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Atlanta Animal Shelter Statistics

Compiled by Spot - Stopping Pet Overpopulation Together

Metro Atlanta Animal Control Shelter statistics

Pets are turned-in to shelters with alarming regularity. The reasons are almost as numerous as the turn-ins. 

2000 Statistical Data

 
2000 Statistics
Shelter
Impounded
Reclaimed
Adopted
Transfer
Killed
%Killed
Bartow County Animal Shelter
7,057
491
    
5,862
83%
 
Carroll County Animal Shelter
Dogs
Cats
7,978
4,934
3,044
314
301
13
850
612
238
172
105
67
6,711
3,968
2,743
84%
80%
90%
 
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)            
 
Clayton County Animal Shelter
Dogs
Cats
7,222
4,935
2,287
633
609
24
1,397
928
469
  
5,192
3,398
1,794
72%
69%
78%
 
Cobb County Animal Shelter
Adult Dogs
Puppies
Adult Cats
Kittens
14,840
8,795

 
6,045
1,215
1,159

 
56
3,498
1,153
283
536
1,526
  
7,194
3,267

 
3,927
48%
37%

 
65%
 
Coweta County Animal Shelter
Adult Dogs
Puppies
Cats
Kittens
3,135
1,123
860
650
502
227
706
420
1,733
55%
 
Dekalb County Animal Shelter            
 
Douglas County Animal Shelter            
 
Fayette County Animal Shelter
1,796
285
491
  
959
53%
 
Forsyth County Animal Shelter            
 
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
13,442
1,451
 0
677*
11,991
89%
 
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter            
 
Hall County (Hall Humane)
9,180
310
2,008
  
6,583
72%
 
Henry County Animal Shelter            
 
Newton County Animal Shelter            
 
Paulding County Animal Shelter            
 
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
3,097
372
625
  
2,070
67%
 
Spalding County Animal Shelter            
 
Walton County Animal Shelter            
Totals - Incomplete
67,747
5,298
9,575
1,269
48,295
71%

 

Notes:

Carroll and Fayette County shelters the fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the next year.  Statistics are included as the originating year.  For example, statistics for 7/1/98 - 6/30/99 are included as the year 1998 statistics.

*Fulton County Animal Control (Managed by Atlanta Humane) transfers only to Atlanta Humane Society which posts a kill rate of 38%.  Other tranfers listed in other counties are to no-kill rescue groups.