TX,San Antonio-City of San Antonio Animal Care Services
2024
Dogs
Beginning count: 588
Stray: 14,267
Owner surrender: 1165
Quarantine: 1727
Confiscate: 921
Foster return: 1609
Adoption & rescue returns: 156
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 297
Of total euthanasia:
Healthy: 1717
Manageable: 762
Medical: 350
Behavioral: 691
Owner requested: 118
Into foster care: 1728
Died: 396
Lost: 57
End count: 789
Cats
Beginning count: 396
Stray: 6955
Owner surrender: 271
Quarantine: 241
Confiscate: 234
Foster returns: 536
Adoption & rescue returns: 40
Owner requesting euthanasia on intake: 42
TNR: 559
Of total euthanasia-
Healthy: 4
Manageable: 408
Medical: 518
Behavioral: 2
Owner requested: 20
To foster care: 621
Died: 843
Lost: 9
End count: 317
2023
Dogs
Beginning count: 715
Stray: 14,818
Owner surrender: 1243
Quarantine: 1643
Confiscate: 970
Foster return: 1089
Adoption & rescue returns: 144
Owner requested euthanasia on intake: 262
Of total euthanasia:
Healthy: 2205
Manageable: 535
Medical: 696
Behavioral: 626
Owner requested: 52
Into foster care: 1463
Died: 344
Lost: 14
End count: 582
Cats
Beginning count: 130
Stray: 4828
Owner surrender: 347
Quarantine: 212
Confiscate: 293
Foster returns: 335
Adoption & rescue returns: 33
Owner requesting euthanasia on intake: 45
TNR: 458
Of total euthanasia-
Healthy: 3
Manageable: 192
Medical: 609
Behavioral: 2
Owner requested: 12
To foster care: 488
Died: 598
Lost: 7
End count: 381
2022
Dogs
Stray: 11,615
Owner surrender: 872
Quarantine: 1160
Confiscate: 1155
Stray diversion: 247
Owner surrender diversion: 2158
Owner requesting euthanasia: 105
Return from foster care: 682
Adoption & rescue returns: 61
Misc. intake (includes DOA): 341 (subtracted from total intake)
Into foster care: 773
Died: 270
Lost/stolen: 21
Cats
Stray: 3965
Owner surrender: 189
Quarantine: 156
Confiscate: 303
Stray diversion: 210
Owner surrender diversion: 640
Owner requesting euthanasia: 14
Return from foster care: 497
Adoption & rescue returns: 21
Misc. intake (includes DOA): 110 (subtracted from total intake)
TNR: 625
Into foster care: 473
Died: 509
Lost/stolen: 6
2021
Dogs
Stray: 11,633
Owner surrender: 529
Quarantine: 1185
Confiscate: 830
Stray diversion: 151
Owner surrender diversion: 1812
Owner requesting euthanasia: 73
Return from foster care: 448
Adoption & rescue returns: 63
Misc. intake (includes DOA): 265 (subtracted from total intake)
Into foster care: 370
Died: 163
Lost/stolen: 10
Cats
Stray: 4071
Owner surrender: 154
Quarantine: 179
Confiscate: 232
Stray diversion: 293
Owner surrender diversion: 552
Owner requesting euthanasia: 17
Return from foster care: 719
Adoption & rescue returns: 27
Misc. intake (includes DOA): 159 (subtracted from total intake)
TNR: 620
Into foster care: 741
Died: 480
Lost/stolen: 13
2020
Dogs
Stray: 15504
Owner surrender: 729
Quarantine: 1790
Confiscate: 816
Stray diversion: 344
Owner surrender diversion: 1895
Owner requesting euthanasia: 117
Return from foster care: 653
Adoption & rescue returns: 97
Misc. intake (includes DOA): 534
Into foster care: 631
Died: 203
Lost/stolen: 29
Cats
Stray: 4087
Owner surrender: 319
Quarantine: 240
Confiscate: 314
Stray diversion: 619
Owner surrender diversion: 400
Owner requesting euthanasia: 20
Return from foster care: 416
Adoption & rescue returns: 20
Misc. intake (includes DOA): 321
TNR: 743
Into foster care: 422
Died: 313
Lost/stolen: 12
2019
Dogs
Beginning count: 533
Stray: 19356
Owner surrender: 3469
Quarantine: 1594
Seized: 740
Foster return: 766
Adoption/rescue return: 169
Owner requested euth: 159
Of euthanasias;
Capacity-Healthy: 938
Capacity-M,R,U: 169
Medical: 626
Behavioral: 446
Owner req. euth U-U only: 88
To foster care: 786
Died: 309
Lost: 30
Ending count: 507
Cats
