2024 Shelter Statistics

Beginning Animal Counts

  • Canines in the shelter on 1/1/2024: 228
  • Canines in foster care on 1/1/2024: 340
  • Felines in the shelter on 1/1/2024: 70
  • Felines in foster care on 1/1/2024: 449

 

Live Intakes

Table showing canine live intake counts by age group and intake type.
Canines Adult Up to 5 Months Age Unknown Total
Stray/At Large 2,964 917 121 4,002
Relinquished by Owner 547 200 19 766
Owner Intended Euthanasia 113 0 24 137
Transferred in from agency (in state) 12 1 0 13
Impound/Seizure 312 73 17 402
Total Live Intakes 3,948 1,191 181 5,320

 

Table showing feline live intake counts by age group and intake type.
Felines Adult Up to 5 Months Age Unknown Total
Stray/At Large 1,130 3,081 582 4,793
Relinquished by Owner 233 154 57 444
Owner Intended Euthanasia 41 1 32 74
Transferred in from agency (in state) 1 7 0 8
Impound/Seizure 46 6 2 54
Total Live Intakes 1,451 3,249 673 5,373

 

Live Outcomes

Table showing canine live outcomes by intake type and age group.
Canines Adult Up to 5 Months Age Unknown Total
Adoption 2,267 778 2 3,047
Transferred out to agency (in state) 292 120 12 424
Returned to Owner (RTO) 885 53 48 986
Total Live Outcome 3,444 951 62 4,457

 

Table showing feline live outcomes by intake type and age group.
Felines Adult Up to 5 Months Age Unknown Total
Adoption 1,214 2,077 15 3,306
Transferred out to agency (in state) 48 184 41 273
Returned to Field (RTF) 60 5 25 90
Returned to Owner (RTO) 57 8 6 71
Total Live Outcomes 1,379 2,274 87 3,740

 

Other Outcomes

Table showing canine other outcomes by age group and outcome type.
Canines Adult Up to 5 Months Age Unknown Total
Owner Intended Euthanasia 112 0 23 135
Shelter Euthanasia 549 22 80 651
Died in Care 18 12 8 38
Lost in Care 21 1 1 23
Disposal 2 1 0 3
Other 9 2 0 11
Priority 1 0 0 1
Total Other Outcomes 712 38 112 862

 

Table showing feline other outcomes by age group and outcome type.
Felines Adult Up to 5 Months Age Unknown Total
Owner Intended Euthanasia 41 1 31 73
Shelter Euthanasia 345 421 511 1,277
Died in Care 51 107 31 189
Lost in Care 17 5 4 26
Disposal 8 14 2 24
Other 2 7 0 9
Total Other Outcomes 464 555 579 1,598

 

Euthanasia Type Breakdown

  • Medical Euthanasia Dogs: 284
  • Behavior Euthanasia Dogs: 418
  • Medical Euthanasia Cats: 1447
  • Behavior Euthanasia Cats: 21

Behavior Euthanasia

  1. Behavioral euthanasia includes dogs involved in biting incidents and dogs designated as vicious under the County ordinance.

Medical Euthanasia

  1. Medical euthanasia includes sick and injured pets at the shelter and in foster care.
  2. Medical euthanasia includes pets who arrived at the shelter with illnesses or injuries.

 

Live Release Rates

  • Dogs: 86%
  • Cats: 72%

 

Ending Animal Counts

  • Canines in the shelter on 12/31/2024: 466
  • Canines in foster care on 12/31/2024: 130
  • Felines in the shelter on 12/31/2024: 368
  • Felines in foster care on 12/31/2024: 197