FL,Fort Myers-Lee County Domestic Animal Services
2023
Dogs
Owner surrender: 324
Stray: 2919
Seized: 409
Hoarding: 2
Born: 10
Died/lost: 13
Owner requested euthanasia: 326
Cats
Owner surrender: 188
Stray: 3914
Seized: 127
Hoarding: 33
Born: 29
Died/lost: 59
Owner requested euthanasia: 135
TNR: 171
2022
Dogs
Owner surrender: 429
Stray: 2806
Seized: 369
Hoarding: 3
Born: 10
Died/lost: 9
Owner requested euthanasia: 345
Cats
Owner surrender: 214
Stray: 3546
Seized: 99
Hoarding: 28
Born: 28
Died/lost: 53
Owner requested euthanasia: 114
TNR: 350
2021
Dogs
Owner surrender: 278
Stray: 2289
Seized: 264
Hoarding: 9
Born: 3
Died: 6
Owner requested euthanasia: 314
Lost: 0
Cats
Owner surrender: 316
Stray: 3824
Seized: 98
Hoarding: 124
Born: 51
Died: 17
Owner requested euthanasia: 105
TNR: 474
Lost: 0
2020
Dogs
Owner surrender: 317
Stray: 2814
Seized: 247
Born: 11
Died: 5
Owner requested euthanasia: 201
Lost: 0
Cats
Owner surrender: 234
Stray: 3003
Seized: 77
Born: 37
Died: 10
Owner requested euthanasia: 59
TNR: 358
Lost: 0
2018
Dogs
Beginning count: 61
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 4343
Euth. healthy: 74
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 223
Treatable-Manageable: 86
Unhealthy & untreatable: 876
Died/lost: 16
Ending count: 117
Cats
Beginning count: 56
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 4297
Return to habitat (feral cats): 67
Euth. healthy: 248
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 3
Treatable-Manageable: 4
Unhealthy & untreatable: 723
Died/lost: 4
Ending count: 174
2017
Dogs
Beginning count: 82
Owner requested euthanasia: 226
From the public: 4629
Euth. healthy: 0
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 0
Treatable-Manageable: 200
Unhealthy & untreatable: 714
Died/lost: 12
Ending count: N/A
Cats
Beginning count: 31
Owner requested euthanasia: 104
From the public: 4426
Return to habitat (feral cats): 694
Euth. healthy: 0
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 250
Treatable-Manageable: 252
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1000
Died/lost: 56
Ending count: N/A
2016
Dogs
Beginning count: 84
Owner requested euthanasia: 99
From the public: 4856
Euth. healthy: 6
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 11
Treatable-Manageable: 210
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1002
Died/lost: 24
Ending count: 88
Cats
Beginning count: 80
Owner requested euthanasia: 334
From the public: 5884
Return to habitat (feral cats): 1133
Euth. healthy: 6
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 422
Treatable-Manageable: 139
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1158
Died/lost: 91
Ending count: 50
2014
Dogs
Beginning count: 75
Owner requested euthanasia: 99
From the public: 4578
Euth. healthy: 318
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 190
Treatable-Manageable: 691
Unhealthy & untreatable: 219
Ending count: 82
Cats
Beginning count: 77
Owner requested euthanasia: 128
From the public: 4680
Return to habitat (feral cats): 813
Euth. healthy: 100
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 365
Treatable-Manageable: 373
Unhealthy & untreatable: 629
Ending count: 74
2019
Dogs
Beginning count: 112
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 4824
Euth. healthy: 26
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 16
Treatable-Manageable: 30
Unhealthy & untreatable: 710
Died/lost: 11
Ending count: 76
Cats
Beginning count: 24
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 4330
Return to habitat (feral cats): 495
Euth. healthy: 54
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 345
Treatable-Manageable: 200
Unhealthy & untreatable: 992
Died/lost: 54
Ending count: 32
2015
Dogs
Beginning count: 83
Owner requested euthanasia: 134
From the public: 4662
Euth. healthy: 21
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 51
Treatable-Manageable: 540
Unhealthy & untreatable: 736
Ending count: 78
Cats
Beginning count: 80
Owner requested euthanasia: 102
From the public: 5102
Return to habitat (feral cats): 592
Euth. healthy: 1
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 383
Treatable-Manageable: 126
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1111
Ending count: 81
2013
Dogs
Stray: 4218
Owner surrender: 184
Seized: 267
Cats
Stray: 4392
Owner surrender: 191
Seized: 254
2012
Dogs
Stray: 4245
Owner surrender: 256
Seized: 168
Cats
Stray: 4442
Owner surrender: 194
Seized: 108
2011
Dogs
Stray: 4527
Owner surrender: 242
Seized: 101
Cats
Stray: 4628
Owner surrender: 121
Seized: 114
2010
Dogs
Stray: 4332
Owner surrender: 411
Seized: 144
Cats
Stray: 4576
Owner surrender: 239
Seized: 294
2009
Dogs
Stray: 3786
Owner surrender: 479
Seized: 257
Cats
Stray: 4424
Owner surrender: 370
Seized: 71
2008
Dogs
Stray: 3711
Owner surrender: 1007
Seized: 521
Cats
Stray: 5582
Owner surrender: 1180
Seized: 218
2007
Additional details provided by Lee County Animal Services include:
Strays-
Dogs: 4169
Cats: 4760
Owner surrenders-
Dogs: 2193
Cats: 2938
Confiscated-
Dogs: 670
Cats: 183
DOA-
Dogs: 132
Cats: 123
Born in shelter-
Dogs: 52
Cats: 104
Return adoptions-
Dogs: 70
Cats: 12
Owner requested euthanasia-
Dogs: 581
Cats: 767
Spay/neuter services reflected in the returned to owner figure-
Dogs: 125
Cats: 8
Died-
Dogs: 61
Cats: 51
Missing & stolen-
Dogs: 9
Cats: 2
2006
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Total intake figures include live & DOA strays, owner surrenders and owner requested euthanasias. There were 2241 dogs and 3007 cats that were owner surrendered.
2005
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Total intake figures include live & DOA strays, owner surrenders and owner requested euthanasias. There were 2053 dogs and 3194 cats that were owner surrendered.
2004
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Total intake figures include live & DOA strays, owner surrenders and owner requested euthanasias. There were 1880 dogs and 2464 cats that were owner surrendered.
2003
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Total intake figures include live & DOA strays, owner surrenders and owner requested euthanasias. There were 1647 dogs and 1922 cats that were owner surrendered.
2002
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Total intake figures include live & DOA strays, owner surrenders and owner requested euthanasias. There were 1594 dogs and 1571 cats that were owner surrendered.
2001
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Total intake figures include live & DOA strays, owner surrenders and owner requested euthanasias. There were 1221 dogs and 1147 cats that were owner surrendered.
2000
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Total intake includes live & DOA strays, owner surrenders & owner requested euthanasias. There were 1036 dogs and 951 cats that were surrendered by their owners.
1999
Source: Lee County Animal Services. Intake figures include live & DOA strays, owner surrenders & owner requested euthanasias. Prior to December 1999 owned animals were surrendered to the Humane Society of Lee County.
