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
Percentage of Animals Killed 2001
Change in Percentage of Animals Killed from 1998 to 2001
Impounded Animals as a Percentage of the Human Population 2001
Number of Animals Killed as a Percentage of Human Population 2001
Percentage Reclaimed 2001
Percentage Adopted 2001
2000 Statistical Data 
1998 Statistical Data
 

2001 Statistical Data

   
2001 Statistics
Shelter
Human 
Population
Impounded
Reclaimed
Adopted
Transfer
Killed
 %Killed 
Barrow
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%

Percentage of Animals Killed 2001

Shelter
% Killed  2001
Fayette County Animal Shelter
45%
Cobb County Animal Shelter
47%
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)
48%
Newton County Animal Shelter
50%
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
56%
Barrow County Animal Shelter
62%
Paulding County Animal Shelter
65%
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
67%
Coweta County Animal Shelter
67%
Hall County (Hall Humane)
69%
Average
69%
Clayton County Animal Shelter
72%
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
73%
Douglas County Animal Shelter
73%
Henry County Animal Shelter
75%
Bartow County Animal Shelter
78%
Spalding County Animal Shelter
78%
Walton County Animal Shelter
79%
Carroll County Animal Shelter
82%
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
83%
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
84%

Change in Percentage of Animals Killed from 1998 to 2001

(a negative number is a very good thing)
Shelter
Change in % Kill
Newton County Animal Shelter
-34%
Bartow County Animal Shelter
-14%
Fayette County Animal Shelter
-9%
Clayton County Animal Shelter
-9%
Walton County Animal Shelter
-5%
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
-5%
Carroll County Animal Shelter
-3%
Hall County (Hall Humane)
-2%
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
-1%
Spalding County Animal Shelter
-1%
Henry County Animal Shelter
2%
Average
2%
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
4%
Cobb County Animal Shelter
6%
Douglas County Animal Shelter
6%
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
8%
Coweta County Animal Shelter
8%
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)
9%
Paulding County Animal Shelter
12%
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
23%
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Impounded Animals as a Percentage of the Human Population 2001

Shelter
Impound/Population
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
2%
Fayette County Animal Shelter
2%
Newton County Animal Shelter
2%
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
2%
Cobb County Animal Shelter
2%
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
2%
Clayton County Animal Shelter
3%
Average
3%
Coweta County Animal Shelter
4%
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)
4%
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
4%
Henry County Animal Shelter
4%
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
5%
Paulding County Animal Shelter
5%
Walton County Animal Shelter
6%
Douglas County Animal Shelter
6%
Barrow County Animal Shelter
7%
Hall County (Hall Humane)
8%
Carroll County Animal Shelter
9%
Spalding County Animal Shelter
10%
Bartow County Animal Shelter
10%

Number of Animals Killed as a Percentage of Human Population 2001

Shelter
Killed/Population
Fayette County Animal Shelter
1%
Newton County Animal Shelter
1%
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
1%
Cobb County Animal Shelter
1%
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
1%
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
1%
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)
2%
Clayton County Animal Shelter
2%
Coweta County Animal Shelter
2%
Average
2%
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
3%
Henry County Animal Shelter
3%
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
3%
Paulding County Animal Shelter
4%
Barrow County Animal Shelter
4%
Walton County Animal Shelter
5%
Douglas County Animal Shelter
5%
Hall County (Hall Humane)
5%
Carroll County Animal Shelter
7%
Spalding County Animal Shelter
8%
Bartow County Animal Shelter
8%

Percentage Reclaimed 2001

Shelter
%Reclaimed
Newton County Animal Shelter
17%
Fayette County Animal Shelter
14%
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
12%
Henry County Animal Shelter
11%
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
10%
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
10%
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
10%
Douglas County Animal Shelter
9%
Cobb County Animal Shelter
9%
Clayton County Animal Shelter
8%
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)
7%
Coweta County Animal Shelter
7%
Average
7%
Bartow County Animal Shelter
6%
Hall County (Hall Humane)
5%
Carroll County Animal Shelter
4%
Spalding County Animal Shelter
4%
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
2%
Barrow County Animal Shelter
2%
Paulding County Animal Shelter
1%
Walton County Animal Shelter
0%
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Percentage Adopted 2001

Shelter
%Adopted
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)
44%
Cobb County Animal Shelter
38%
Barrow County Animal Shelter
36%
Newton County Animal Shelter
33%
Fayette County Animal Shelter
30%
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
28%
Coweta County Animal Shelter
26%
Hall County (Hall Humane)
26%
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
25%
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
21%
Average
20%
Clayton County Animal Shelter
19%
Paulding County Animal Shelter
17%
Walton County Animal Shelter
17%
Bartow County Animal Shelter
16%
Spalding County Animal Shelter
16%
Douglas County Animal Shelter
14%
Henry County Animal Shelter
13%
Carroll County Animal Shelter
13%
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
5%
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
0%

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%

1998 Statistical Data

 
1998 Statistics
Shelter
Impounded
Killed
%Killed
Bartow County Animal Shelter
5,759
5,298
  
Carroll County Animal Shelter
6,138
5,206
85%
Cherokee County (Cherokee Humane)
5,546
2,160
39%
Clayton County Animal Shelter
6,648
5,392
  
Cobb County Animal Shelter
15,399
6,385
41%
Coweta County Animal Shelter
3,215
1,904
59%
Dekalb County Animal Shelter
12,706
9,625
76%
Douglas County Animal Shelter
4,462
2,979
67%
Fayette County Animal Shelter
1,933
1,044
54%
Forsyth County Animal Shelter
3,980
2,000
50%
Fulton County Animal Control
(Managed by Atlanta Humane)
12,912
10,349
80%
Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
9,946
5,654
57%
Hall County (Hall Humane)
8,111
5,786
71%
Henry County Animal Shelter
4,917
3,609
73%
Newton County Animal Shelter
5,112
4,306
84%
Paulding County Animal Shelter
5,182
2,742
53%
Rockdale County Animal Shelter
2,082
1,486
71%
Spalding County Animal Shelter
4,387
3,456
79%
Walton County Animal Shelter
3,201
2,685
84%
Totals
121,636
82,066
67%

 
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.

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