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 |
203 |
150 |
356 |
129 |
22 |
860 |
Stray |
363 |
415 |
951 |
195 |
32 |
1956 |
Return |
16 |
13 |
51 |
8 |
0 |
88 |
Confiscate |
23 |
1 |
179 |
11 |
2 |
216 |
Owner Assist |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Quarantined |
4 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Transferred |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Incoming |
610 |
579 |
1548 |
343 |
56 |
3136 |
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Adoption |
218 |
375 |
616 |
214 |
35 |
1458 |
Died/Missing |
4 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
Euthanized - Behavior |
29 |
3 |
339 |
2 |
0 |
373 |
Euthanized - Medical |
85 |
81 |
51 |
10 |
18 |
245 |
Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
Euthanized - Age |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
Euthanized - O.R. |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Total Euthanized |
117 |
107 |
424 |
14 |
19 |
681 |
Returned to Home
|
208 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
238 |
Reclaimed |
24 |
0 |
391 |
12 |
0 |
427 |
Transferred |
20 |
16 |
121 |
78 |
4 |
239 |
Total Outgoing |
591 |
536 |
1552 |
324 |
59 |
3062 |
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Live Release Rate % |
77.0 |
72.7 |
72.9 |
88.6 |
69.6 |
75.3 |
Adoption Rate % |
35.7 |
64.8 |
39.8 |
62.4 |
62.5 |
46.5 |
Euthanasia Rate % |
19.2 |
18.5 |
27.4 |
4.1 |
33.9 |
21.7 |
Transfer Rate % |
3.3 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
22.7 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
Return to Home %
|
57.3 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
30.6 |
Reclaim Rate % |
3.9 |
0.0 |
25.3 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
21.8 |
Return Rate % |
7.3 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
* 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)