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Dogs & Data Meeting Recap
13May’24
Dogs and Data Meeting Recap:
State of the Shelter Dog Union
In case you missed the April 19th Dogs and Data call hosted by Shelter Animals Count and Pedigree Foundation, here are the key learnings for the first quarter of 2024:
- Dog adoptions accounted for 53% of dog intakes in 2024, compared to 52% in 2019.
- Dog return-to-owner outcomes have declined each year since 2019, from a high of 21% of total intakes in 2019 to 18% in 2024.
- Dog transfer outcomes have decreased three percentage points, from 16% of total intakes to 13% of total intakes in 2024.
- Dog non-live outcomes decreased from 9% of total intakes in 2019 to 6% of total intakes in 2021, and have been increasing since 2021, reaching the highest level in 2024, with 11% of total intakes resulting in a non-live outcome.
Following the data presentation, we turned to Dr. Emily Weiss and Dr. Julie Levy to share their take on the most recent data and the current state of dogs in animal shelters.
To learn more about Dr. Emily Weiss’ vision for how we move forward in this challenging moment, read our latest SAC blog, Looking forward in tough times: the hopeful vision of Dr. Emily Weiss.
Save the date for upcoming Dogs and Data calls, occurring monthly June through October.
Are you reporting data to Shelter Animals Count? Now is the perfect time to sign up to integrate your shelter software platform with SAC to help us achieve our mission of counting every shelter animal!