Shelter Statistics
The following statistics for the Tallahassee Animal Services detail the number of animals who arrive and depart the shelter in various ways. Below, please find the year-to-date numbers, along with historical data from previous years. A key for what each category means is also posted below the chart.
| Through 12/2018 |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
333 |
252 |
593 |
109 |
38 |
1325 |
Owner Assist
|
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
| Stray |
947 |
939 |
1383 |
271 |
62 |
3602 |
| Return |
27 |
17 |
68 |
11 |
0 |
123 |
| Confiscate |
15 |
6 |
102 |
18 |
5 |
146 |
| Quarantined |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Transferred |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Total Incoming |
1329 |
1215 |
2166 |
409 |
106 |
5225 |
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| Adoption |
694 |
758 |
1090 |
283 |
83 |
2908 |
| Died/Missing |
3 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
348 |
47 |
280 |
0 |
0 |
675 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
138 |
175 |
160 |
23 |
25 |
521 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
3 |
45 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
70 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
112 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
112 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Total Euthanized |
491 |
379 |
470 |
23 |
25 |
1388 |
| Pilot Community Cat |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Reclaimed |
85 |
5 |
501 |
35 |
2 |
608 |
| Transferred |
65 |
48 |
109 |
50 |
6 |
278 |
| Total Outgoing |
1323 |
1197 |
2173 |
396 |
117 |
5206 |
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| Live Release Rate * |
62.4% |
66.9% |
78.5% |
90.0% |
85.8% |
72.7% |
| Adoption Rate |
52.2% |
62.4% |
50.3% |
69.2% |
78.3% |
55.7% |
| Euthanasia Rate |
36.9% |
31.2% |
21.7% |
5.6% |
23.6% |
26.6% |
| Transfer Rate |
4.9% |
4.0% |
5.0% |
12.2% |
5.7% |
5.3% |
| Reclaim Rate |
4.9% |
0.4% |
23.1% |
8.6% |
1.9% |
11.6% |
| Return Rate |
3.9% |
2.2% |
6.2% |
3.9% |
0.0% |
4.2% |
| * Please note that Live Release Rate is not a Save Rate |
Historical Statistics (PDF)
Category Key
- Cats - Felines 6 months and older
- Kittens - Felines under 6 months
- Dogs – Canines 6 months and older
- Puppies - Canines under 6 months
- Other - wildlife, livestock, fish, reptiles, rabbits, pocket pets, and any other animal that is not a cat or dog
Intake Types
- Owner surrender - an animal which is given up by its owner, either at the shelter or in the field
- Stray - an animal which comes to the shelter after being found at large or lost
- Return - an animal adopted from the shelter that is returned by the adopter within 30 days
- Confiscate - an animal that is brought to the shelter by an animal control officer due to the owner not being available (incarcerated or hospitalized) or due to cruelty, neglect or abandonment
- Quarantined - a cat or dog that has bitten a person and is subsequently being held for 10 days rabies quarantine to determine if the person must undergo rabies treatment
- Transferred - an animal that comes in from another animal shelter or rescue group
Exit Types
- Adoption - an animal that is placed permanently with a person for the purpose of being a companion
- Died/Missing - an animal that died or escaped
- Euthanized - Behavior - an animal that is aggressive or exhibited behaviors that made it unsafe to rehome
- Euthanized - Medical - an animal that had a medical issue that precludes it from being adopted even with available resources
- Euthanized - Time/Space - an animal that was available for adoption but space was no longer available or an animal that had a major health or behavioral issue that is treatable
- Euthanized - Age - an orphaned animal that was under 5 weeks old (unable to eat on its own)
- Euthanized - O.R. - an animal that was brought to the shelter by its owner to be euthanized, typically due to medical issues; these are referred to as "Owner Requested Euthanasia" and have an intake type of Owner Surrender.
- Reclaimed - a stray animal that is reunited with its owner
- Pilot Community Cat - a pilot program that returns healthy cats to the environment from which they came after being altered, vaccinated, tested for FeLV & FIV and microchipped
- Transferred - animals that are sent to a nonprofit rescue or shelter that will assure their placement
- Live Release Rate = (adopted + reclaimed + transferred + community cat program) / (incoming animals)