Atlanta Animal Shelter Statistics

Compiled by Spot - Stopping Pet Overpopulation Together

2003 Statistical Data

Shelter Impounded Reclaimed Adopted Transferred Found Dead Released Died in Shelter Killed %Killed S/N Comp Human Pop At Census
Barrow County Animal Shelter 2,752 172 322 1,158 33 6 48 1,013 36.8% No Report 46,144
Barrow-Dogs 1,559 160 253 622 25 1 31 467 30.0%      
Barrow-Cats 1,193 12 69 536 8 5 17 546 45.8%    
                       
Bartow County Animal Shelter 8,016 490   1,706       5,820 72.6% No Report 76,019
                       
Carroll Animal Shelter 9,000 364 1,426 0 422 0 296 6,372 70.8% No Report 87,266
Carroll- Dogs 4,828 339 831   133   75 3,546 73.4%    
Carroll- Cats 3,493 24 595   72   103 2,806 80.3%    
Carroll- Other 679 1 0   217   118 20 2.9%    
                       
Cherokee County Animal Shelter 6,312 580 1,802 784 30 50   3,213 50.9% 100.0% 141,903
Cherokee- Dogs 2,338 460 648 158 7 6   790 33.8%    
Cherokee- Puppies 1,074 67 427 116 2 1   780 72.6%    
Cherokee- Cats 1,329 31 355 127 8 22   679 51.1%    
Cherokee- Kittens 1,472 15 335 354 11 21   952 64.7%    
Cherokee- Other 99 7 37 29 2 0   12 12.1%    
                       
Clayton County Animal Shelter 7,120 538 1,277         5,305 74.5% No Report 236,517
Clayton- Dogs 4,749 526 942         3,281 69.1%    
Clayton- Cats 2,371 12 335         2,024 85.4%    
                       
Cobb County Animal Shelter 15,943 1,268 5,449   1,583     7,130 44.7% 90.8% 607,751
Cobb- Dogs 8,261 1,156 3,303         3,229 39.1%    
Cobb- Cats 6,125 112 2,146         3,506 57.2%    
Cobb- Other 1,557     33 521 225 70 395 25.4%    
                       
Coweta County Animal Shelter 2,396 152 624 208   1 21 1,318 55.0% No Report 89,215
Coweta- Dogs 933                    
Coweta- Puppies 499                    
Coweta- Cats 444                    
Coweta- Kittens 511                    
Coweta- Other 9                    
                       
Dekalb County Animal Shelter 11,514 78 718 129 126 650 262 9,089 78.9% Invalid Report 665,865
                       
Douglas County Animal Shelter (While still directed by Douglas Humane) 6,008 658 803 115 139 1 1 4,421 73.6% 99.0% 92,174
Douglas- Dogs 2,155 561 240 65 40     1,249 58.0%    
Douglas - Puppies 1,000 56 215   5     724 72.4%    
Douglas - Cats 1,349     50 39     1,116 82.7%    
Douglas - Kittens 1,415 5 181   9     1,220 86.2%    
Douglas - Other 217 14 45   46     112 51.6%    
                       
Fayette County Animal Shelter 751 125           483 64.3% No Report 91,263
                       
Forsyth County Animal Shelter 3,464 103 675 70     114 2,531 73.1% No Report 96,407
                       
Fulton County Animal Services (3/03 to 3/04 Directed by Southern Hope) 10,509 735 1,796 2,030 0 208 261 5,479 52.1% 99.8% 816,006
Fulton - Dogs 7,166 686 1,237 1,314       3,801 53.0%    
Fulton - Cats 2,487 40 474 560       1,296 52.1%    
Fulton - Other 856 9 85 156   208   382 44.6%    
                       
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter 13,133 1,388 3,051 1,282 1,366 1 33 6,731 51.3% No Report 588,448
Gwinnett-Dogs 6,426 1,273     282   20 x:num="2256" 2,256 35.1%    
Gwinnett-Cats 5,783 48     289   12 3,951 68.3%    
Gwinnett - Other 924 67     795   1 524 56.7%    
                       
Hall County(Hall Humane) 13,078 569 3,201 0 33 61 220 8,814 67.4% No Report 139,277
Hall - Dogs 3,628 484 751   11 1 14 2,312 63.7%    
Hall- Puppies 2,625 42 1,258   2 0 51 1,215 46.3%    
Hall - Cats 2,816 36 342   7 2 5 2,392 84.9%    
Hall - Kittens 3,549 2 783   7 0 21 2,714 76.5%    
Hall - Other 460 5 67   6 58 129 181 39.3%    
                       
Henry County Animal Shelter 5,328 537 645         3,908 73.3% No Report 119,341
                       
Newton County Animal Shelter 5,563 414 814   82     4,227 76.0% No Report 62,001
                       
Paulding County Animal Shelter 5,642 606 1,683 444       2,909 51.6% No Report 81,678
                       
Rockdale County Animal Shelter 3,227 332 514       13 2,368 73.4% No Report 70,111
                       
Spalding County Animal Shelter 4,743 231 1,264   435 40 88 2,685 56.6% No Report 58,417
Spalding-Dogs 2,996 211 887   159 14 42 1,683 56.2%    
Spalding-Cats 1,513 12 376   73 17 42 993 65.6%    
Spalding-Other 234 8 1   203 9 4 9 3.8%    
                       
Walton County Animal Shelter 4,086 291 179 387       3,159 77.3% No Report 60,680
Walton-Dogs 2,309 282 130 283       1,594 69.0%    
Walton-Cats 1,777 9 49 104       1,565 88.1%    
Totals 138,585 9,631 26,471 8,313 4,249 1,018 1,357 86,975 62.76%   4,226,483
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