HSCW Statistics

Overpopulation Results in Euthanasia

Help Reduce Pet Overpopulation.

Have Your Pets Spayed Or Neutered.

Every Year Over 12 Million Animals

Are Euthanized In Shelters Across The Nation.

While you are viewing this page, thousands of cats and dogs are being euthanized across the United States because no one wants them and there isn't enough money or space for the shelters to care for them. Many more are suffering and leading lives of quiet desperation on the streets. The new millennium is a time for hope, for change, and for new beginnings. Spay/Neuter is the single most important thing you can do to make a difference. Please have a heart. Encourage everyone you know that has a dog or cat to spay or neuter them.

It is estimated that today there are over 60 million cats in America, alone. More than 70,000 dogs and cats are born each day due to uncontrolled breeding. Many cats have never experienced the luxury of a warm lap and lead hard, cruel, short, and tortured lives as strays. Of cats placed in shelters, 75% are euthanized because there is no room or funds to care for them. Maybe they are the lucky ones in light of the animal abuse and laboratory experiments that take its' toll on countless numbers of cats' lives and inflict pain and suffering beyond our comprehension.

If you are thinking about adding a pet to your family, be a hero, please consider adopting a shelter pet and if you already have pets – for life’s sake – spay and neuter.

Month	Adoptions	Redemptions	Transfers	Totals
April 2008	94	24	51	169
March 2008	147	39	12	198
February 2008	118	40	40	198
January 2008	109	17	70	196
2007 Totals	1550	321	369	2240
2006 Totals	1515	317	407	2239
2005 Totals	1642	295	325	2262
2004 Totals	1678	382	233	2293
2003 Totals	1809	372	611	2792
2002 Totals	1798	663	1168	3629
2001 Totals	1416	665	28	2109
2000 Totals	1681	678	N/A	2359
1999 Totals	1833	774	N/A	2607
1998 Totals	1933	952	N/A	2885
1997 Totals	1720	903	N/A	2623
1996 Totals	1343	780	N/A	2123
1995 Totals	1538	586	N/A	2124
1994 Totals	1250	459	N/A	1709
Totals	24582	8563	3628	36773