Chicago area shelters transfer nearly as many animals from Chicago Animal Care & Control during the first six months of 2010 as compared to all of 2009.
Local shelters have been helping Animal Control save more homeless pets.
The number of homeless pets transferred to Chicago area shelters
during January – July 2010*
PAWS Chicago – 1593
Animal Welfare League – 169
Friends of Animal Care & Control – 134
Anti-Cruelty Society – 116
Chicago Canine Rescue – 58
PACT – 55
ALIVE Rescue – 40
Arfhouse – 24
Puppy Love-Love Cats – 16
Tree House – 16
Felines, Inc. – 16
Red Door – 14
Windy City Animal Foundation – 14
New Leash on Life – 13
Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue – 13
Lake Shore Animal Shelter – 0
Harmony House – 0
The number of homeless pets transferred to Chicago area shelters in 2009:*
PAWS Chicago – 1,988
Anti-Cruelty Society – 213
Animal Welfare League – 133
ALIVE Rescue – 50
Chicago Canine Rescue – 46
New Leash on Life – 32
Tree House – 26
Windy City Animal Foundation – 22
Arfhouse – 20
Felines, Inc. – 16
Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue – 12
Puppy Love-Love Cats – 8
Lake Shore Animal Shelter – 6
PACT – 5
Red Door – 3
Harmony House – 2
Euthanasia rate at an all-time low
Despite a difficult economy, City of Chicago’s Animal Care & Control (ACC), the city impoundment facility, continues to show progress in saving more homeless pets. In 2009, euthanasia at ACC reached an all-time low of 10,805 cats and dogs. The magnitude of this progress is best seen when compared to the 26,394 pets euthanized there in 1997.
Building a No Kill Chicago
City impoundment facilities are where the majority of stray and unwanted animals enter the shelter system. It is important for privately funded shelters in the community to help the city pound by transferring pets into their adoption programs. In 2009, Chicago area shelters transferred 2,504 homeless pets from ACC.
With Animal Law professor Cherie Travis’ recent appointment to Director of Chicago’s Animal Care & Control, the city is on the right track to continue to save more lives.
*Source: City of Chicago Animal Care & Control.
Please note: the numbers above are for Chicago area shelters only
