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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. 

2001 Statistical Data

Shelter
Human 
Population
Impounded
Reclaimed
Adopted
Transfer
Killed
 %Killed 
Barrow County Animal Shelter
46,144
3,245
75
1,168
  
2,002
62%
 
Bartow County Animal Shelter
76,019
7,570
486
1,189
  
5,895
78%
 
Carroll County Animal Shelter

87,266
7,710
345
1,006
  
6,332
82%
Dogs
 
4443
314
711
 
3413
77%
Cats
 
3,267
31
295
 
2919
89%
 
Cherokee County 
(Cherokee Humane)
141,903
5,672
416
2,517
  
2,739
48%
 
Clayton County Animal Shelter
236,517
7,727
630
1,437
  
5,596
72%
Dogs
 
5184
610
1013
 
3496
67%
Cats
 
2543
20
424
 
2100
8%
 
Cobb County Animal Shelter
607,751
14,640
1,245
5,606
  
6,920
47%
Adult Dogs
 
8338
1144
1426
 
3580
43%
Puppies
 
 
 
2188
 
 
 
Adult Cats
 
6301
101
493
 
4208
67%
Kittens
 
 
 
1499
 
 
 
 
Coweta County Animal Shelter
89,215
3,148
208
823
  
2,117
67%
Adult Dogs
 
1065
 
 
 
 
 
Puppies
 
682
 
 
 
 
 
Adult Cats
 
733
 
 
 
 
 
Kittens
 
635
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
665,865
10,956
1,108
540
104
9,145
83%
 
Douglas County Animal Shelter
92,174
5,930
545
846
  
4,342
73%
 
Fayette County Animal Shelter
91,263
1,570
218
468
  
711
45%
 
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
816,006
13,102
1,296
0
737*
11,069
84%
 
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
96,407
3,890
95
987
  
2,841
73%
 
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
588,448
11,933
1,224
3,315
513
6,681
56%
 
Hall County (Hall Humane)
139,277
10,685
513
2,771
  
7,401
69%
 
Henry County Animal Shelter
119,341
4,963
546
662
  
3,734
75%
 
Newton County Animal Shelter
62,001
1,200
200
400
  
600
50%
 
Paulding County Animal Shelter
81,678
4,489
46
775
719
2,898
65%
 
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
70,111
3,320
391
696
  
2,215
67%
 
Spalding County Animal Shelter
58,417
5,761
227
897
  
4,500
78%
 
Walton County Animal Shelter
60,680
3,600
  
600
  
2,828
79%
Totals
4,226,483
131,111
9,814
26,703
2,073
90,566
69%

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.

In 1998, Bartow and Clayton County Shelters counted incoming mothers and puppies as one animal but counted them as individuals going out. Therefore, we didn't calculate kill percentages for these shelters.

*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.