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.
| 2023 Stats |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
274 |
185 |
397 |
100 |
66 |
1022 |
| Stray |
489 |
512 |
1191 |
241 |
58 |
2491 |
| Return |
9 |
11 |
54 |
12 |
1 |
87 |
| Confiscate |
35 |
10 |
142 |
34 |
1 |
222 |
| Owner Assist |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| Quarantined |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total Incoming |
807 |
718 |
1800 |
394 |
126 |
3845 |
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| Adoption |
294 |
446 |
720 |
254 |
75 |
1789 |
| Died/Missing |
5 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
18 |
1 |
381 |
7 |
1 |
408 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
76 |
67 |
61 |
7 |
27 |
238 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
57 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Total Euthanized |
95 |
124 |
500 |
14 |
30 |
763 |
Returned to Home
|
333 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
387 |
| Reclaimed |
25 |
1 |
488 |
44 |
4 |
562 |
| Transferred |
47 |
50 |
131 |
75 |
17 |
320 |
| Total Outgoing |
799 |
683 |
1839 |
388 |
128 |
3837 |
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| Live Release Rate % |
86.6 |
76.7 |
74.4 |
94.7 |
76.2 |
79.5 |
| Adoption Rate % |
36.4 |
62.1 |
40.0 |
64.5 |
59.5 |
46.5 |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
11.8 |
17.3 |
27.8 |
3.6 |
23.8 |
19.8 |
| Transfer Rate % |
5.8 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
19.0 |
13.5 |
8.3 |
Return to Home %
|
41.3 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
38.7 |
| Reclaim Rate % |
5.1 |
0.2 |
41.0 |
18.3 |
6.9 |
22.6 |
| Return Rate % |
3.1 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
4.9 |
| * 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)