IL,Chicago-Chicago Animal Care & Control 038-1151
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. Those animals in care on January 1 of each year are not counted toward the total intake.
Dogs
Beginning count: 259
Owner surrender: 526
Stray: 4510
Impounded (not stray): 1774
Confiscated: 409
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 22
Owner req. euth: 915
Died in care: 20
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 277
Cats
Beginning count: 108
Owner surrender: 781
Stray: 4076
Impounded (not stray): 480
Confiscated: 134
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 49
Return in field: 0
Owner req. euth: 155
Died in care: 97
Missing/stolen/escaped: 1
Ending count: 82
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: 265
Owner surrender: 1610
Stray: 2696
Impounded (not stray): 47
Confiscated: 246
Imported from out of country:
Born in care: 0
Owner req. euth: 508
Died in care: 22
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 0
Cats
Beginning count: 88
Owner surrender: 1240
Stray: 2993
Impounded (not stray): 1
Confiscated: 117
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 0
Returned to field: 0
Owner req. euth: 101
Died in care: 48
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 0
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: 222
Owner surrender: 2295
Stray: 4108
Impounded (not stray): 1469
Confiscated: 470
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 65
Owner req. euth: 727
Died in care: 34
Missing/stolen/escaped: 0
Ending count: 265
Cats
Beginning count: 164
Owner surrender: 2243
Stray: 4161
Impounded (not stray): 422
Confiscated: 154
Imported from out of country: 0
Born in care: 33
Returned to field: 0
Owner req. euth: 145
Died in care: 93
Missing/stolen/escaped: 1
Ending count: 88
2018
From the Chicago AC&C website. Note: disposals requests and dead on arrival are for dead animals. We show live intake only.
Dogs
Stray: 3640
Owner surrender: 2314
Seized: 456
Owner req. euth. on intake: 762
Returns: 73
Quarantine: 134
RTO strays: 1017
RTO other: 402
Owner req. euth: 684
Died in care: 39
Relocate: 0
Missing: 0
Cats
Stray: 3517
Owner surrender: 2311
Seized: 176
Owner req. euth. on intake: 167
Returns: 24
Quarantine: 4
RTO strays: 64
RTO other: 82
Owner req. euth: 143
Died in care: 114
Relocate: 0
Missing: 1
2017
From the Chicago AC&C website. Note: disposals requests and dead on arrival are for dead animals. We show live intake only.
Dogs
Stray: 3134
Owner surrender: 2235
Seized: 642
Owner req. euth. on intake: 669
Returns: 60
Owner req. euth: 606
Died in care: 34
Relocate: 0
Missing: 0
Cats
Stray: 3557
Owner surrender: 1815
Seized: 118
Owner req. euth. on intake: 241
Returns: 20
Owner req. euth: 137
Died in care: 76
Relocate: 0
Missing: 1
2016
From the Chicago AC&C website. Note: disposals requests and dead on arrival are for dead animals. We show live intake only.
Dogs
Stray: 3692
Owner surrender: 2685
Seized: 739
EPO; 608
Other intake: 33
Died in care: 58
Relocate: 0
Cats
Stray: 3432
Owner surrender: 1846
Seized: 120
EPO: 121
Other intake: 24
Died in care: 115
Relocate: 0
2015
Dogs
Beginning count: N/A
Ending count: N/A
Cats
Beginning count: N/A
Ending count: N/A
2013
They did not provide a beginning or ending count for either species.
2012
Dogs
Beginning count: N/A
Ending count: N/A
Cats
Beginning count: N/A
Ending count: N/A
2011
Dogs
Beginning count: N/A
Ending count: N/A
Cats
Beginning count: N/A
Ending count: N/A
2005
Source: Illinois Dept. of Agriculture.
