CA,Sacramento-Sacramento County Animal Care and Regulation
2023
This reporting system reports most categories as adult, juveniles (up to 5 months), or unknown. Totals are given first, followed by juvenilesand then unknown..
Dogs
Beginning count: Shelter 182/Foster 290
Stray: 3575/573/86
Transferred in: 53/13/0
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 75/0/16
Owner surrender: 508/109/19
Other intakes: 436/46/16
Total in: 4641/738/134
Adoptions: 2385/451/5
RTO: 1028/31/39
Transferred to a rescue group: 345/87/4
Other live outcomes: 0
Died in care: 26/6/3
Lost in care: 6
Total euthanasia: 645/25/59
Owner requested euthanasia: 75/7/9
Ending count: Shelter 432/Foster 664
Cats
Beginning count: Shelter 108/Foster 405
Stray: 4167/2793/343
Transferred in: 5
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 19/0/7
Owner surrender: 286/77/20
Other intakes: 9
Total in: 4645/2933/373
Adoptions: 2875/1471/8
RTO: 144/4/11
Transferred to a rescue group: 311/238/30
Other live outcomes (RTF): 121/5/16
Died in care: 205/147/32
Lost in care: 55/5/7
Total euthanasia: 861/308/253
Owner requested euthanasia: 19/0/7
Ending count: Shelter 181/Foster 827
2022
Dogs
Stray: 2896
Owner surrender: 181
Confiscate: 337
Owner euth. req.: 12
Adoption returns: 309
Owner req. euth: 12
Died: 34
Escaped: 2
Missing: 0
Cats
Stray: 4489
Owner surrender: 125
Confiscate: 46
Owner euth. req.: 3
Adoption returns: 113
Owner req. euth: 3
Died: 181
Escaped: 7
Missing: 7
RTF: 980
2021
Dogs
Stray: 2308
Owner surrender: 169
Confiscate: 292
Owner euth. req.: 11
Adoption returns: 232
Owner req. euth: 9
Died: 13
Escaped: 0
Missing: 1
Cats
Stray: 3640
Owner surrender: 104
Confiscate: 74
Owner euth. req.: 1
Adoption returns: 129
Owner req. euth: 1
Died: 188
Escaped: 8
Missing: 29
RTF: 682
2020
Dogs
Stray: 2008
Owner surrender: 137
Confiscate: 292
Owner euth. req.: 10
Adoption returns: 197
Owner req. euth: 9
Died: 13
Escaped: 1
Missing: 1
Cats
Stray: 3284
Owner surrender: 194
Confiscate: 36
Owner euth. req.: 4
Adoption returns: 88
Owner req. euth: 3
Died: 82
Escaped: 4
Missing: 12
RTF: 684
2019
Dogs
Stray: 3793
Owner surrender: 238
Confiscate: 480
Owner euth. req.: 23
Adoption returns: 411
Owner req. euth: 17
Died: 30
Escaped: 1
Missing: 1
Cats
Stray: 5867
Owner surrender: 162
Confiscate: 122
Owner euth. req.: 3
Adoption returns: 173
Owner req. euth: 1
Died: 283
Escaped: 3
Missing: 9
RTF: 963
2018
Dogs
Stray: 4132
Owner surrender: 224
Confiscate: 566
Owner euth. req.: 63
Disaster: 0
Adoption returns: 494
Owner req. euth: 47
Died: 32
Escaped: 1
Missing: 4
Cats
Stray: 5979
Owner surrender: 135
Confiscate: 61
Owner euth. req.: 9
Disaster: 0
Adoption returns: 171
Owner req. euth: 7
Died: 248
Escaped: 9
Missing: 26
RTF: 1463
2014
Categories are broken out between adults and juveniles, without definition. Numbers are given as total followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Seized: 434/45
Owner surrender: 396/72
Stray: 4620/618
Transfer in: 10/1
Total intake: 6001/772
Died: 21/4
Escaped: 1/0
Foster care: 406/159
Missing: 3/3
Transfer out: 530/70
Cats
Seized: 90/25
Owner surrender: 682/196
Stray: 4647/1809
Transfer in: 4/0
Total intake: 5775/2072
Died: 76/34
Escaped: 7/1
Foster care: 1002/760
Missing: 23/10
Transfer out: 474/186
Return to field: 798/89
2015
Categories are broken out between adults and juveniles, without definition. Numbers are given as total followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Seized: 414/46
Owner surrender: 368/52
Stray: 4654/58
Transfer in: 37/6
Total intake: 6091/729
RTO: 1360/43
Placed: 2868/566
Euth: 1287/42
Died: 43/9
Escaped: 3/0
Foster care: 410/124
Missing: 2/0
Transfer out: 473/33
Cats
Seized: 69/13
Owner surrender: 495/218
Stray: 5184/2356
Transfer in: 20/6
Total intake: 6105/2659
RTO: 65/2
Placed: 2351/1387
Euth: 1794/627
Died: 111/74
Escaped: 17/2
Foster care: 1068/928
Missing: 24/9
Transfer out: 598/290
Return to field: 1097/164
2017
Dogs
Stray: 4655
Owner surrender: 193
Seized: 371
Owner euth req.: 88
Adoption return: 447
Owner req. euth: 78
Died: 27
Escaped: 2
Missing: 5
Cats
Stray: 5821
Owner surrender: 259
Seized: 61
Owner euth req.: 12
Adoption return: 214
Owner req. euth: 12
Died: 234
Escaped: 7
Missing: 11
RTF: 1168
2016
Dogs
Stray: 4939
Owner surrender: 218
Seized: 380
Owner euth req.: 144
Adoption return: 357
Owner req. euth: 138
Died: 44
Escaped: 2
Missing: 8
Cats
Stray: 6025
Owner surrender: 305
Seized: 53
Owner euth req.: 72
Adoption return: 198
Owner req. euth: 60
Died: 172
Escaped: 6
Missing: 44
RTF: 1341
2009
Dogs
Stray: 4110
Owner surrender: 486
Seized: 417
Foster: 139
Owner requested euthanasia: 425
Cats
Stray: 7087
Owner surrender: 320
Seized: 57
Foster: 340
Owner requested euthanasia: 290
2010
Dogs
Stray: 3903
Owner surrender: 260
Seized: 326
Foster: 131
Owner requested euthanasia: 317
Cats
Stray: 6967
Owner surrender: 342
Seized: 114
Foster: 539
Owner requested euthanasia: 315
2011
Dogs
Stray: 5964
Owner surrender: 386
Seized: 356
Foster: 180
Owner requested euthanasia: 278
Cats
Stray: 5964
Owner surrender: 615
Seized: 20
Foster: 720
Owner requested euthanasia: 223
2012
Dogs
Stray: 3897
Owner surrender: 410
Seized: 368
Foster: 202
Owner requested euthanasia: 281
Cats
Stray: 4328
Owner surrender: 632
Seized: 49
Returned to field: 117
Foster: 557
Owner requested euthanasia: 227
2013
Dogs
Stray: 3413
Owner surrender: 425
Seized: 428
Foster: 248
Owner requested euthanasia: 258
Cats
Stray: 3683
Owner surrender: 749
Seized: 137
Returned to field: 633
Foster: 672
Owner requested euthanasia: 264
