years ending in 2007. Current statistics are being compiled.


NEW JERSEY ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

New Jersey Department of Health > Animal Welfare
Information about the Animal Population Control program and Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program

download pdf:
New Jersey Animal Intake and Disposition Survey 2010


NEW MEXICO ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

In 2011, New Mexico animal shelters took in 118,000+ animals and euthanized 55,000+.
December 2011 survey by New Mexico Animal Advisory Board includes 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 intake and euthanasia statistics. See Exhibit 2, Page 1 for individual shelter numbers.
[The 27] "shelters responding to the survey cover roughly 98% 4 of New Mexico’s population and should give a fairly accurate picture of the state’s shelter intake, euthanasia and funding."
[As always, read the entire including caution notes.]
download pdf:
FEASIBILITY STUDY: Creating a Fund to Aid Low-Income Households in Sterilizing, Vaccinating and Spaying or Neutering their Companion Animals
January 24, 2012
Prepared in Response to Senate Memorial 36, 2011 Regular Legislative Session
By Helga Schimkat
For the New Mexico Animal Sheltering Board and Regulation and Licensing Department

download pdf:
Animal Protection of New Mexico - 2008 Shelter Survey
Data covers January 2007 to December 2007.


NORTH CAROLINA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services > Veterinary Division > Animal Welfare Section
scroll down to Animal Shelter Reports
download various pdf or excel reports
the latest became available about the end of April 2012:
2011 FY Public Animal Shelter Report In pdf

North Carolina spay neuter reports

Fix NC > Crunching the NC Kill Numbers - May 2012 input

Euthanasia in North Carolina Companion Animal Shelters: Interviews with Decreased-Rate Facilities and Comparative Analysis
Katie O'Connor Sirakos, March 2011


OHIO ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS [scroll down for Oct 2012 addendum about 2011 statewide county dog warden statistics)

No current statistics in process at this time according to sources who should know.

2004 Survey of Ohio Animal Care and Control Agencies

Demographic trends for animal care and control agencies in Ohio from 1996 to 2004
Linda K. Lord, DVM, MS; Thomas E. Wittum, PhD; Amy K. Ferketich, PhD; Julie A. Funk, DVM, PhD; Paivi Rajala-Schultz, DVM, PhD; Ross M. Kauffman, BS
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, July 1, 2006, Vol. 229, No. 1, Pages 48-54

Epidemiological study of Ohio animal shelters and lost and found pet population issues
LK Lord - 2006

Attitudes toward and perceptions of free-roaming cats among individuals living in Ohio
Linda K. Lord, DVM, PhD
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, April 15, 2008, Vol. 232, No. 8, Pages 1159-1167

UPDATE: October 22, 2012
State Animal Shelter Statistics - Ohio 2011
Kill rates vary widely at Ohio dog shelters
Columbia Dispatch - October 21, 2012
[excerpts - always read the entire article. Note the described limitations of this data and cats are not included. * ]

The fate of more than 100,000 dogs impounded annually in Ohio’s county-run animal shelters depends largely on where they wind up. . . . . .
The Dispatch analysis used figures obtained from 85 of the 88 counties to review what happened to dogs impounded in county shelters statewide last year. The analysis compared the number of dogs killed with the number that left the shelter through redemption by their owners or by adoption.
The statewide average showed that 70 percent of the dogs were redeemed or adopted, and 30 percent were euthanized.

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Related previous Feral Cat Blog! posts:

Ohio free-roaming cat survey - April 20, 2008

Ohio animal shelter survey - July 03, 2006


OREGON ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

These reports are not online. Last report I obtained was 2009 with state total, and I think 2007 for report with individual shelters. I just requested and received 2010 statistics; fy2011 collection will begin later.
Addendum: I obtained 2011 statistics.


RHODE ISLAND ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Quantifying the Shelter Rabbit Population: An Analysis of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Animal Shelters
AJ Cook, E McCobb - Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2012 - Taylor & Francis

TENNESSEE ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Tennessee Animal Shelter Report Released (5/19/2008)


TEXAS ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Texas used to post annual statistics: 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 are still available online:
2003 Texas DSHS Animal Control Shelter Summary

Texas Animal Friendly License Plates

No Kill Texas Advocates is one group collecting individual shelter statistics - click on County or City.


UTAH ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

The Maddie's Fund Shelter Statistics database provides total statistics for Utah, as a composite; individual shelter numbers are not posted.

Utah Pets - Jan-Nov 2011 Statewide Statistics (not individual shelters) and previous


VERMONT ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Vermont Humane Federation is compiling statistics that MAY be available in summer 2012.
Addendum: Vermont Humane 2012 Annual Report - see page 3 for 2011 limited animal shelter statistics

excerpt from Vermont Humane Federation 2009 Annual Report: [ http://vermonthumane.org/documents/2009annualreport.doc ]
In the area of statewide statistics, VHF completed its 2008 annual shelter survey, along with a 10-year compilation of data dating back to 1999. Just fewer than 6,000 animals were surrendered to reporting shelters in 2008. While 4,558 found new homes, sadly more than 900 animals had to be euthanized for a variety of reasons, including serious health and behavior issues. Vermont’s 76% adoption rate is well-above the national average, but we are still short of our ultimate goal to place every single adoptable pet into a loving home.
[end excerpt]


VIRGINIA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

Virginia DACS - Animal Shelter Statistics
Enter selections and receive reports for years up to 2012

Companion Animal* Management Survey - 2012
Myths, Facts, Challenges, and Opportunities - A look at companion animal management in fifteen counties of Central Virginia


WEST VIRGINIA ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

FOHO WV
[excerpt]
Please note that we have been compiling euthanasia data from animal shelters from 2008 to the present.
2009 WV Dog/Cat Euthanasia Shelter Statistics (55 counties with 18 counties with no data)
[end excerpt]

SNAP WV


WASHINGTON state ANIMAL SHELTER STATISTICS

The last survey I obtained was 2006. These annual surveys include number of spay/neuter surgeries.

Washington State Federation of Animal Care & Control Agencies
Shelter Survey Results
Federation members can obtain free, others can purchase survey.


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