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.
| 2022 Stats |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
129 |
52 |
218 |
68 |
11 |
478 |
| Stray |
258 |
319 |
573 |
64 |
30 |
1244 |
| Return |
7 |
5 |
24 |
6 |
0 |
42 |
| Confiscate |
3 |
1 |
74 |
11 |
1 |
90 |
| Owner Assist |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Quarantined |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total Incoming |
397 |
377 |
892 |
149 |
42 |
1857 |
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| Adoption |
133 |
183 |
397 |
65 |
22 |
800 |
| Died/Missing |
0 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
13 |
2 |
103 |
1 |
0 |
119 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
44 |
31 |
32 |
6 |
11 |
124 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Total Euthanized |
57 |
55 |
142 |
7 |
11 |
272 |
Returned to Home
|
162 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
175 |
| Reclaimed |
16 |
0 |
257 |
9 |
0 |
282 |
| Transferred |
44 |
13 |
83 |
52 |
8 |
200 |
| Total Outgoing |
412 |
274 |
880 |
134 |
41 |
1741 |
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| Live Release Rate % |
89.4 |
55.4 |
82.6 |
84.6 |
71.4 |
78.5 |
| Adoption Rate % |
33.5 |
48.5 |
44.5 |
43.6 |
52.4 |
43.1 |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
14.4 |
14.6 |
15.9 |
4.7 |
26.2 |
14.6 |
| Transfer Rate % |
11.1 |
3.4 |
9.3 |
34.9 |
19.0 |
10.8 |
| Reclaim Rate % |
4.0 |
0.0 |
28.8 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
15.2 |
| Return Rate % |
5.3 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
9.2 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
| * 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)