FL,Wauchula-Hardee County Animal Control
2025
This reporting system reports most categories as adults or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles. Any international transfers will be included in the graph for out of state transfers, with the details provided below. Beginning and ending counts are given as totals first, followed by those in foster care.
Dogs
Beginning count: 42 in shelter, 9 in foster
Stray/At Large: 327/77
Owner relinquished: 157/35
Transferred from in state: 0
Transferred in from out of state: 1/0
Transferred in (international): 0
Returns: 22/0
Other intakes: 8/3
Total: 534/115
Adoption: 195/38
Return to owner: 133/11
Transferred out to in state: 24/18
Transferred out to out of state: 241/62
Transferred out (international): 0
Other live outcomes: 0
Died: 17/6
Lost: 4/0
Shelter euth: 65/1
Owner req. euth: 0
Ending count: 3 in shelter, 0 in foster care
Cats
Beginning count: 10 in shelter, 0 in foster care
Stray/At Large: 304/197
Owner relinquished: 135/101
Transferred in from in state: 0
Transferred in from out of state: 1/0
Transferred in (international): 0
Returns: 4/0
Other intakes: 71/7
Total: 521/307
Adoption: 61/39
Return to owner: 8/0
Transferred out to in state: 29/27
Transferred out to out of state: 212/158
Transferred out (international): 0
Return to field: 191/74
Other live outcomes: 10/0
Died: 26/20
Lost: 21/11
Shelter euth: 11/5
Owner req. euth: 0
Ending count: 8 in shelter, 0 in foster care
2024
This reporting system reports most categories as adults or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles. Any international transfers will be included in the graph for out of state transfers, with the details provided below. Beginning and ending counts are given as totals first, followed by those in foster care.
Dogs
Beginning count: 29/0
Stray/At Large: 404/85
Owner relinquished: 299/107
Transferred from in state: 0
Transferred in from out of state: 0
Transferred in (international): 0
Returns: 29/0
Other intakes: 54/20
Total: 786/212
Adoption: 267/54
Return to owner: 154/3
Transferred out to in state: 12/8
Transferred out to out of state: 260/124
Transferred out (international): 0
Other live outcomes: 0
Died: 11/7
Lost: 2/0
Shelter euth: 124/12
Owner req. euth: 0
Ending count: 58/13
Cats
Beginning count: 17/0
Stray/At Large: 291/144
Owner relinquished: 165/90
Transferred in from in state: 0
Transferred in from out of state: 0
Transferred in (international): 0
Returns: 5/0
Other intakes: 51/10
Total: 512/244
Adoption: 104/39
Return to owner: 2/0
Transferred out to in state: 25/19
Transferred out to out of state: 238/141
Transferred out (international): 0
Return to field: 104/24
Other live outcomes: 0
Died: 19/12
Lost: 7/2
Shelter euth: 16/3
Owner req. euth: 0
Ending count: 16/3
2023
Dogs
Escaped: 1
Died: 0
Cats
Escaped: 0
Died: 6
2022
Dogs
Stray/at-large: 193
Owner surrender: 96
Quarantine: 8
Found: 4
Trapped: 2
Cruelty case: 1
Sick/injured: 1
Escaped: 0
Died: 23
Cats
Stray/at-large: 161
Owner surrender: 14
Quarantine: 1
Found: 7
Trapped: 5
Cruelty case: 0
Sick/injured: 1
Escaped: 9
Died: 10
2021
Dogs
Adoption return: 12
Return from other: 6
Cats
Adoption return: 1
Died: 1
Escaped: 7
2018
Dogs
Adoption returns: 3
Other returns: 12
Died: 1
Escaped: 2
Cats
Adoption returns: 0
Other returns: 2
Died: 2
Escaped: 3
2019
Dogs
Adoption returns: 6
Other returns: 6
Died: 2
Escaped: 2
Cats
Adoption returns: 0
Other returns: 6
Died: 1
Escaped: 11
2020
Dogs
Adoption returns: 17
Other returns: 4
Died: 0
Escaped: 0
Cats
Adoption returns: 1
Other returns: 1
Died: 3
Escaped: 9
2013
For unincorporated Hardee County only.
Dogs
Owner surrendered: 104
Died: 4
Cats
Owner surrendered: 169
Died: 5
TNR (feral cats): 62
2006
Under the total euthanasias, the following details were given.
Dogs-
Unadoptable due to:
Age-related:
Behavior:
Medical:
Feral:
Owner request:
Adoptable but limited by time/space: 648
Cats-
Unadoptable due to:
Age-related:
Behavior:
Medical:
Feral:
Owner request:
Adoptable but limited by time/space: 603
2003
Source: FACA Super Survey.
