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.
| 2020 YTD Stats |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
85 |
18 |
184 |
60 |
7 |
354 |
| Stray |
172 |
118 |
618 |
62 |
39 |
1009 |
| Return |
8 |
3 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
36 |
| Owner Assist |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Confiscate |
18 |
18 |
44 |
5 |
5 |
90 |
| Quarantined |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Incoming |
284 |
157 |
871 |
130 |
51 |
1493 |
| |
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| Adoption |
162 |
115 |
446 |
109 |
33 |
865 |
| Died/Missing |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
18 |
0 |
82 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
44 |
25 |
54 |
1 |
18 |
142 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Total Euthanized |
63 |
29 |
138 |
1 |
18 |
249 |
Returned to Field
|
49 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
| Reclaimed |
14 |
1 |
224 |
3 |
0 |
242 |
| Transferred |
7 |
2 |
77 |
11 |
4 |
101 |
| Total Outgoing |
297 |
152 |
888 |
125 |
55 |
1517 |
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| Live Release Rate % |
64.4 |
75.2 |
85.8 |
94.6 |
72.5 |
84.5 |
| Adoption Rate % |
57.0 |
73.2 |
51.2 |
83.8 |
64.7 |
57.9 |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
22.2 |
18.5 |
15.8 |
0.8 |
35.3 |
16.7 |
| Transfer Rate % |
2.5 |
1.3 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
6.8 |
| Reclaim Rate % |
4.9 |
0.6 |
25.7 |
2.3 |
0 |
16.2 |
| Return Rate % |
4.9 |
2.6 |
4.9 |
2.8 |
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)