2006 - Animal Statistics
City of Columbus Animal Shelter & Animal Control
664 dogs were in the system as stray/abandoned
1044 cats were in the system as stray/abandoned
(this number is after owner reclaims, county animals released back to county and death in shelter (natural causes, etc))
Of those 664 Dogs:
Adopted: 192 - 29% of abandoned dogs were Adopted
Euthanized: 456 - 69% of abandoned dogs were Euthanized
Of those 1087 Cats:
Adopted: 61 6% of abandoned cats were Adopted
Euthanized: 1026 94% of abandoned cats were Euthanized
Bartholomew County Humane Society & County Animal Control
622 dogs were in the system as stray/abandoned
497 cats were in the system as stray/abandoned
Of those 622 Dogs:
Adopted: 303 - 49% of abandoned dogs were Adopted
Euthanized: 157 - 25% of abandoned dogs were Euthanized
Of those 497 Cats:
Adopted: 134 - 27% of abandoned cats were Adopted
Euthanized: 306 - 62% of abandoned cats were Euthanized
2006 Entire Bartholomew County Totals:
1445 - Unwanted Dogs
1645 - Unwanted Cats
3,090 Unwanted Cats & Dogs
Only 953 of them found homes
(Only 31% of cats/dogs that enter a shelter get Adopted)
How can you help?
Spay or Neuter your pets, your neighborhood cat, your barn cats
and tell others about the importance of spay/neuter !
This is the only way to stop the cycle!
