Shelter Statistics
The following statistics for the Tallahassee Animal Services detail the number of animals who arrive and depart the shelter in various ways. Below, please find the year-to-date numbers, along with historical data from previous years. A key for what each category means is also posted below the chart.
Tallahassee Animal Services 2026 Year-to-Date Statistics
| 2026 Stats |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
249 |
184 |
474 |
135 |
38 |
1080 |
| Stray |
614 |
734 |
945 |
218 |
57 |
2568 |
| Return |
17 |
14 |
43 |
6 |
1 |
81 |
| Confiscate |
18 |
2 |
109 |
18 |
3 |
150 |
| Owner Assist |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Quarantined |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Incoming |
899 |
934 |
1573 |
377 |
99 |
3882 |
| Adoption |
223 |
529 |
574 |
166 |
55 |
1547 |
| Died/Missing |
5 |
19 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
28 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
32 |
3 |
319 |
7 |
0 |
361 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
103 |
78 |
63 |
16 |
33 |
293 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
1 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Total Euthanized |
138 |
106 |
445 |
23 |
33 |
745 |
| Returned to Home |
408 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
449 |
| Reclaimed |
31 |
3 |
333 |
15 |
3 |
385 |
| Transferred |
89 |
149 |
213 |
156 |
15 |
622 |
| Total Outgoing |
894 |
847 |
1566 |
363 |
106 |
3776 |
| Live Release Rate % |
83.5% |
77.3% |
71.2% |
89.4% |
73.7% |
77.4% |
| Adoption Rate % |
24.8% |
56.6% |
36.5% |
44.0% |
55.6% |
39.9% |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
15.4% |
11.3% |
28.3% |
6.1% |
33.3% |
19.2% |
| Transfer Rate % |
9.9% |
16.0% |
13.5% |
41.4% |
15.2% |
16.0% |
| Return to Home % |
66.4% |
4.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
33.3% |
| Reclaim Rate % |
3.4% |
0.3% |
21.2% |
4.0% |
3.0% |
15.0% |
| Return Rate % |
7.6% |
2.6% |
7.5% |
3.6% |
1.8% |
5.2% |
| * Please note that Live Release Rate is not a Save Rate |
Historical Statistics (PDF)
Category Key
- Cats - Felines 6 months and older
- Kittens - Felines under 6 months
- Dogs - Canines 6 months and older
- Puppies - Canines under 6 months
- Other - Wildlife, livestock, fish, reptiles, rabbits, pocket pets, and other non-cat/dog animals
Intake Types
- Owner Surrender - an animal given up by its owner, either at the shelter or in the field
- Stray - an animal found at large or lost that comes to the shelter
- Return - an animal adopted from the shelter that is returned within 30 days
- Confiscate - an animal brought to the shelter by an animal control officer due to cruelty, neglect, abandonment, or owner unavailability
- Quarantined - a cat or dog held for 10-day rabies quarantine after biting a person
- Transferred - an animal coming from another shelter or rescue group
Exit Types
- Adoption - permanently placed with a person as a companion
- Died/Missing - an animal that died or escaped
- Euthanized - Behavior - aggressive or unsafe to rehome
- Euthanized - Medical - cannot be adopted due to medical conditions
- Euthanized - Time/Space - available for adoption but limited space or treatable issues
- Euthanized - Age - orphaned animals under 5 weeks old, unable to eat independently
- Euthanized - O.R. - stray animals later identified by owners and euthanized, typically due to severe injury
- Reclaimed - stray animals reunited with their owners
- Return to Home - community cat program: altered, vaccinated, ear-tipped, and returned to original location
- Transferred - sent to a nonprofit rescue or shelter for placement
- Live Release Rate = (adopted + reclaimed + transferred + community cat program) / incoming animals