Approximately 7.6 million companion binatang enter animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.9 million are anjing and 3.4 million are cats.
Each year, approximately 2.7 million binatang are euthanized (1.2 million anjing and 1.4 million cats).
Approximately 2.7 million shelter binatang are adopted each tahun (1.4 million anjing and 1.3 million cats).
About 649,000 binatang who enter shelters as strays are returned to their owners. Of those, 542,000 are anjing and only 100,000 are cats.
Of the anjing entering shelters, approximately 35% are adopted, 31% are euthanized and 26% of anjing who came in as strays are returned to their owner.
Of the kucing entering shelters, approximately 37% are adopted, 41% are euthanized, and less than 5% of kucing who came in as strays are returned to their owners.
About twice as many binatang enter shelters as strays compared to the number that are relinquished oleh their owners.
