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 2025 Year-to-Date Statistics
| 2025 Stats |
Cats |
Kittens |
Dogs |
Puppies |
Other |
Total |
| Owner Surrender |
373 |
216 |
635 |
200 |
44 |
1468 |
| Stray |
636 |
710 |
1331 |
314 |
66 |
3057 |
| Return |
17 |
16 |
55 |
19 |
0 |
107 |
| Confiscate |
11 |
1 |
105 |
16 |
76 |
209 |
| Owner Assist |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Quarantined |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Total Incoming |
1038 |
943 |
2135 |
549 |
186 |
4851 |
| Adoption |
369 |
667 |
775 |
367 |
132 |
2310 |
| Died/Missing |
9 |
13 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
36 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
31 |
1 |
488 |
13 |
0 |
533 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
131 |
73 |
102 |
35 |
28 |
369 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
0 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
| Total Euthanized |
164 |
95 |
632 |
48 |
29 |
968 |
| Returned to Home |
375 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
429 |
| Reclaimed |
44 |
3 |
531 |
27 |
0 |
605 |
| Transferred |
75 |
81 |
184 |
57 |
41 |
438 |
| Total Outgoing |
1036 |
913 |
2127 |
504 |
206 |
4786 |
| Live Release Rate % |
83.1 |
85.4 |
69.8 |
82.1 |
93.0 |
78.0 |
| Adoption Rate % |
35.5 |
10.9 |
36.3 |
66.8 |
71.0 |
47.6 |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
15.8 |
10.1 |
29.6 |
8.7 |
15.6 |
20.0 |
| Transfer Rate % |
7.2 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
10.4 |
22.0 |
9.0 |
| Return to Home % |
59.0 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
31.9 |
| Reclaim Rate % |
4.2 |
0.3 |
24.9 |
4.9 |
0.0 |
19.8 |
| Return Rate % |
4.6 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
| * 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