Beginning count: 190
Stray: 5836
Owner surrender: 962
Quarantine: 266
Seized: 251
Foster return: 556
Adoption/rescue return: 23
Owner requested euth: 30
TNR: 1195
Of euthanasias;
Capacity-Healthy: 0
Capacity-M,R,U: 24
Medical: 794
Behavioral: 0
Owner req. euth U-U only: 16
To foster care: 685
Died: 506
Lost: 24
Ending count: 309
2017
Dogs
Beginning count: 604
Owner surrender: 3003
Stray OTC: 5930
Field intake: 14956
Foster return: 651
Adoption return: 72
Rescue return: 92
Owner requested euthanasia: 90
Placed in foster: 635
Euth. healthy: 808
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 73
Treatable-Manageable: 291
Unhealthy & untreatable: 781
Died/lost: 272
Ending count: 461
Cats
Beginning count: 343
Owner surrender: 703
Stray OTC: 2949
Field intake: 2467
Foster return: 547
Adoption return: 12
Rescue return: 34
Owner requested euthanasia: 15
Placed in foster: 625
Euth. healthy: 8
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 29
Treatable-Manageable: 61
Unhealthy & untreatable: 581
Died/lost: 465
Ending count: 252
2018
Dogs
Beginning count: 465
Owner surrender: 3397
Stray OTC: 5610
Field intake: 16479
Foster return: 626
Adoption return: 144
Rescue return: 24
Owner requested euthanasia: 95
Placed in foster: 641
Euth. healthy: 1151
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 28
Treatable-Manageable: 200
Unhealthy & untreatable: 653
Died/lost: 315
Ending count: 535
Cats
Beginning count: 246
Owner surrender: 798
Stray OTC: 2585
Field intake: 2257
Foster return: 390
Adoption return: 36
Rescue return: 4
Owner requested euthanasia: 19
Placed in foster: 393
Euth. healthy: 10
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 13
Treatable-Manageable: 23
Unhealthy & untreatable: 560
Died/lost: 405
Ending count: 190
2014
Dogs
Beginning count: 286
Owner surrender: 1454
Stray: 6502
Field intake: 15483
Owner requested euth: 275
Return from foster: 1114
Return adoptions: 85
Return from rescues: 11
Euth. healthy: 2358
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 277
Treatable-Manageable: 501
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1785
Died: 329
Released to foster (included in transfers out): 977
Ending count: 314
Cats
Beginning count: 130
Owner surrender: 453
Stray: 3559
Field intake: 2291
Owner requested euthanasia: 39
Return from foster: 408
Return adoptions: 34
Return from rescue: 16
Return to habitat (feral cats): 804
Euth. healthy: 2
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 29
Treatable-Manageable: 29
Unhealthy & untreatable: 744
Died: 285
Released to foster (included in transfers out): 423
Ending count: 160
2016
Dogs
Beginning count: 319
Owner surrender: 3192
Stray: 5754
Field intake: 12198
Owner requested euth: 158
Return from foster: 783
Return adoptions: 71
Return from rescues: 60
Euth. healthy: 1183
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 104
Treatable-Manageable: 338
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1342
Died: 412
Released to foster (included in transfers out): 786
Ending count: 616
Cats
Beginning count: 239
Owner surrender: 647
Stray: 3090
Field intake: 2709
Owner requested euthanasia: 16
Return from foster: 614
Return adoptions: 16
Return from rescue: 173
From the public: 647
Return to habitat (feral cats): 1051
Euth. healthy: 0
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 2
Treatable-Manageable: 6
Unhealthy & untreatable: 703
Died: 592
Released to foster (included in transfers out): 675
Ending count: 347
2015
Dogs
Beginning count: 309
Owner requested euthanasia: 157
From the public: 2242
Euth. healthy: 1787
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 149
Treatable-Manageable: 279
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1368
Ending count: 311
Cats
