Shelter Statistics - 2025

Huntsville Animal Services publishes shelter data annually and monthly.  The forms track animals entering the shelter and leaving the shelter, using a variety of categories. This information is used to calculate the "live release rate" for the shelter.  We use the live release calculation method promoted by the No Kill Advocacy Center which is essentially live outcomes divided by all outcomes.

Shelter Statistics - 2024

Full Year 2024 Report
dog live release rate 80%, cat live release rate 93%
click on the image below to see the 2-page report in pdf format
Full Year 2023 Report
dog live release rate 83%, cat live release rate 96%
Full Year 2022 Report
dog live release rate 87%, cat live release rate 96%
Full Year 2021 Report
dog live release rate 94%, cat live release rate 96%
Full Year 2020 Report
dog live release rate 93%, cat live release rate 96%
Full Year 2019 Report
dog live release rate 93%, cat live release rate 96%
Full Year 2018 Report
dog live release rate 90%, cat live release rate 95%
Full Year 2017 Report
dog live release rate 88%, cat live release rate 96%
Full Year 2016 Report
dog live release rate 90%, cat live release rate 95%

2008 - 2015 Statistics (click on each image to see a pdf file)