IL,Chicago-PAWS Chicago
2022
Animals that have been imported from outside our country are combined with “Transfers in from outside area” for graphing purposes but are listed separately below.
Dogs
Beginning count: 168
Owner surrender: 494
Stray: 14
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 40
Born in care: 21
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 14
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 185
Cats
Beginning count: 152
Owner surrender: 1043
Stray: 12
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 22
Born in care: 64
Returned to field: 0
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 29
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 104
2021
Animals that have been imported from outside our country are combined with “Transfers in from outside area” for graphing purposes but are listed separately below.
Dogs
Beginning count: 319
Owner surrender: 0
Stray: 0
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 0
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 0
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 0
Cats
Beginning count: 219
Owner surrender: 0
Stray: 0
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 0
Return to field: 0
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 0
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 0
2020
Animals that have been imported from outside our country are combined with “Transfers in from outside area” for graphing purposes but are listed separately below.
Dogs
Beginning count: 186
Owner surrender: 296
Stray: 2
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 26
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 13
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 319
Cats
Beginning count: 225
Owner surrender: 751
Stray: 5
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 16
Returned to field: 0
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 20
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 219
2019
Beginning in the 2021 renewal process, the State of Illinois has requested more information than they had previously. The details can be found below. Animals that have been imported from outside our country are combined with “Transfers in from outside area” for graphing purposes but are listed separately below.
Dogs
Beginning count: 158
Owner surrender: 475
Stray: 21
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 5
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 6
Missing/stolen/escaped: 1
Ending count: 186
Cats
Beginning count: 212
Owner surrender: 1065
Stray: 423
Impounded (not stray): 0
Confiscated: 0
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 15
Returned to field: 0
Owner req. euth: 0
Died in care: 36
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 225
2018
Dogs
Beginning count: 196
Ending count: 158
Cats
Beginning count: 205
Ending count: 212
2017
Dogs
Beginning count: 202
Ending count: 215
Cats
Beginning count: 209
Ending count: 221
2016
Dogs
Beginning count: 233
Ending count: 143
Cats
Beginning count: 198
Ending count: 177
2015
Dogs
Beginning count: 194
Ending count: 223
Cats
Beginning count: 274
Ending count: 198
2013
Dogs
Beginning count: 186
Ending count: 165
Cats
Beginning count: 332
Ending count: 264
2014
Dogs
Beginning count: 165
Ending count: 194
Cats
Beginning count: 264
Ending count: 274
2012
Dogs
Beginning count: 141
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 581
Euth. healthy: 0
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 0
Treatable-Manageable: 0
Unhealthy & untreatable: 47
Ending count: 122
Cats
Beginning count: 174
Owner requested euthanasia: 0
From the public: 1031
Euth. healthy: 0
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 0
Treatable-Manageable: 0
Unhealthy & untreatable: 54
Ending count: 173
