AL,Huntsville-City of Huntsville Animal Services
2023
This reporting system reports most categories as adults or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Beginning count: 60/16
Stray/At Large: 2844/656
Adoption returns: 72/16
Owner relinquish: 611/145
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 52/1
Other intakes: 78/12
Total: 3657/830
Adoption: 2074/603
RTO: 698/31
Transferred out: 293/110
Other live outcome: 0
Died: 26/18
Lost: 2/2
Shelter euth: 549/12
Owner req. euth: 52/1
Ending count: 85/23
Cats
Beginning count: 29/18
Stray/At Large: 2070/866
Adoption returns: 9/1
Owner relinquish: 263/90
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 14/0
Other intakes: 20/3
Total: 2376/960
Adoption: 1449/733
RTO: 56/2
Transferred out: 53/21
Other live outcome: 663/88
Died: 38/32
Lost: 1/1
Shelter euth: 93/48
Owner req. euth: 11/0
Ending count: 39/23
2022
This reporting system reports most categories as adults or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Beginning count: 123/19
Stray/At Large: 2539/446
Adoption returns: 219/19
Owner relinquish: 453/84
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 63/0
Other intakes: 89/17
Total: 3362/565
Adoption: 1931/324
RTO: 637/41
Transferred out: 348/145
Other live outcome: 0
Died: 16/6
Lost: 9/0
Shelter euth: 349/4
Owner req. euth: 61/0
Ending count: 119/20
Cats
Beginning count: 54/46
Stray/At Large: 2061/940
Adoption returns: 38/18
Owner relinquish: 210/78
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 7/1
Other intakes: 12/0
Total: 2345/1038
Adoption: 1368/750
RTO: 48/7
Transferred out: 101/58
Other live outcome: 718/144
Died: 34/26
Lost: 14/5
Shelter euth: 44/18
Owner req. euth: 7/1
Ending count: 45/32
2021
This reporting system reports most categories as adults or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Beginning count: 90/14
Stray/At Large: 2190/372
Adoption returns: 210/17
Owner relinquish: 401/44
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 33/0
Other intakes: 51/10
Total: 2885/443
Adoption: 1728/247
RTO: 583/22
Transferred out: 340/132
Other live outcome: 0
Died: 14/5
Lost: 3/0
Shelter euth: 117/1
Owner req. euth: 33/0
Ending count: 128/19
Cats
Beginning count: 47/27
Stray/At Large: 2067/950
Adoption returns: 70/34
Owner relinquish: 209/77
Transferred in: 0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 6/1
Other intakes: 16/5
Total: 2368/1067
Adoption: 1225/706
RTO: 44/10
Transferred out: 136/88
Other live outcome: 832/151
Died: 35/20
Lost: 4/1
Shelter euth: 49/13
Owner req. euth: 6/1
Ending count: 55/46
2019
This reporting system reports most categories as adults, juveniles (up to 5 months), or unknown. Totals are given first, followed by juveniles, then unknown.
Dogs
Beginning count: 100/27/0
Stray/At Large: 2935/446/0
Owner relinquish: 344/76/0
Transferred in: 0
Other intakes: 76/17/0
Total: 3648/552/0
Adoption: 2120/310/0
RTO: 747/16/0
Transferred out: 525/180/0
Other live outcome: 0
Died: 22/10/0
Lost: 8/2/0
Shelter euth: 176/2/0
Owner req. euth: 67/0/0
Ending count: 83/8/0
Cats
Beginning count: 20/13/0
Stray/At Large: 1605/705/0
Owner relinquish: 206/66/0
Transferred in: 0
Other intakes: 7/1/0
Total: 1852/778/0
Adoption: 1013/557/0
RTO: 39/2/0
Transferred out: 98/53/0
TNR: 0
Other live outcome: 636/132/0
Died: 15/11/0
Lost: 7/2/0
Shelter euth: 40/12/0
Owner req. euth: 4/0/0
Ending count: 20/12/0
2018
This reporting system reports most categories as adults, juveniles (under 5 months), or unknown. Totals are given first, followed by juveniles, then unknown.
Dogs
Beginning count: 73/6/0
Stray/At Large: 2666/454/0
Adoption returns: 162/19/0
Owner relinquish: 335/102/0
Transferred in: 0
Other intakes: 70/10/0
Total: 3276/585/0
Adoption: 1811/326/0
RTO: 643/23/0
Transferred out: 470/161/0
Other live outcome: 0
Died: 19/10/0
Lost: 11/2/0
Shelter euth: 242/4/0
Owner req. euth: 43/0/0
Ending count: 110/27/0
Cats
Beginning count: 41/26/0
Stray/At Large:1554/692/0
Adoption returns: 41/24/0
Owner relinquish: 251/174/0
Transferred in: 0
Other intakes: 6/1/0
Total: 1860/892/0
Adoption: 1001/627/0
RTO: 40/4/0
Transferred out: 86/44/0
Other live outcome: 649/156/0
Died: 26/20/0
Lost: 2/2/0
Shelter euth: 48/16/0
Owner req. euth: 8/1/0
Ending count: 41/30/0
2017
This shelter sorts by age, with juveniles defined as under the age of 5 months. Totals first, followed by juvenilles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 148/23
Stray: 2696/335
Adoption returns: 91/9
Transfers in: 0
Owner surrender: 346/70
Other live intakes: 26/2
Total intakes: 3207/416
RTO: 661/19
Placed: 1771/309
Transferred out: 402/56
Died: 28/13
Lost: 5/0
Euthanized: 337/2
Owner req. euth: 47/0
Ending count: 76/2
Cats
Beginning count: 71/52
Stray: 1894/858
Adoption returns: 21/11
Transfers in: 0
Owner surrender: 357/172
Other live intakes: 4/2
Total intakes: 2301/1043
RTO: 36/5
Placed: 1242/730
Transferred out: 246/83
Other live outcomes: 753/140
Died: 32/26
Lost: 5/0
Euthanized: 48/15
Owner req. euth: 6/0
Ending count: 50/35
2016
This shelter sorts by age, with juveniles defined as under 5 months of age. Totals first, then juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 189/14
Stray: 26800/443
Transfers in: 0
Owner surrender: 479/119
Other live intakes: 20/5
Total intakes: 3201/567
RTO: 676/27
Placed: 1700/283
Transferred out: 540/140
Died: 49/18
Lost: 11/1
Euthanized: 261/11
Owner req. euth: 21/0
Ending count: 153/26
Cats
Beginning count: 94/63
Stray: 1502/656
Transfers in: 0
Owner surrender: 399/200
Other live intakes: 0
Total intakes: 1909/856
RTO: 55/4
Placed: 1089/591
Transferred out: 290/111
Other live outcomes: 400/49
Died: 32/24
Lost: 12/6
Euthanized: 57/11
Owner req. euth: 8/0
Ending count: 68/52
2014
Dogs
Beginning count: 155
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 3656
Euth. healthy: 222
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 167
Treatable-Manageable: 241
Unhealthy & untreatable: 350
Ending count: 147
Cats
Beginning count: 69
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 2241
Return to habitat (feral cats): 430
Euth. healthy: 80
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 136
Treatable-Manageable: 126
Unhealthy & untreatable: 178
Ending count: 51
1996
Source: City of Huntsville Animal Services.
