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Pet license and shelter statistics

Licenses issued - dog

 

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

Altered

31,538

32,794

37,280

43,918

47,573

50,995

50,787

53,992

55,429

57,303

61,007

72,621

67,165

73,329

67678

67198

62522

Unaltered

11,286

10,878

7,571

5,298

4,971

4,702

4,493

4,415

4,593

4,497

4,855

5,377

5,364

5523

5167

5082

5143

Juvenile

0

0

606

3,296

3,768

3,688

3,632

3,486

3,761

5,325

3,843

3,768

3,699

4201

3825

4121

4617

Senior: New Lifetime

837

818

1,021

1,311

1,358

1,044

1,147

1,106

1,262

1,187

1,321

1,545

1,387

1363

1091

1159

1108

Senior: Renew

0

0

4,189

4,147

4,176

4,527

4,195

4,847

5,105

5,665

6,317

7,331

6,140

8959

9461

9784

10264

Service Animals

 

 

 

55

65

103

121

97

101

126

142

156

126

158

171

196

229

Total

43,661

44,490

50,667

58,025

61,911

65,059

64,375

67,943

70,251

74,103

83,358

90,798

89,129

93,533

90,837

89368

85503



Licenses issued - cat

 

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

Altered

11,540

12,989

14,730

22,824

28,210

30,167

31,670

32,997

33,627

34,632

37,881

50,230

45,259

48622

43436

40870

41982

Unaltered

1,764

1,080

395

129

182

193

180

190

255

269

328

334

317

273

242

228

217

Juvenile

0

0

280

3,205

4,049

3,647

3,756

3,725

3,202

4,666

2,897

2,473

1,953

1866

1791

1624

1394

Senior: New Lifetime

289

409

585

1,214

1,292

681

1,032

774

831

870

1,041

1,386

1,067

1047

1069

945

871

Senior: Renew

0

0

1,514

1,595

2,083

2,535

2,641

2,991

3,177

3,636

4,036

5,043

4,738

6854

7389

7788

7572

Total

13,593

14,478

17,504

28,967

35,816

37,223

39,279

40,677

41,092

44,073

52,539

59,466

58,703

58,662

56,717

53293

53939



Dogs/Cats Combined

 

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

Total Licenses Issued

57,254

58,968

68,171

86,992

97,727

102,282

103,654

108,620

111,343

118,164

135,906

150,264

147,832

152,195

147,554

142661

139442



Disposition of Animals

 

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

Adopted

1,525

1,705

1,348

1,802

2,018

2,796

3,316

4,315

4,575

4,778

4,989

4,687

4,713

4,456

4,559

4979

4,525

Redeemed

1,775

1,763

1,724

1,524

2,214

2,397

2,311

2,215

2,278

2,379

2,341

2,618

2,125

1,809

1,766

1684

1,698

Euthanized

13,765

11,584

10,510

9,032

8,738

7,936

7,617

6,606

6,572

6,105

6,070

6,300

6,151

5,943

5,436

4666

4,331

Euthanized - Healthy Adoptable*

2,952

3,154

1,421

1,132

299

140

44

1

0

9

8

0

0

0

Euthanized - Unadoptable*

6,080

5,584

6,515

6,485

6,307

6,432

6,061

6,069

6,300

6,142

5,935

5,436

4666

4,331

DOA

3,784

3,638

2,387

1,321

1,572

1,246

1,180

1,217

1,318

1,378

1,336

983

660

493

437

392

381

Total

20,849

18,690

15,969

13,679

14,542

14,375

14,424

14,353

14,743

14,640

14,735

14,588

13,649

12,701

12,413

11990

11,259

* 1993 first year euthanized animals tracked by adoptability