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.
2024 Stats |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
Owner Surrender |
149 |
102 |
259 |
86 |
14 |
613 |
Stray |
277 |
263 |
709 |
142 |
25 |
1416 |
Return |
12 |
7 |
42 |
7 |
0 |
68 |
Confiscate |
11 |
0 |
149 |
8 |
0 |
168 |
Owner Assist |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Quarantined |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Transferred |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Incoming |
453 |
372 |
1168 |
243 |
42 |
2278 |
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Adoption |
169 |
223 |
486 |
149 |
26 |
1053 |
Died/Missing |
3 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
Euthanized - Behavior |
17 |
1 |
217 |
2 |
0 |
237 |
Euthanized - Medical |
62 |
37 |
38 |
8 |
14 |
159 |
Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Euthanized - Age |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Euthanized - O.R. |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Total Euthanized |
82 |
49 |
272 |
10 |
14 |
427 |
Returned to Home
|
153 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
160 |
Reclaimed |
20 |
0 |
309 |
11 |
0 |
340 |
Transferred |
20 |
12 |
98 |
47 |
4 |
181 |
Total Outgoing |
447 |
298 |
1165 |
223 |
44 |
2177 |
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Live Release Rate % |
79.9 |
65.1 |
76.5 |
85.2 |
71.4 |
76.1 |
Adoption Rate % |
37.3 |
59.9 |
41.6 |
61.3 |
61.9 |
46.2 |
Euthanasia Rate % |
18.1 |
13.2 |
23.3 |
4.1 |
33.3 |
18.7 |
Transfer Rate % |
4.4 |
3.2 |
8.4 |
19.3 |
9.5 |
7.9 |
Return to Home %
|
55.2 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0. |
29.6 |
Reclaim Rate % |
4.4 |
0.0 |
26.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
24.0 |
Return Rate % |
7.1 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
* 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 came into the shelter (typically as a stray) & later identified by an owner who requested the animal be euthanized (typically an animal that was severely injured while running loose)
- Reclaimed - a stray animal that is reunited with its owner
- Return to Home - a community cat program whereby cats are altered, vaccinated & ear tipped and then returned to the place where they live
- 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)