{"id":25219,"date":"2022-03-25T11:16:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:16:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:16:17","slug":"how-many-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"How many dogs are in shelters in Texas?"},"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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_dogs_are_in_shelters_in_Texas\" title=\"How many dogs are in shelters in Texas?\">How many dogs are in shelters in Texas?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_dogs_are_in_shelters_in_the_US_2021\" title=\"How many dogs are in shelters in the US 2021?\">How many dogs are in shelters in the US 2021?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#What_percentage_of_shelters_are_pets\" title=\"What percentage of shelters are pets?\">What percentage of shelters are pets?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#What_state_has_the_most_animal_shelters\" title=\"What state has the most animal shelters?\">What state has the most animal shelters?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_dog_shelters_are_in_Texas\" title=\"How many dog shelters are in Texas?\">How many dog shelters are in Texas?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_Texas\" title=\"How many animal shelters are in Texas?\">How many animal shelters are in Texas?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_homeless_dogs_are_in_Texas\" title=\"How many homeless dogs are in Texas?\">How many homeless dogs are in Texas?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#Which_state_has_the_most_dogs_in_shelters\" title=\"Which state has the most dogs in shelters?\">Which state has the most dogs in shelters?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_the_US_2021\" title=\"How many animal shelters are in the US 2021?\">How many animal shelters are in the US 2021?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_dogs_are_in_shelters_in_the_US\" title=\"How many dogs are in shelters in the US?\">How many dogs are in shelters in the US?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_stray_animals_are_there_in_the_world_2021\" title=\"How many stray animals are there in the world 2021?\">How many stray animals are there in the world 2021?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_dogs_are_in_the_US_2020\" title=\"How many dogs are in the US 2020?\">How many dogs are in the US 2020?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#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-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-many-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_homeless_pets_are_in_America\" title=\"How many homeless pets are in America?\">How many homeless pets are in America?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#Did_you_know_that_between_6_8_million_dogs_and_cats_enter_animal_shelters_each_year_and_34_million_of_those_are_euthanized\" title=\"Did you know that between 6 8 million dogs and cats enter animal shelters each year and 3\/4 million of those are euthanized?\">Did you know that between 6 8 million dogs and cats enter animal shelters each year and 3\/4 million of those are euthanized?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_United_States\" title=\"How many animal shelters are there in the United States?\">How many animal shelters are there in the United States?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#What_is_the_largest_animal_shelter_in_the_United_States\" title=\"What is the largest animal shelter in the United States?\">What is the largest animal shelter in the United States?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#What_states_have_the_most_dogs_in_shelters\" title=\"What states have the most dogs in shelters?\">What states have the most dogs in shelters?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#What_state_has_the_most_kill_shelters\" title=\"What state has the most kill shelters?\">What state has the most kill shelters?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#What_is_the_best_animal_shelter_in_the_US\" title=\"What is the best animal shelter in the US?\">What is the best animal shelter in the US?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#What_state_has_the_most_dog_shelters\" title=\"What state has the most dog shelters?\">What state has the most dog shelters?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_US\" title=\"How many animal shelters are there in the US?\">How many animal shelters are there in the US?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#Does_Texas_have_kill_shelters\" title=\"Does Texas have kill shelters?\">Does Texas have kill shelters?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#Does_Texas_have_no_kill_shelters\" title=\"Does Texas have no kill shelters?\">Does Texas have no kill shelters?<\/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-dogs-are-in-shelters-in-texas\/#How_many_dogs_are_abandoned_each_year_in_Texas\" title=\"How many dogs are abandoned each year in Texas?\">How many dogs are abandoned each year in Texas?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_in_shelters_in_Texas\"><\/span>How many dogs are in shelters in Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>StateNumber of euthanized shelter animalsTexas<b>125,000<\/b>California110,000Florida66,000North Carolina62,0003 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_in_shelters_in_the_US_2021\"><\/span>How many dogs are in shelters in the US 2021?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These are national estimates; the figures may vary from state to state. Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, <b>approximately 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_percentage_of_shelters_are_pets\"><\/span>What percentage of shelters are pets?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fact2012 AVMA Sourcebook2019-2020 APPA SurveyPercentage of U.S. population that owns a dog50%Leading source from which dogs are obtainedAnimal shelter (19%), Breeder (19%), Friend \/ relative (18%)Dog-owning households with small dogs<b>39.3%<\/b>48%Dog-owning households with medium dogs33.4%33%10 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_the_most_animal_shelters\"><\/span>What state has the most animal shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Wyoming, has more than 10 times as many shelters as No. 50, Hawaii. Both are among the states with the smallest human populations.<\/b>Powered by.PluginsBlock | Active<b>Moat<\/b>MoatView PolicyC3 MetricsC3 MetricsView PolicyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AnalyticsView Policy6 more rowsx26bull;12-Oct-2019<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dog_shelters_are_in_Texas\"><\/span>How many dog shelters are in Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>StateNumber of euthanized shelter animalsTexas<b>125,000<\/b>California110,000Florida66,000North Carolina62,0003 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_Texas\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are in Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Agencies Reporting DSHS estimates <b>at least 700 animal care and control organizations exist in Texas.