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 |
286 |
208 |
531 |
137 |
41 |
1203 |
| Stray |
694 |
832 |
1042 |
228 |
62 |
2858 |
| Return |
20 |
14 |
48 |
6 |
1 |
89 |
| Confiscate |
19 |
2 |
121 |
18 |
3 |
163 |
| Owner Assist |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Quarantined |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Transferred |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Incoming |
1022 |
1056 |
1744 |
389 |
107 |
4318 |
| Adoption |
260 |
636 |
648 |
181 |
57 |
1782 |
| Died/Missing |
5 |
20 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
30 |
| Euthanized - Behavior |
36 |
3 |
350 |
7 |
0 |
396 |
| Euthanized - Medical |
117 |
92 |
67 |
17 |
35 |
328 |
| Euthanized - Time/Space |
1 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
| Euthanized - Age |
0 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
| Euthanized - O.R. |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Total Euthanized |
155 |
121 |
481 |
24 |
35 |
816 |
| Returned to Home |
467 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
513 |
| Reclaimed |
36 |
3 |
377 |
17 |
4 |
437 |
| Transferred |
102 |
172 |
241 |
165 |
15 |
695 |
| Total Outgoing |
1025 |
998 |
1749 |
390 |
111 |
4273 |
| Live Release Rate % |
84.6% |
81.2% |
72.6% |
93.3% |
71.0% |
79.4% |
| Adoption Rate % |
25.4% |
60.2% |
37.2% |
46.5% |
53.3% |
41.3% |
| Euthanasia Rate % |
15.2% |
11.5% |
27.6% |
6.2% |
32.7% |
18.9% |
| Transfer Rate % |
10.0% |
16.3% |
13.8% |
42.4% |
14.0% |
16.1% |
| Return to Home % |
45.7% |
4.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
33.6% |
| Reclaim Rate % |
3.5% |
0.3% |
21.6% |
4.4% |
3.7% |
15.3% |
| Return Rate % |
7.7% |
2.2% |
7.4% |
3.3% |
1.8% |
5.0% |
| * 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