Alachua County Animal Welfare Statistics

In 2000 at Alachua County Animal Services, 8062 dogs and cats were euthanized because there weren’t enough homes for them all. In 2016, Animal Services euthanized 340 homeless pets… ...a 96% reduction in deaths!

Detailed statistics for 2017:

2017 Intakes at ACAS: Down 4.4% against 2016. Total intakes 4598

2017 Deaths at ACAS: Down 40% against 2016. Total deaths 340. (Deaths included euthanization ONLY when pets were deemed dangerous or too ill/injured to save humanely. ACAS did not euthanize for population control during 2017.)

2017 Community Adoptions: Up 2.8% against 2016. Total adoptions 6891.

2017 Live Release Rate at ACAS: 93.03%.

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