During that same year,
cat euthanasia dropped 89 % with less than 250 cats dying.»
Not exact matches
Many communities are seeing dramatic
drops in
cat intake and
euthanasia at their local shelters as a result of TNR and other spay / neuter programs.
The
euthanasia rate was expected to
drop, at a minimum by the number of feral
cats returned, rather than euthanized.
Today, while there are still too many unwanted
cats and dogs, the
euthanasia rate has decreased to about 12.5 dogs and
cats per 1,000 people — an almost 90 %
drop when compared to numbers recorded fifty years ago!
She developed programs and partnerships that transferred
cats and kittens at high risk for
euthanasia resulting in a 79 % reduction and implemented targeted, aggressive TNR programs which lead to in a 45 %
drop in
cat intake at Manatee County Animal Services over five years.
The
euthanasia rates for feral and domestic
cats dropped by 40 % in the first two years.
And, of course, not killing community
cats also means
euthanasia drops.
They've also experienced a 71 %
drop in
euthanasia of healthy
cats at their shelters, and since 2011 have seen a 17 % decrease in community
cat intake.
What's more,
cat euthanasia has
dropped by 76 % during that same period.
Even more dramatic, the number of
cats euthanized
dropped from 527 to 88, representing a spectacular 83 percent reduction in
euthanasia.
There is some great progress on other fronts: •
Cat euthanasia rates are
dropping — in 2016, 18 % of animals admitted to Canadian shelters were euthanised, and 95 % of those were for health reasons.