Beginning count: 149
Owner requested euthanasia: 29
From the public: 564
Euth. healthy: 3
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 14
Treatable-Manageable: 15
Unhealthy & untreatable: 833
Ending count: 240
2006
Dogs
Beginning count: 0
Owner requested euthanasia:0
From the public:28103
Euth. healthy:5822
Treatable-Rehabilitable:3493
Treatable-Manageable:3493
Unhealthy & untreatable:10480
Ending count:0
Cats
Beginning count: 0
Owner requested euthanasia:0
From the public:15308
Euth. healthy:3673
Treatable-Rehabilitable:2204
Treatable-Manageable:2204
Unhealthy & untreatable:6612
Ending count:0
2007
Dogs
Beginning count: 180
Owner requested euthanasia:25
From the public:23890
Euth. healthy:4538
Treatable-Rehabilitable:2721
Treatable-Manageable:2719
Unhealthy & untreatable:8168
Ending count:209
Cats
Beginning count: 155
Owner requested euthanasia:26
From the public:16584
Euth. healthy:3815
Treatable-Rehabilitable:2290
Treatable-Manageable:2290
Unhealthy & untreatable:6859
Ending count:163
2008
Dogs
Beginning count: 207
Owner requested euthanasia:266
From the public:23557
Euth. healthy:4200
Treatable-Rehabilitable:2687
Treatable-Manageable:2351
Unhealthy & untreatable:7554
Ending count:246
Cats
Beginning count: 162
Owner requested euthanasia:60
From the public:8701
Euth. healthy:1568
Treatable-Rehabilitable:997
Treatable-Manageable:872
Unhealthy & untreatable:2797
Ending count:57
2009
Dogs
Beginning count: 246
Owner requested euthanasia:420
From the public:16571
Euth. healthy:4618
Treatable-Rehabilitable:165
Treatable-Manageable:420
Unhealthy & untreatable:6855
Ending count:dogs and cats 330
Cats
Owner requested euthanasia:65
From the public:4816
Euth. healthy:911
Treatable-Rehabilitable:32
Treatable-Manageable:89
Unhealthy & untreatable:2228
Ending count:3
2010
Dogs
Beginning count: N/A
Owner requested euthanasia: 535
From the public: 17725
Euth. healthy: 5223
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 102
Treatable-Manageable: 321
Unhealthy & untreatable: 7405
Ending count: N/A
Cats
Beginning count: N/A
Owner requested euthanasia: 101
From the public: 6740
Euth. healthy: 948
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 21
Treatable-Manageable: 36
Unhealthy & untreatable: 4401
Ending count: N/A
2011
Dogs
Beginning count: N/A
Owner requested euthanasia: 618
From the public: 21588
Euth. healthy: 5415
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 190
Treatable-Manageable: 528
Unhealthy & untreatable: 8433
Ending count: N/A
Cats
Beginning count: N/A
Owner requested euthanasia: 96
From the public: 6736
Euth. healthy: 1036
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 17
Treatable-Manageable: 66
Unhealthy & untreatable: 3960
Ending count: N/A
2013
Dogs
Beginning count: 368
Owner requested euthanasia: 238
From the public: 1025
Euth. healthy: 2011
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 141
Treatable-Manageable: 404
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2670
Ending count: 296
Cats
Beginning count: 176
Owner requested euthanasia: 49
From the public: 405
Return to habitat (feral cats): 975
Euth. healthy: 14
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 65
Treatable-Manageable: 79
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1412
Ending count: 134
2012
Dogs
Beginning count: 403
Owner requested euthanasia: 491
From the public: 1620
Euth. healthy: 4305
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 115
Treatable-Manageable: 304
Unhealthy & untreatable: 5289
Ending count: 413
Cats
Beginning count: 155
Owner requested euthanasia: 111
From the public: 709
Return to habitat (feral cats): 947
Euth. healthy: 463
Treatable-Rehabilitable: 43
Treatable-Manageable: 34
Unhealthy & untreatable: 3006
Ending count: 236
