{"id":24825,"date":"2022-03-25T11:15:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:15:38","slug":"how-many-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How many shelter dogs are there in the world?"},"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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_shelter_dogs_are_there_in_the_world\" title=\"How many shelter dogs are there in the world?\">How many shelter dogs are there in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_are_homeless_in_the_world\" title=\"How many animals are homeless in the world?\">How many animals are homeless in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#What_percent_of_animals_are_in_shelters\" title=\"What percent of animals are in shelters?\">What percent of animals are 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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_have_no_homes\" title=\"How many animals have no homes?\">How many animals have no homes?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_homeless_dogs_are_there_in_the_world\" title=\"How many homeless dogs are there in the world?\">How many homeless dogs are there in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_rescue_dogs_are_there_in_the_world\" title=\"How many rescue dogs are there in the world?\">How many rescue dogs are there in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_the_world\" title=\"How many animal shelters are in the world?\">How many animal shelters are in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_dogs_are_in_the_World_2020\" title=\"How many dogs are in the World 2020?\">How many dogs are in the World 2020?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_homeless_animals_are_there_in_the_world\" title=\"How many homeless animals are there in the world?\">How many homeless animals are there in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_are_homeless_a_year\" title=\"How many animals are homeless a year?\">How many animals are homeless a year?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#What_percent_of_animals_are_homeless\" title=\"What percent of animals are homeless?\">What percent of animals are homeless?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_are_abandoned_in_the_world_each_year\" title=\"How many animals are abandoned in the world each year?\">How many animals are abandoned in the world 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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#What_percentage_of_pets_come_from_shelters\" title=\"What percentage of pets come from shelters?\">What percentage of pets come from shelters?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_us\" title=\"How many animals are in shelters in us?\">How many animals are in shelters in us?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_the_US_2021\" title=\"How many animals are in shelters in the U.S. 2021?\">How many animals are in shelters in the U.S. 2021?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_the_world\" title=\"How many animals are in shelters in the world?\">How many animals are in shelters in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_need_a_home\" title=\"How many animals need a home?\">How many animals need a home?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#What_percent_of_animals_are_abandoned\" title=\"What percent of animals are abandoned?\">What percent of animals are abandoned?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_have_no_home\" title=\"How many animals have no home?\">How many animals have no home?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_animals_are_abandoned_in_the_world\" title=\"How many animals are abandoned in the world?\">How many animals are abandoned in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_dogs_live_without_a_home\" title=\"How many dogs live without a home?\">How many dogs live without a home?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_homeless_animals_are_there_in_the_UK\" title=\"How many homeless animals are there in the UK?\">How many homeless animals are there in the UK?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_dogs_are_homeless_in_the_world\" title=\"How many dogs are homeless in the world?\">How many dogs are homeless in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_pets_are_homeless_in_the_world\" title=\"How many pets are homeless in the world?\">How many pets are homeless in the world?<\/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-shelter-dogs-are-there-in-the-world\/#How_many_dogs_are_there_in_the_world_2021\" title=\"How many dogs are there in the world 2021?\">How many dogs are there in the world 2021?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_shelter_dogs_are_there_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many shelter dogs are there in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>more than 200 million stray dogs worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates about 3.3 million dogs enter U.S. animal shelters every year.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_homeless_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many animals are homeless in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As many as 70 million dogs and cats are estimated to be homeless in the United States alone, and anywhere from <b>200-600 million worldwide. Of the 70 million homeless pets in the USA, only about 6.5 million ever make it into a shelter for a chance at a better life.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percent_of_animals_are_in_shelters\"><\/span>What percent of animals are in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DogsCatsAnimal Shelter\/Humane Society<b>23%<\/b><b>31%<\/b>Friends\/Relatives20%28%Breeder34%3%Stray6%27%2 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_have_no_homes\"><\/span>How many animals have no homes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are about <b>70 million stray animals living in the U.S. Of this 70 million, only about six to eight million cats and dogs enter the nation&#8217;s 3,500 shelters every year, according to the Humane Society of the United States.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_homeless_dogs_are_there_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many homeless dogs are there in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>200 million stray dogs<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_rescue_dogs_are_there_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many rescue dogs are there in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With Rescue Dogs In Demand, More Shelters Look Far Afield For Fido. There are <b>more than 200 million stray dogs worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates about 3.3 million dogs enter U.S. animal shelters every year.