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_homeless_dogs_are_in_Texas\"><\/span>How many homeless dogs are in Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He says the supply of stray dogs greatly outweighs the demand. In Houston, Texas, alone, there are <b>more than 1 million stray dogs, according to the city&#8217;s pet shelter, BARC. After Hurricane Harvey hit this summer, thousands of dogs were rescued from floodwaters.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_state_has_the_most_dogs_in_shelters\"><\/span>Which state has the most dogs in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, we looked at the number of adjusted live outcomes in all 50 states to find the states with the most pet adoptions from shelters in 2020. From this view, <b>California comes out on top with 256,739 pet adoptions in 2020, followed by Texas (#2) and Florida (#3) with 219,173 and 203,385 pet adoptions respectively.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_the_US_2021\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are in the US 2021?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>3,500 animal shelters<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_in_shelters_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many dogs are in shelters in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facts about U.S. Animal Shelters: Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, <b>approximately 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_stray_animals_are_there_in_the_world_2021\"><\/span>How many stray animals are there in the world 2021?<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.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_in_the_US_2020\"><\/span>How many dogs are in the US 2020?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>89.7 million dogs<\/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_homeless_pets_are_in_America\"><\/span>How many homeless pets are in America?<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=\"Did_you_know_that_between_6_8_million_dogs_and_cats_enter_animal_shelters_each_year_and_34_million_of_those_are_euthanized\"><\/span>Did you know that between 6 8 million dogs and cats enter animal shelters each year and 3\/4 million of those are euthanized?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the United States, about 68 million dogs and cats enter animal shelters every year, and 34 million of those animals are euthanized [1]. In other words, about 50% of the total canines and felines that enter animal shelters are put to death annually.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_United_States\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are there in the United States?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Top 10 Animal Shelter Statistics There are 3,500 animal shelters in the US. Altogether, there are <b>around 14,000 shelters and rescue groups in the US. No-kill shelters attempt to save 9 out of 10 animals. More than 6 million animals enter animal shelters across the US every year.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_largest_animal_shelter_in_the_United_States\"><\/span>What is the largest animal shelter in the United States?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Austin Animal Center runs the largest no-kill animal shelter in the United States, providing shelter to more than 18,000 animals each year and animal protection services to all of Austin and Travis County.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_states_have_the_most_dogs_in_shelters\"><\/span>What states have the most dogs in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>New Mexico registered the highest rate in 2019, with more than 3,200 animals surrendered per 100,000 inhabitants. Next up were Idaho, Colorado, Montana and Nevada, all with more than 2,000 animals taken in per 100,000 residents, according to the Shelter Animals Count.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_the_most_kill_shelters\"><\/span>What state has the most kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Texas tops the list with around 125,000 animals killed in shelters. California is second with 110,000, followed by Florida with 66,000, and North Carolina with 62,000 euthanized animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_animal_shelter_in_the_US\"><\/span>What is the best animal shelter in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>30 Best Animal Shelters That Make America Proud<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona Animal Welfare League.<\/li>\n<li>Humane Society of Sarasota County.<\/li>\n<li>Pet Haven of Minnesota.<\/li>\n<li>BARC Shelter.<\/li>\n<li>Greyhound Pets of America.<\/li>\n<li>New York Bully Crew.<\/li>\n<li>Animal Humane Society.<\/li>\n<li>Bainbridge Humane Society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_the_most_dog_shelters\"><\/span>What state has the most dog shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Agencies Reporting DSHS estimates <b>at least 700 animal care and control organizations exist in Texas.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are there in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Wyoming, has more than 10 times as many shelters as No. 50, Hawaii. Both are among the states with the smallest human populations.<\/b>Powered by.PluginsBlock | Active<b>Moat<\/b>MoatView PolicyC3 MetricsC3 MetricsView PolicyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AnalyticsView Policy6 more rowsx26bull;12-Oct-2019<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Texas_have_kill_shelters\"><\/span>Does Texas have kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>3,500<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Texas_have_no_kill_shelters\"><\/span>Does Texas have no kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two Houston-area shelters are among the top 10 in the state that helped Texas decrease its shelter euthanasia ranking. New data shows <b>Texas now ranks No.<\/b><b>2 in the country for shelter pet deaths and euthanasia in 2019, down from the No. 1 spot.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_abandoned_each_year_in_Texas\"><\/span>How many dogs are abandoned each year in Texas?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>North Carolina, Florida and Louisiana rounded out the top five. Nationwide, the number of pets killed per year dropped from 733,000 to 625,000 in 2019. Of the <b>696,214 dogs and cats that entered Texas shelters last year, 534,260 found homes and 17,605 fewer animals were killed in 2018 compared to 2019.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How many dogs are in shelters in Texas?How many dogs are in shelters in the US 2021?What percentage of shelters are pets?What state has the most animal shelters?How many dog shelters are in Texas?How many animal shelters are in Texas?How many homeless dogs are in Texas?Which state has the most dogs in&#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-25219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25219"}],"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=25219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}