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 4/2019
|
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
116 |
44 |
213 |
36 |
13 |
422 |
| Stray |
327 |
107 |
401 |
88 |
23 |
946 |
| Return |
14 |
1 |
29 |
3 |
0 |
47 |
| Confiscate |
7 |
0 |
31 |
11 |
6 |
55 |
| Quarantined |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Incoming |
464 |
152 |
678 |
138 |
42 |
1474 |
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| Adoption |
264 |
77 |
360 |
92 |
23 |
816 |
| Died/Missing |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
107 |
1 |
96 |
1 |
0 |
205 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
53 |
24 |
47 |
1 |
10 |
135 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Total Euthanized |
162 |
36 |
146 |
2 |
10 |
356 |
| Pilot Community Cat |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Reclaimed |
30 |
0 |
170 |
3 |
0 |
203 |
| Transferred |
21 |
17 |
26 |
27 |
7 |
98 |
| Total Outgoing |
487 |
135 |
703 |
124 |
40 |
1489 |
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| Live Release Rate * |
67.9% |
61.8% |
82.0% |
88.4% |
71.4% |
76.2% |
| Adoption Rate |
56.9% |
50.7% |
53.1% |
66.7% |
54.8% |
55.4% |
| Euthanasia Rate |
34.9% |
23.7% |
21.5% |
1.4% |
23.8% |
24.2% |
| Transfer Rate |
4.5% |
11.2% |
3.8% |
19.6% |
16.7% |
6.6% |
| Reclaim Rate |
6.5% |
0.0% |
25.1% |
2.2% |
0.0% |
13.8% |
| Return Rate |
5.3% |
1.3% |
8.1% |
3.3% |
0.0% |
5.8% |
| * 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)