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Currently, it is estimated that there are <b>approximately 5,000 independently-run animal shelters operating nationwide.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_in_the_World_2020\"><\/span>How many dogs are in the World 2020?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The global dog population is estimated to be <b>900 million and rising.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_homeless_animals_are_there_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many homeless animals are there in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>over 600 million stray animals all over the world that suffer lives of misery  starving, cold, sick, and abused. It&#8217;s why I wanted to be involved with this day and why I made this video.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_homeless_a_year\"><\/span>How many animals are homeless a year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dig in to some of the cold, hard facts on pet homelessness, shall we? There are about 70 million stray animals living in the U.S. Of this 70 million, only <b>about six to eight million cats and dogs enter the nation&#8217;s 3,500 shelters every year, according to the Humane Society of the United States.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percent_of_animals_are_homeless\"><\/span>What percent of animals are homeless?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Between 20192020, <b>36% of all dogs and 43% of cats were from shelters. Additionally, 5% of dogs and 21% were strays.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_abandoned_in_the_world_each_year\"><\/span>How many animals are abandoned in the world each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each year, approximately <b>920,000 shelter animals are euthanized (390,000 dogs and 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_pets_come_from_shelters\"><\/span>What percentage of pets come from shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>61% Of Pet Households Care for More Than One Animal In 2020, <b>19% of all dogs came from a shelter. Also, 26% of owned cats in the US were from animal shelters. Between 20192020, stray cats in shelters had the lowest percentage since 2015  only 21%. Between 20172018, it was 32%.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_us\"><\/span>How many animals are in shelters in us?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facts about U.S. Animal Shelters: <b>Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_the_US_2021\"><\/span>How many animals are in shelters in the U.S. 2021?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As of 2021, there are <b>over 3,500 animal shelters in the U.S. Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. shelters each year. Approximately 4.1 million shelter animals are adopted yearly. About 810,000 stray animals that enter shelters are returned to their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many animals are in shelters in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.9 million are dogs and 3.4 million are cats. According to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), less than 2% of cats and only 15 to 20% of dogs are returned to their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_need_a_home\"><\/span>How many animals need a home?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.9 million are dogs and 3.4 million are cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percent_of_animals_are_abandoned\"><\/span>What percent of animals are abandoned?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>56 percent of dogs and 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 <b>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_animals_have_no_home\"><\/span>How many animals have no home?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are about <b>70 million stray animals living in the U.S. Of this 70 million, only about six to eight million cats and dogs enter the nation&#8217;s 3,500 shelters every year, according to the Humane Society of the United States.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_abandoned_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many animals are abandoned in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Little Known Facts About Homeless Animals. Abandoned animal stats report that the number of US stray animals reaches <b>70 million. According to the Humane Society, 68 million cats and dogs go into shelters each year.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_live_without_a_home\"><\/span>How many dogs live without a home?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On any given day in the United States, there are an estimated <b>70 million homeless dogs and cats struggling to survive.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_homeless_animals_are_there_in_the_UK\"><\/span>How many homeless animals are there in the UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>1.1 million homeless pets living in the UK.<\/b> As well as the approximate 42,000 cats and dogs currently in shelters, yet to be rehomed, there are 1.1 million cats and dogs that live on the streets or are stray. These animals are often abandoned by previous owners but they also stray.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_homeless_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many dogs are homeless in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>more than 200 million stray dogs worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_pets_are_homeless_in_the_world\"><\/span>How many pets are homeless in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As many as 70 million dogs and cats are estimated to be homeless in the United States alone, and anywhere from <b>200-600 million worldwide. Of the 70 million homeless pets in the USA, only about 6.5 million ever make it into a shelter for a chance at a better life.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_there_in_the_world_2021\"><\/span>How many dogs are there in the world 2021?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The global dog population is estimated to be <b>900 million and rising.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How many shelter dogs are there in the world?How many animals are homeless in the world?What percent of animals are in shelters?How many animals have no homes?How many homeless dogs are there in the world?How many rescue dogs are there in the world?How many animal shelters are in the world?How many dogs&#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-24825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24825"}],"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=24825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24825\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}