In the past we have not shared with our members the numbers of animals that we deal with on a daily basis. While these figures unfortunately show the large number of animals which are euthanized, they also reflect the many adoptions we are doing. In a perfect world every animal would have a good home. We do our best with the resources we have, but for many animals that is not enough. The support of the community in controlling pet populations by spaying and neutering is the ONLY real solution to this problem. Just remember that with your support over one hundred dogs and cats a month are adopted from the shelter. Without you, this would not be possible. Figures as of July 11, 2002 RECEIVED Dogs 771 Puppies 299 Cats 455 Kittens 335 TOTAL: 1860 CLAIMED Dogs 114 Puppies 0 Cats 4 Kittens 0 TOTAL: 118 ADOPTED Dogs 123 Puppies 118 Cats 56 Kittens 60 TOTAL: 351 DESTROYED Dogs 545 Puppies 177 Cats 398 Kittens 274 TOTAL: 1394 DEAD ON ARRIVAL Dogs 2 Puppies 1 Cats 0 Kittens 1 TOTAL: 4 Statistics for 2001   Received Claimed Adopted Destroyed DOA Dogs 2,073 303 291 1,419 11 Puppies 732 11 294 462 9 Cats 1,233 5 111 1,114 3 Kittens 1,394 3 263 1,153 2 TOTALS 5,432 322 959 4,148 25 Difficult as it may be to read, please note that only 25% of the animals that come to us are either claimed or adopted. It is important that there be a facility where homeless animals receive a second chance of finding a loving home. Pet Overpopulation Estimates Number of cats and dogs entering shelters each year: 8 to 10 million Number of cats and dogs euthanized by shelters each year: 4 to 5 million Number of cats and dogs adopted from shelters each year: 3 to 5 million Number of Animal Shelters in the United States: Between 4 and 6 thousand Percentage of dogs in shelters who are purebred: 25 percent Average number of litters a fertile cat can produce in one year: 3 Average number of animals in an average feline litter: 4 to 6 In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats Average number of litters a fertile dog can produce in one year: 2 Average number of animals in an average canine litter: 6 to 10 In six years, one female dog and her offspring can theoretically produce 67,000 dogs. Source: Humane Society of the United States There are approximately 68,000,000 owned dogs in the United States Four in ten (or 40,000,000) households own at least one dog Twenty percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter Seven out of ten owned dogs were spayed or neutered There are approximately 73,000,000 owned cats in the United States Three in ten (or 34,700,000) households own at least one cat Twenty percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter Nine in ten (89%) owned cats are mixed breeds Eight in ten owned cats are spayed or neutered [return to top]