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Homeless Animal Chart

COUNTY HOMELESS
DOG AND CAT REPORT

NUMBER

NATIONAL AVG

People Population of County _________

na

Total Number of Households in County _________

na

DOGS

DOGS

DOGS

Dog Population
(Total Households in Co x .316) x 1.7
_________ na
Purebred Dogs Impounded _________ na
Number of Purebred Puppies _________ 1%
% of Purebreds Entering Shelters
( # of Purebreds / Total Impounds)
_________ 20%
Dog Licenses in county _________ na
% of Dogs w/ License (licenses/total) _________

33%

Est Number of Dogs Obtained Yearly _________

14% of total dogs

County Dog Impoundment's
(Total from all shelters)
_________ na
Impounded:
Relinquished by Owner
Animal Control Pick-ups
Public Surrenders
(Add AC Pick-up's and public surrenders to compute total strays)
_________

Total Strays

 

Total Relinquish

_________
% %
_________
% Rate of Dog Population
(Impounded / Total Dogs in County)
_________

9%

Number of Dogs Adopted at Shelters
(County total)
_________ na
Shelters Market Share
(% of total dogs obtained)
_________

14%

Adoption Rate per Incoming Dog
(Total adopted dogs / Impounded)
_________

25%

Dogs Returned to Owner _________ na
Return to Owner Rate
(Return to Owners / Incoming Dogs)
_________

14%

Euthanized _________ na
Dog Euthanasia Rate per Incoming Dog _________

61%

% of All Dogs in Region Euthanized _________

5%

Rank Compared to Other State Counties _________ na

CATS

CATS

CATS
Cat Population (Owned)
(total households in Co x .27) x 2.2
_________ na
Feral, Unowned Cat Population (+40%) _________ na
Total Cat Population _________ na
Number of Cats Obtained Each Year (16%) _________ na
Cat Impoundment's
(% Stray versus Owner Relinquished)
_________

% / %

% Rate of Cat Population Impounded _________

7%

Number of Ferals Impounded _________ na
% of Cats Impounded that are Feral _________ %
Shelter Cats Adopted _________ na
Shelter Market Share
(shelter adopts /# obtained each yr.)
_________

12%

Adoption Rate
(Shelter adoptions / cat impounds)
_________

19%

Returned to Owner _________

na

Returned to Owner Rate
(Shelter RTO/total impounds)
_________

1%

Euthanized _________

na

Euthanasia Rate
(Shelter euthanasia/total impounds)
_________

80%

% Euthanized Compared to Owned _________

6%

Rank Compared to Other State Counties _________

na

Total County Dogs & Cats 

Number

Loc / Nat Avg

Impounded Total _________ na

Dogs

_________ na

Cats

_________ na
Total County Dogs and Cats Adopted
(% is Total adopted / total Impounds)

County Total

County %

National %

_________ %

20%

Returned To Owner _________ %

11%

Euthanized _________ %

69%

Animal Control Budget Per Capita _________

Need $5 to $6 per capita

Annual Need for Spay/Neuter in Co
(90% of new dog and cat total)
_________

20% of total*