Intake/Outcome Data Self-Reported by Shelters Data for the Florida Shelter Animal Census is self-reported by individual animal shelters and then compiled for statewide statistical summaries by the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida. The Florida Shelter Animal Census uses the standardized data definitions established for…
A difficult year - Animal shelter crowding - Compassion fatigue strategies course - Kitten shelter diversion -
Declining adoption trends - Doggy day outs - Optimal cat petting sessions - Return to owner - Trap-neuter-return - Community cats - Spay/neuter research - Grants
Compassion Fatigue - Shelter Overcrowding - Veterinary Clinic Management - Shelter Statistics - Heartworm - Behavior - Access to Veterinary Care
Florida Shelter Animal Census Published on July 1, 2022 “How many cats and dogs are admitted to shelters each year and what happens to them?” Our statewide census of animals that pass through more…
“How many cats and dogs are admitted to shelters each year and what happens to them?” Our statewide census of animals that pass through more than 150 animal shelters across the state has the answers.
Shelter admissions of free-roaming animals and former pets surged across Florida in 2021.
Here's what we found in our most recent survey of Florida animal shelters.
Florida’s animal shelters collectively pushed dog and cat lifesaving to a new milestone in 2019.
Haston R, Abbondanza M, Buckman J, Cosby-Jennings S, Dixon J, Fricke I, Haworth D, Ippoliti-Smith M, Kelley N, Levy JK, Kent S, Kilmer V, McHugh-Smith J, Pedersen L, Robertson J, Reed A, Telford J, Thompson S, Webber D, White S, and Zeidman S. 2018 Shelter Animals Count.
