TX,Houston-BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions
2023
This reporting system reports most categories as adults, juveniles (up to 5 months), or unknown. Totals are given first, followed by juveniles, then unknown age.
Dogs
Beginning count: 1031/312/13
Stray/At Large: 8980/3026/56
Owner relinquished: 2394/930/4
Owner intended euthanasia: 554/76/10
Transferred in: 9/3/1
Other intakes: 1306/122/63
Total: 13,263/4157/134
Adoption: 3450/1161/1
RTO: 843/36/19
Transferred out: 6030/2287/13
Other live outcome: 1/1/0
Died: 75/43/8
Lost: 117/4/2
Shelter euth: 2878/174/92
Owner req. euth: 259/14/2
Ending count: 1139/139/7
Cats
Beginning count: 885/756/6
Stray/At Large: 2873/2113/38
Owner relinquished: 2272/1451/17
Owner intended euthanasia: 81/27/5
Transferred in: 5/5/0
Other intakes: 128/38/13
Total: 5359/3634/73
Adoption: 1485/711/3
RTO: 37/11/2
Transferred out: 2756/1875/20
Other live outcome: 307/30/12
Died: 77/62/2
Lost: 59/1/0
Shelter euth: 450/338/17
Owner req. euth: 54/15/4
Ending count: 999/194/5
2022
Dogs
Beginning count: 685
From the public: 10,694
Euth. healthy: 479
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 16
Treatable-Manageable: 228
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1288
Owner requested euthanasia: 178
Died/lost: 112
Ending count: 1027
Cats
Beginning count: 918
From the public: 5859
Euth. healthy: 17
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 0
Treatable-Manageable: 0
Unhealthy & untreatable: 472
Owner requested euthanasia: 38
Died/lost: 129
Ending count: 887
2021
Dogs
Beginning count: 367
From the public: 9494
Euth. healthy: 252
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 0
Treatable-Manageable: 10
Unhealthy & untreatable: 469
Owner requested euthanasia: 131
Died/lost: 89
Ending count: 698
Cats
Beginning count: 387
From the public: 8098
Euth. healthy: 20
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 0
Treatable-Manageable: 0
Unhealthy & untreatable: 385
Owner requested euthanasia: 39
Died/lost: 263
Ending count: 969
2020
Dogs
Beginning count (including fosters): 855
From the public: 12033
Euth. healthy: 274
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 6
Treatable-Manageable: 58
Unhealthy & untreatable: 520
Owner requested euthanasia: 144
Died/lost: 114
Ending count: 366
Cats
Beginning count (including fosters): 934
From the public: 7663
Euth. healthy: 22
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 3
Treatable-Manageable: 6
Unhealthy & untreatable: 205
Owner requested euthanasia: 41
Died/lost: 254
Ending count: 395
2019
Dogs
Beginning count: 611
Owner requested euthanasia: 190
From the public: 16,044
Euth. healthy: 392
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 47
Treatable-Manageable: 305
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1562
Died/lost: 137
Ending count: 860
Cats
Beginning count: 616
Owner requested euthanasia: 39
From the public: 10372
Euth. healthy: 36
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 22
Treatable-Manageable: 30
Unhealthy & untreatable: 787
Died/lost: 265
Ending count: 944
2018
Dogs
Beginning count: 657
Owner requested euthanasia: 266
From the public: 14568
Euth. healthy: 342
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 60
Treatable-Manageable: 460
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2192
Died/lost: 210
Ending count: 625
Cats
Beginning count: 645
Owner requested euthanasia: 41
From the public: 7877
Euth. healthy: 25
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 43
Treatable-Manageable: 5
Unhealthy & untreatable: 528
Died/lost: 313
Ending count: 638
2017
Dogs
Beginning count: 705
Owner requested euthanasia: 350
From the public: 16759
Euth. healthy: 513
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 59
Treatable-Manageable: 688
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2054
Died/lost: 334
Ending count: 660
Cats
Beginning count: 573
Owner requested euthanasia: 236
From the public: 8323
Euth. healthy: 45
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 17
Treatable-Manageable: 22
Unhealthy & untreatable: 902
Died/lost: 377
Ending count: 655
2016
Dogs
Beginning count: 573
Owner requested euthanasia: 389
From the public: 18137
Euth. healthy: 542
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 335
Treatable-Manageable: 811
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2241
Died/lost: 369
Ending count: 711
Cats
Beginning count: 386
Owner requested euthanasia: 104
From the public: 8446
Euth. healthy: 41
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 107
Treatable-Manageable: 66
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1446
Died/lost: 377
Ending count: 584
2015
Dogs
Beginning count: 489
Owner requested euthanasia: 269
From the public: 17033
Euth. healthy: 567
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 983
Treatable-Manageable: 721
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1980
Died/lost: 258
Ending count: 582
Cats
Beginning count: 262
Owner requested euthanasia: 30
From the public: 8895
Euth. healthy: 48
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 351
Treatable-Manageable: 115
Unhealthy & untreatable: 1919
Died/lost: 461
Ending count: 422
2014
Dogs
Beginning count: 405
Owner requested euthanasia: 225
From the public: 16823
Euth. healthy: 886
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 1405
Treatable-Manageable: 879
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2737
Died/lost: 192
Ending count: 500
Cats
Beginning count: 257
Owner requested euthanasia: 41
From the public: 7782
Euth. healthy: 93
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 399
Treatable-Manageable: 184
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2509
Died/lost: 258
Ending count: 278
2013
Dogs
Beginning count: 468
Owner requested euthanasia: 259
From the public: 15865
Euth. healthy: 959
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 2761
Treatable-Manageable: 783
Unhealthy & untreatable: 3508
Died/lost: 199
Ending count: 400
Cats
Beginning count: 227
Owner requested euthanasia: 57
From the public: 7933
Euth. healthy: 3745
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 782
Treatable-Manageable: 349
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2511
Died/lost: 224
Ending count: 262
2012
Dogs
Beginning count: 530
Owner requested euthanasia: 319
From the public: 15380
Euth. healthy: 584
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 2922
Treatable-Manageable: 237
Unhealthy & untreatable: 5055
Died/lost: 266
Ending count: 388
Cats
Beginning count: 257
Owner requested euthanasia: 27
From the public: 8762
Euth. healthy: 69
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 1292
Treatable-Manageable: 173
Unhealthy & untreatable: 3650
Died/lost: 1116
Ending count: 182
2011
Dogs
Beginning count: 583
Owner requested euthanasia: 351
From the public: 15288
Euth. healthy: 300
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 2074
Treatable-Manageable: 208
Unhealthy & untreatable: 5677
Died/lost: 434
Ending count: 527
Cats
Beginning count: 388
Owner requested euthanasia: 30
From the public: 7150
Euth. healthy: 29
Treatable-Rehabilitatable: 450
Treatable-Manageable: 82
Unhealthy & untreatable: 2900
Died/lost: 932
Ending count: 255
