PA,Philadelphia-Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia
2023
This reporting system reports most categories as adult or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 169
Stray/At Large: 4188/210
Owner relinquished: 1264/82
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 473/5
Transferred in: 3/1
Born: 2
Adoption returns: 142/0
Total in: 6072/300
RTO: 865/69
Placed: 1954/15
Transferred out: 1857/223
Died in care: 19/3
Lost in care: 2/0
Shelter euth: 884/27
Owner intended euth: 436/2
Ending count: 224
Cats
Beginning count: 443
Stray/At Large: 7801/3402
Owner relinquished: 2411/286
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 290/4
Transferred in: 1/0
Born: 12
Adoption returns: 96/20
Total in: 10,611/3893
RTO: 158/12
Placed: 4174/1108
Transferred out: 3346/2078
RTF: 1606/49
Died in care: 213/162
Lost in care: 16/3
Shelter euth: 1136/281
Owner intended euth: 275/5
Ending count: 136
2022
This reporting system reports most categories as adult or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 159
Stray/At Large: 3440/182
Owner relinquished: 1004/48
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 447/7
Transferred in: 16/0
Born: 9/9
Adoption returns: 149/0
Total in: 5073/246
RTO: 763/15
Placed: 1530/6
Transferred out: 1768/188
Died in care: 19/7
Lost in care: 1/0
Shelter euth: 546/19
Owner intended euth: 401/3
Ending count: 169
Cats
Beginning count: 315
Stray/At Large: 7018/3326
Owner relinquished: 1415/271
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 336/3
Transferred in: 32/18
Born: 15
Adoption returns: 81/12
Total in: 8897/3645
RTO: 152/22
Placed: 3198/911
Transferred out: 3009/1961
RTF: 1026/104
Died in care: 199/160
Lost in care: 12/1
Shelter euth: 955/287
Owner intended euth: 324/2
Ending count: 443
2021
This reporting system reports most categories as adult or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 80
Stray/At Large: 2941/117
Owner relinquished: 1336/61
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 336/2
Transferred in: 12/0
Adoption returns: 155/1
Total in: 4780/181
RTO: 732/7
Placed: 1442/16
Transferred out: 1974/149
Died in care: 22/0
Lost in care: 0
Shelter euth: 314/8
Owner intended euth: 289/1
Ending count: 159
Cats
Beginning count: 372
Stray/At Large: 6841/3384
Owner relinquished: 2119/381
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 292/6
Transferred in: 9/2
Adoption returns: 125/38
Total in: 9386/3811
RTO: 148/13
Placed: 4022/1235
Transferred out: 3017/1874
RTF: 919/34
Died in care: 311/241
Lost in care: 13/2
Shelter euth: 824/287
Owner intended euth: 263/8
Ending count: 315
2020
This reporting system reports most categories as adult or juveniles (up to 5 months). Totals are given first, followed by juveniles.
Dogs
Beginning count: 100
Stray/At Large: 2472/86
Owner relinquished: 1177/68
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 152/0
Transferred in: 12/0
Adoption returns: 172/0
Total in: 3985/154
RTO: 557/11
Placed: 1099/36
Transferred out: 1861/80
Died in care: 10/1
Lost in care: 1/0
Shelter euth: 217/10
Owner intended euth: 204/2
Ending count: 136
Cats
Beginning count: 565
Stray/At Large: 5607/2659
Owner relinquished: 1448/206
Owner intended euthanasia on intake: 123/0
Transferred in: 3/0
Adoption returns: 97/11
Total in: 7278/2876
RTO: 84/3
Placed: 3161/1061
Transferred out: 1987/1090
RTF: 1002/62
Died in care: 337/218
Lost in care: 7/7
Shelter euth: 828/245
Owner intended euth: 167/1
Ending count: 270
2019
Dogs
Stray: 3521
Owner surrender: 1451
Returns: 222
Owner intended euthanasia: 307
Died: 16
Missing: 0
Cats
Stray: 8069
Owner surrender: 2020
Returns: 203
TNR: 1449
Owner intended euthanasia: 218
Died: 298
Missing: 26
2017
Dogs
Stray: 3784
Owner surrender: 2295
Returns: 266
Placed in foster care: 178
Owner intended euthanasia: 393
Died: 20
Missing: 8
Cats
Stray: 8050
Owner surrender: 3087
Returns: 411
Placed in foster care: 2535
TNR: 3019
Owner intended euthanasia: 429
Died: 356
Missing: 50
2016
Dogs
Stray: 4261
Owner surrender: 3164
