{"id":24449,"date":"2022-03-25T11:15:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:15:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:15:09","slug":"how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How many kittens get euthanized each year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_kittens_get_euthanized_each_year\" title=\"How many kittens get euthanized each year?\">How many kittens get euthanized each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_stray_cats_are_euthanized_each_year\" title=\"How many stray cats are euthanized each year?\">How many stray cats are euthanized each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#What_percent_of_cats_are_euthanized_in_shelters\" title=\"What percent of cats are euthanized in shelters?\">What percent of cats are euthanized in shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#Do_kittens_get_euthanized\" title=\"Do kittens get euthanized?\">Do kittens get euthanized?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_kittens_are_put_down_each_year\" title=\"How many kittens are put down each year?\">How many kittens are put down each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#What_percentage_of_cats_get_put_down\" title=\"What percentage of cats get put down?\">What percentage of cats get put down?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_healthy_cats_are_euthanized_each_year\" title=\"How many healthy cats are euthanized each year?\">How many healthy cats are euthanized each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_are_euthanized_daily\" title=\"How many cats are euthanized daily?\">How many cats are euthanized daily?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_are_euthanized_in_the_US\" title=\"How many cats are euthanized in the US?\">How many cats are euthanized in the US?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_animals_are_euthanized_each_year_2020\" title=\"How many animals are euthanized each year 2020?\">How many animals are euthanized each year 2020?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#Why_do_kittens_end_up_in_shelters\" title=\"Why do kittens end up in shelters?\">Why do kittens end up in shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_stray_cats_die_each_year\" title=\"How many stray cats die each year?\">How many stray cats die each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#What_percentage_of_cats_get_euthanized\" title=\"What percentage of cats get euthanized?\">What percentage of cats get euthanized?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_stray_cats_die\" title=\"How many stray cats die?\">How many stray cats die?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_are_euthanized_every_day\" title=\"How many cats are euthanized every day?\">How many cats are euthanized every day?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#What_percentage_of_cats_die_in_shelters\" title=\"What percentage of cats die in shelters?\">What percentage of cats die in shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_get_euthanized_each_year\" title=\"How many cats get euthanized each year?\">How many cats get euthanized each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_are_euthanized_a_day\" title=\"How many cats are euthanized a day?\">How many cats are euthanized a day?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#Are_kittens_euthanized\" title=\"Are kittens euthanized?\">Are kittens euthanized?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#Can_you_put_a_kitten_down\" title=\"Can you put a kitten down?\">Can you put a kitten down?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_are_euthanized_each_year\" title=\"How many cats are euthanized each year?\">How many cats are euthanized each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_are_put_down_each_year\" title=\"How many cats are put down each year?\">How many cats are put down each year?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_cats_are_put_down\" title=\"How many cats are put down?\">How many cats are put down?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_often_are_cats_euthanized\" title=\"How often are cats euthanized?\">How often are cats euthanized?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-kittens-get-euthanized-each-year\/#How_many_pets_were_euthanized_in_the_US_in_2019\" title=\"How many pets were euthanized in the US in 2019?\">How many pets were euthanized in the US in 2019?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_kittens_get_euthanized_each_year\"><\/span>How many kittens get euthanized each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of the <b>3 million cats and dogs euthanized in shelters each year, approximately 2.4 million (80%) are healthy and treatable and could have been adopted into new homes. Number cats and dogs adopted from shelters each year: 4 million.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_stray_cats_are_euthanized_each_year\"><\/span>How many stray cats are euthanized each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of the approximately 6.5 million companion animals who enter shelters nationwide every year, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Each year, approximately 1.5 million animals are euthanized (670,00 dogs and <b>860,000 cats).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percent_of_cats_are_euthanized_in_shelters\"><\/span>What percent of cats are euthanized in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>56 percent of dogs and <b>71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. More cats are euthanized than dogs because they are more likely to enter a shelter without any owner identification. Only 15.8 percent of dogs and 2 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are reunited with their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_kittens_get_euthanized\"><\/span>Do kittens get euthanized?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many kittens are born between early spring and late summer, a period known as kitten season.  Most shelters are ill-equipped or unable to provide such care, so too often, <b>these kittens are euthanized. The smallest neonatal kittens sometimes can&#8217;t even survive for more than a few hours without intensive care.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_kittens_are_put_down_each_year\"><\/span>How many kittens are put down each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each year, approximately 2.7 million animals are euthanized (<b>1.4 million cats). Approximately 2.7 million shelter animals are adopted each year (1.3 million cats). About 649,000 animals who enter shelters as strays are returned to their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percentage_of_cats_get_put_down\"><\/span>What percentage of cats get put down?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many kittens are born between early spring and late summer, a period known as kitten season.  Most shelters are ill-equipped or unable to provide such care, so too often, <b>these kittens are euthanized. The smallest neonatal kittens sometimes can&#8217;t even survive for more than a few hours without intensive care.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_healthy_cats_are_euthanized_each_year\"><\/span>How many healthy cats are euthanized each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These animals may have been euthanized due to overcrowding, but may also have been sick, aggressive, injured or suffering from something else. 56 percent of dogs and <b>71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_are_euthanized_daily\"><\/span>How many cats are euthanized daily?