Shelter Comments

FL,Ocala-Marion County Animal Services

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2023

Dogs
Owner surrender: 484
Stray: 2033
Seized: 291
Born in shelter: 15
Other intake: 480
Died: 31
Owner requested euthanasia: 221
Lost: 0
To foster: 445
Ending count: 233
Cats
Owner surrender: 270
Stray: 3958
Seized: 159
Born in shelter: 22
Other intake: 939
RTF: 2144
Died: 103
Owner requested euthanasia: 56
Lost: 8
To foster: 895
Ending count: 52

 

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2022

Dogs
Owner surrender: 424
Stray: 1924
Seized: 329
Born in shelter: 25
Other intake: 102
Died: 18
Owner requested euthanasia: 206
Lost: 1
To foster: 126
Ending count: 251
Cats
Owner surrender: 312
Stray: 3636
Seized: 75
Born in shelter: 30
Other intake: 903
RTF: 1819
Died: 110
Owner requested euthanasia: 64
Lost: 2
To foster: 838
Ending count: 40

 

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2021

Dogs
Beginning count: 262
From the public: 1072
Euth. healthy: 0
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 0
Treatable-Manageable: 0
Unhealthy & untreatable: 340
Owner requested euthanasia: 171
Died/lost: 63
Ending count: 322
Cats
Beginning count: 844
From the public: 2659
Return to habitat (feral cats): 1384
Euth. healthy: 2
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 1
Treatable-Manageable: 0
Unhealthy & untreatable: 318
Owner requested euthanasia: 22
Died/lost: 256
Ending count: 717

 

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2020

Please note that we document live intakes only; disposals and DOA are subtracted from the intake totals.
Dogs
Owner surrender: 307
Stray: 1585
Confiscated: 239
Born: 14
Other intake (Foster, DOA, Disposal, Testing): 122
Died: 20
Owner requested euthanasia: 94
Lost/missing/escaped: 1
To foster: 75
Other outcomes (Disposal, DOA): 53
Cats 
Owner surrender: 688
Stray: 2289
Confiscated: 178
Born: 12
Other intake (Foster, DOA, Disposal, Testing): 722
Return to field: 918
Died: 95
Owner requested euthanasia: 16
Lost/missing/escaped: 0
To foster: 658
Other outcomes (Disposal, DOA): 65

 

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2019

Please note that we document live intakes only; disposals and DOA are subtracted from the intake totals.
Dogs
Owner surrender: 280
Stray: 1535
Confiscated: 254
Born: 28
Other intake (Foster, DOA, Disposal, Testing): 98
Died: 22
Owner requested euthanasia: 76
Lost/missing/escaped: 0
To foster: 63
Other outcomes (Disposal, DOA): 41
Cats 
Owner surrender: 210
Stray: 2448
Confiscated: 64
Born: 32
Other intake (Foster, DOA, Disposal, Testing): 641
Return to field: 1004
Died: 165
Owner requested euthanasia: 17
Lost/missing/escaped: 4
To foster: 546
Other outcomes (Disposal, DOA): 46

 

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2018

Please note that we document live intakes only; disposals and DOA are subtracted from the intake totals.
Dogs
Owner surrender: 604
Stray: 2191
Confiscated: 197
Born: 24
Other intake (Foster, DOA, Disposal, Testing): 77
Died: 10
Owner requested euthanasia: 200
Lost/missing/escaped: 0
To foster: 56
Other outcomes (Disposal, DOA): 33
Cats 
Owner surrender: 414
Stray: 2605
Confiscated: 145
Born: 42
Other intake (Foster, DOA, Disposal, Testing): 762
Return to field: 189
Died: 116
Owner requested euthanasia: 70
Lost/missing/escaped: 4
To foster: 636
Other outcomes (Disposal, DOA): 85

 

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2003

Source: FACA Super Survey.

 

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2013

Marion County does not post their animal intake and disposition statistics online.