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Atlanta Animal Shelter Statistics
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2001 Statistical Data Overview


2001 Statistics
Shelter
Human
Population
Impounded
Reclaimed
Adopted
Trans-ferred
Killed
%Killed
Barrow County
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
Dogs
Cats
87,266
7,710

4,443
3,267

345

314
31

1,006

711
295

6,332

3413
2919

82%

77%
89%

Cherokee County
141,903
5,672
416
2,517
2,739
48%
Clayton County
Animal Shelter
Dogs
Cats
236,517
7,727

5184
2543

630

610
20

1,437

1013
424

5,596

3496
2100

72%

67%
83%

Cobb County
Animal Shelter
Adult Dogs
Puppies
Adult Cats
Kittens
607,751


14,640

8338

6301

1,245

1144

101

5,606

1426
2188
493
1499

6,920

3580

4208

47%

43%

67%

Coweta County
Animal Shelter
Adult Dogs
Puppies
Adult Cats
Kittens
89,215
3,148

1065
682
733
635

208
823
2,117
67%
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
5,200
520
728
3,952
76%
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
 
Human
Population
135,111
 
 
Impounded
10,134
 
 
Reclaimed
27,0312
 
 
Adopted
2,073
 
Trans-
ferred
93,91869
 
 
Killed
69.51%
 
 
%Killed
2001 Notes:
*Fulton County Animal Control (Managed by Atlanta Humane) transfers only to Atlanta Humane Society which reports a kill rate of 38-50%. Other tranfers listed in other counties are to no-kill rescue groups.

** The numbers previously reported for Newton County in 2001 were erroneous and have been corrected.
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