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each year, approximately 920,000 shelter animals are euthanized (390,000 dogs and <b>530,000 cats).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_are_euthanized_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many cats are euthanized in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sadly, <b>about 950 cats and dogs are euthanized daily across the country because of lack of space, Castle says. Cats are killed more than twice as frequently as dogs, even though about 5 percent more dogs enter shelters, Best Friends reports.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_euthanized_each_year_2020\"><\/span>How many animals are euthanized each year 2020?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Different organizations and institutions quote varying numbers as to how many potential pets are put down. According to the ASPCA, about 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized each year in the US, which includes about 670,000 dogs and <b>860,000 cats. According to PETA, this number sits at 3 million cats and dogs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_kittens_end_up_in_shelters\"><\/span>Why do kittens end up in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Around 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year. Annually, 6.5 million animals enter US shelters. <b>About three million shelter animals are euthanized in the US every year.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_stray_cats_die_each_year\"><\/span>How many stray cats die each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each year, approximately 920,000 shelter animals are euthanized (390,000 dogs and <b>530,000 cats). The number of dogs and cats euthanized in U.S. shelters annually has declined from approximately 2.6 million in 2011.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percentage_of_cats_get_euthanized\"><\/span>What percentage of cats get euthanized?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>56 percent of dogs and <b>71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. More cats are euthanized than dogs because they are more likely to enter a shelter without any owner identification. Only 15.8 percent of dogs and 2 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are reunited with their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_stray_cats_die\"><\/span>How many stray cats die?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The main reasons animals are in shelters: owners give them up, or animal control finds them on the street. Each year, <b>approximately 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full and there aren&#8217;t enough adoptive homes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_are_euthanized_every_day\"><\/span>How many cats are euthanized every day?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>950 cats<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percentage_of_cats_die_in_shelters\"><\/span>What percentage of cats die in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Percentage of cats euthanized in shelters: <b>70%<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_get_euthanized_each_year\"><\/span>How many cats get euthanized each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These animals may have been euthanized due to overcrowding, but may also have been sick, aggressive, injured or suffering from something else. 56 percent of dogs and <b>71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_are_euthanized_a_day\"><\/span>How many cats are euthanized a day?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of the approximately 6.5 million companion animals who enter shelters nationwide every year, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Each year, approximately 1.5 million animals are euthanized (670,00 dogs and <b>860,000 cats).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_kittens_euthanized\"><\/span>Are kittens euthanized?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of the <b>3 million cats and dogs euthanized in shelters each year, approximately 2.4 million (80%) are healthy and treatable and could have been adopted into new homes. Number cats and dogs adopted from shelters each year: 4 million.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_put_a_kitten_down\"><\/span>Can you put a kitten down?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many kittens are born between early spring and late summer, a period known as kitten season.  Most shelters are ill-equipped or unable to provide such care, so too often, these <b>kittens are euthanized. The smallest neonatal kittens sometimes can&#8217;t even survive for more than a few hours without intensive care.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_are_euthanized_each_year\"><\/span>How many cats are euthanized each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Take it to a vet and tell them you want them to put it down. If you have no money, take to a shelter and they will do it for you. Or if you have animal services in your town, they will also do it. you cannot do that on your own.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_are_put_down_each_year\"><\/span>How many cats are put down each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These animals may have been euthanized due to overcrowding, but may also have been sick, aggressive, injured or suffering from something else. 56 percent of dogs and <b>71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_cats_are_put_down\"><\/span>How many cats are put down?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>56 percent of dogs and <b>71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. More cats are euthanized than dogs because they are more likely to enter a shelter without any owner identification. Only 15.8 percent of dogs and 2 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are reunited with their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_often_are_cats_euthanized\"><\/span>How often are cats euthanized?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of the approximately 6.5 million companion animals who enter shelters nationwide every year, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Each year, approximately 1.5 million animals are euthanized (670,00 dogs and <b>860,000 cats).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_pets_were_euthanized_in_the_US_in_2019\"><\/span>How many pets were euthanized in the US in 2019?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>56 percent of dogs and <b>71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. More cats are euthanized than dogs because they are more likely to enter a shelter without any owner identification. Only 15.8 percent of dogs and 2 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are reunited with their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How many kittens get euthanized each year?How many stray cats are euthanized each year?What percent of cats are euthanized in shelters?Do kittens get euthanized?How many kittens are put down each year?What percentage of cats get put down?How many healthy cats are euthanized each year?How many cats are euthanized daily?How many cats are&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}