Returns: 393
Placed in foster care: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 291
Died: 23
Missing: 19
Cats
Stray: 8719
Owner surrender: 3950
Returns: 542
Placed in foster care: N/A
TNR: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 217
Died: 407
Missing: 83
2015
Dogs
Stray: 4628
Owner surrender: 3531
Returns: 452
Placed in foster care: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 216
Died: 40
Missing: 14
Cats
Stray: 10217
Owner surrender: 4100
Returns: 569
Placed in foster care: N/A
TNR: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 182
Died: 632
Missing: 203
2014
Dogs
Stray: 4522
Owner surrender: 3675
Returns: 333
Placed in foster care: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 391
Died: 43
Missing: 16
Cats
Stray: 12289
Owner surrender: 4484
Returns: 549
Placed in foster care: N/A
TNR: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 346
Died: 716
Missing: 167
2013
Dogs
Stray: 5063
Owner surrender: 4030
Returns: 315
Placed in foster care: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 268
Died: 48
Missing: 13
Cats
Stray: 13540
Owner surrender: 4816
Returns: 558
Placed in foster care: N/A
TNR: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 245
Died: 486
Missing: 112
2012
Animal Care and Control Team Philly took over the responsibility of animal care & control on April 1, 2012.
Dogs
Stray: 5333
Owner surrender: 4439
Returns: 308
Placed in foster care: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 328
Died: 47
Missing: 12
Cats
Stray: 14099
Owner surrender: 5337
Returns: 426
Placed in foster care: N/A
TNR: N/A
Owner intended euthanasia: 257
Died: 466
Missing: 98
2018
Dogs
Stray: 3914
Owner surrender: 1739
Returns: 222
Placed in foster care: 283
Owner intended euthanasia: 407
Died: 16
Missing: 7
Cats
Stray: 8311
Owner surrender: 2360
Returns: 237
Placed in foster care: 2326
TNR: 2230
Owner intended euthanasia: 324
Died: 266
Missing: 48
2011
Dogs
Beginning shelter count: 296
Owner surrendered: 4595
Stray: 5052
Returned adoption: 218
Transferred to rescue: 3246
Transferred to PSPCA: 807
Ending shelter count: 233
Cats
Beginning shelter count: 1161
Owner surrendered: 5957
Stray: 13873
Returned adoption: 413
Transferred to rescue: 4197
Transferred to PSPCA: 3233
Ending shelter count: 856
2010
Dogs
Beginning shelter count: 405
Owner surrendered: 4133
Stray: 4701
Returned adoption: 148
Transferred to rescue: 2969
Transferred to PSPCA: 790
Ending shelter count: 295
Cats
Beginning shelter count: 1272
Owner surrendered: 5687
Stray: 12570
Returned adoption: 203
Transferred to rescue: 3524
Transferred to PSPCA: 3406
Ending shelter count: 1161
2009
Dogs
Beginning shelter count: 154
Owner surrendered: 4333
Stray: 4516
Returned adoption: 28
Transferred to rescue: 2667
Transferred to PSPCA: 1288
Ending shelter count: 405
Cats
Beginning shelter count: 531
Owner surrendered: 6632
Stray: 15179
Returned adoption: 26
Transferred to rescue: 3592
Transferred to PSPCA: 2711
Ending shelter count: 1271
2006
Dogs
Beginning count: 0
Owner requested euthanasia: 1066
From the public: 7701
Euth. healthy: 1529
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 794
Treatable-Manageable: 427
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1966
Ending count: N/A
Cats
Beginning count: 0
Owner requested euthanasia: 718
From the public: 14168
Euth. healthy: 2598
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 2545
Treatable-Manageable: 849
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1981
Ending count: N/A
2007
Dogs
Beginning count: 179
Owner requested euthanasia: 634
From the public: 8340
Euth. healthy: 813
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 673
Treatable-Manageable: 251
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1907
Ending count: 626
Cats
Beginning count: 1317
Owner requested euthanasia: 362
From the public: 17943
Euth. healthy: 2495
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 1510
Treatable-Manageable: 508
Unhealthy & untreatable: 3109
Ending count: 2999
