UNITED STATES FACTS & FIGURES
Number of cats and dogs born every day in the U.S.: 70,000 (nearly 3,000 born every hour or 50 born every minute)
Number of stray cats and dogs living in the U.S.: 70 million
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Number of animals in the U.S. that die each year from cruelty, neglect, and exploitation: 30 million
Number of animal shelters in the U.S.: 4,000 – 6,000
Number of cats and dogs entering U.S. shelters each year: 6 – 8 million
Number of cats and dogs euthanized by U.S. shelters each year: 3 – 4 million (nearly 10,000 animals killed every day)
Number of cats and dogs adopted by U.S. shelters each year: 3 – 4 million
Number of cats and dogs reclaimed by owners from U. S. shelters each year: 600,000-750,000 (10% of total entering shelters – 15–30% of dogs and 2–5% of cats)
Yearly cost to U.S. taxpayers to impound, shelter, euthanize, and dispose of homeless animals: $2 billion
Percentage of dogs in U.S. shelters which are purebred: 25 – 30 %
Average age of animals entering U.S. shelters: under 18 months old
Percentage of animals entering U.S. shelters that are healthy and adoptable: 90%
Percentage of owned dogs that were adopted from an animal shelter: 18%
Percentage of owned cats that were adopted from an animal shelter: 16%
Percentage of animals entering animal shelters by animal control authorities: 42.5%
Percentage of animals entering animal shelters that were surrendered by their owners: 30%
Percentage of people who acquire animals that end up giving them away, abandoning them, or taking them to shelters: 70%
Percentage of animals surrendered to an animal shelter that were originally adopted from an animal shelter: 20%
Percentage of animals received by animal shelters that have been spayed or neutered: 10%
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