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.
| 2025 Stats |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
195 |
95 |
322 |
94 |
24 |
730 |
| Stray |
296 |
289 |
666 |
191 |
34 |
1476 |
| Return |
9 |
6 |
24 |
15 |
0 |
54 |
| Confiscate |
5 |
0 |
43 |
7 |
2 |
57 |
| Owner Assist |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Quarantined |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total Incoming |
505 |
390 |
1059 |
307 |
60 |
2321 |
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| Adoption |
180 |
223 |
30 |
204 |
42 |
1029 |
| Died/Missing |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
15 |
1 |
239 |
10 |
0 |
265 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
63 |
36 |
58 |
24 |
17 |
198 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Total Euthanized |
79 |
51 |
322 |
34 |
17 |
503 |
Returned to Home
|
159 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
171 |
| Reclaimed |
21 |
0 |
262 |
16 |
0 |
299 |
| Transferred |
40 |
29 |
82 |
23 |
17 |
191 |
| Total Outgoing |
483 |
320 |
1046 |
278 |
77 |
2204 |
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| Live Release Rate % |
79.2 |
67.7 |
68.4 |
79.2 |
98.3 |
72.8 |
| Adoption Rate % |
35.6 |
57.2 |
35.9 |
66.4 |
70.0 |
44.3 |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
15.6 |
13.1 |
30.4 |
11.1 |
28.3 |
21.7 |
| Transfer Rate % |
7.9 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
28.3 |
8.2 |
Return to Home %
|
31.5 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
29.2 |
| Reclaim Rate % |
4.2 |
0.0 |
24.7 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
20.3 |
| Return Rate % |
5.0 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
| * 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 came into the shelter (typically as a stray) & later identified by an owner who requested the animal be euthanized (typically an animal that was severely injured while running loose)
- Reclaimed - a stray animal that is reunited with its owner
- Return to Home - a community cat program whereby cats are altered, vaccinated & ear tipped and then returned to the place where they live
- 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)