How Los Angeles
euthanasia rates compare to other major cities is difficult to find out.
The Midlands currently has an 44 %
euthanasia rate compared to the national average of 23 %.
When he started, he inherited an unfathomable euthanasia rate — every three days there were animals put down and
the euthanasia rate compared to the shelter population was way too high.
Not exact matches
The Annual
Euthanasia Rate fell 1 percent
compared to 2013; 40 percent
compared to 2012; 71 percent
compared to 2011; 91 percent
compared to 2010; and 93 percent
compared to 2009.
In a second article, the Blade
compares Lucas County's
euthanasia rates to those of surrounding city shelters — and it's not pretty.
According to Raul Contreras from the Mayor's Office, in 2015 the
euthanasia rates plummeted — down 36 percent for dogs and 25 percent for cats
compared to the previous year — with adoption
rates rising by 17 percent.
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!
The Midlands holds a steady
euthanasia rate of 82 %
compared to the national average of 64 %.