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 |
19 |
4 |
35 |
3 |
9 |
70 |
| Stray |
42 |
19 |
108 |
24 |
13 |
206 |
| Return |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
| Confiscate |
1 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Owner Assist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Quarantined |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total Incoming |
63 |
23 |
170 |
28 |
22 |
306 |
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| Adoption |
19 |
16 |
77 |
25 |
8 |
145 |
| Died/Missing |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
1 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
8 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total Euthanized |
9 |
1 |
31 |
2 |
2 |
45 |
Returned to Home
|
23 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
| Reclaimed |
2 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
28 |
14 |
7 |
49 |
| Total Outgoing |
54 |
29 |
181 |
41 |
17 |
322 |
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| Live Release Rate % |
69.8 |
121.7 |
88.2 |
139.3 |
68.2 |
90.2 |
| Adoption Rate % |
30.2 |
69.6 |
45.3 |
89.3 |
36.4 |
47.4 |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
14.3 |
4.3 |
18.2 |
7.1 |
9.1 |
14.7 |
| Transfer Rate % |
0 |
0 |
16.5 |
50.0 |
31.8 |
16.0 |
Return to Home %
|
36.5 |
52.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.4 |
| Reclaim Rate % |
3.2 |
0 |
26.5 |
0 |
0 |
15.4 |
| Return Rate % |
5.3 |
0 |
9.1 |
4 |
0 |
6.2 |
| * 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)