About

Our Mission

Shelter Animals Count is the trusted source for collecting and sharing credible and accessible data to positively impact animals and communities.

Our Beginnings

Established in 2012

A variety of attempts were made over the past few decades to create a platform for shelter data reporting – from Asilomar Accords and Live Release Rates, to Naked Data – much has been learned. There was strong desire to come together as an industry and create a standardized database system to collect baseline information nationally.

In late 2011, a cross-section of animal welfare agencies banded together to create and share The National Database that would enable the measurement of progress in animal welfare, inspire life-saving collaboration and have a positive impact over pet homelessness.

This steering committee outlined a vision and in the Fall of 2012, adopted a formal governing Board of Directors and incorporated Shelter Animals Count, a neutral, independent non-profit created to share and steward The National Database of sheltered animals that provides facts and enables insights to save lives.

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About the Data

About the Data

Learn about the data collected by Shelter Animals Count.

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Reports

Reports

Download reports and whitepapers distributed by Shelter Animals Count.

DOING OUR PART

Role in Animal Welfare

Standardization
of Data

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Standardization
of Data

Shelter Animals Count sets industry-wide standards through collaborative input.

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Data
Collection

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Data
Collection

Thousands of shelters and rescues voluntarily enter their data into The National Database.

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Publish Detailed
Reports

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Publish Detailed
Reports

Data reports are publicly available and allow for detailed analysis not previously possible

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Data Available
for Research

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Data Available
for Research

Data can be requested for research purposes

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View the Data

Using the business intelligence application Tableau, you can now view and interact with shelter and rescue data, demographic and economic data by community and organization through a series of data dashboards.

Data Dashboards
DATA COLLECTION PROCESS

Organizational Goals

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2020 | Form 990

Official Form 990

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2019 | Annual Report

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2018 | Annual Report

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