{"id":6016,"date":"2022-04-27T06:33:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T06:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T09:23:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T09:23:02","slug":"what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the biggest animal shelter?"},"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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter\" title=\"What is the biggest animal shelter?\">What is the biggest animal shelter?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_largest_no-kill_animal_shelter\" title=\"What is the largest no-kill animal shelter?\">What is the largest no-kill animal shelter?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#Where_are_the_most_animal_shelters\" title=\"Where are the most animal shelters?\">Where are 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-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter_in_the_world\" title=\"What is the biggest animal shelter in the world?\">What is the biggest animal shelter in the world?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_most_popular_animal_shelter\" title=\"What is the most popular animal shelter?\">What is the most popular animal shelter?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_state_has_the_most_animals_in_shelters\" title=\"What state has the most animals in shelters?\">What state has the most animals in shelters?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_are_the_best_no-kill_animal_shelters\" title=\"What are the best no-kill animal shelters?\">What are the best no-kill animal shelters?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter_in_the_US\" title=\"What is the biggest animal shelter in the US?\">What is the biggest 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-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#How_many_no-kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\" title=\"How many no-kill shelters are in the US?\">How many no-kill shelters are 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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#Which_state_has_the_most_animal_shelters\" title=\"Which state has the most animal shelters?\">Which 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-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_UK\" title=\"How many animal shelters are there in the UK?\">How many animal shelters 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-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_largest_animal_shelter_in_the_US\" title=\"What is the largest animal shelter in the US?\">What is the largest 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-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#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-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_most_common_animal_in_shelters\" title=\"What is the most common animal in shelters?\">What is the most common animal in shelters?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#What_is_the_most_abandoned_pet\" title=\"What is the most abandoned pet?\">What is the most abandoned pet?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#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-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#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-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_the_US\" title=\"How many animals are in shelters in the US?\">How many animals 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-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#Are_no-kill_shelters_good\" title=\"Are no-kill shelters good?\">Are no-kill shelters good?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#How_many_no-kill_animal_shelters_are_in_the_US\" title=\"How many no-kill animal shelters are in the US?\">How many no-kill animal shelters are 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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#Do_the_Rspca_put_healthy_animals_down\" title=\"Do the Rspca put healthy animals down?\">Do the Rspca put healthy animals down?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#How_many_kill_shelters_exist_in_the_US\" title=\"How many kill shelters exist in the US?\">How many kill shelters exist 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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#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-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#How_many_states_are_no-kill_States\" title=\"How many states are no-kill States?\">How many states are no-kill States?<\/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\/what-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter\/#How_many_dogs_are_euthanized_in_the_US_2020\" title=\"How many dogs are euthanized in the US 2020?\">How many dogs are euthanized in the US 2020?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter\"><\/span>What is the biggest animal shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The largest dog rescue shelter is <b>Ute Langenkamp: Iubiti Maidanezii near Pitesti, Romania, which can comfortably house up to 3,000 dogs over an area of 45,543 mxb2 (490,220 ftxb2). The German-Romanian project has been involved in the sheltering, treating and re-homing of dogs since May 2001.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_largest_no-kill_animal_shelter\"><\/span>What is the largest no-kill animal shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Best Friends Animal Society<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_the_most_animal_shelters\"><\/span>Where are the most animal shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The No. 1 state on our list, <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><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter_in_the_world\"><\/span>What is the biggest animal shelter in the world?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116370\" src=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter-1.jpg\" alt=\"What is the biggest animal shelter?\" width=\"1484\" height=\"1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter-1.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-is-the-biggest-animal-shelter-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1484px) 100vw, 1484px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The Aulim Dog Shelter in Smeura Romania is officially recognised as the largest dog shelter in the world. Once used as a fox fur farm and then a place where dogs would be brought to be killed, it was turned around to a place of hope by a lady called Ute Langenkamp in 2001.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_popular_animal_shelter\"><\/span>What is the most popular animal shelter?<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_animals_in_shelters\"><\/span>What state has the most animals in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Best Friends Animal Society<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_best_no-kill_animal_shelters\"><\/span>What are the best no-kill animal shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116371\" src=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-are-the-best-no-kill-animal-shelters.jpg\" alt=\"What are the best no-kill animal shelters?\" width=\"750\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-are-the-best-no-kill-animal-shelters.jpg 750w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/What-are-the-best-no-kill-animal-shelters-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The largest dog rescue shelter is <b>Ute Langenkamp: Iubiti Maidanezii near Pitesti, Romania, which can comfortably house up to 3,000 dogs over an area of 45,543 mxb2 (490,220 ftxb2). The German-Romanian project has been involved in the sheltering, treating and re-homing of dogs since May 2001.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter_in_the_US\"><\/span>What is the biggest animal shelter in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because of its sheer size and the number of animals in its care, the <b>D.E.L.T.A.<\/b><b>Rescue is now the largest animal sanctuary in the U.S. The D.E.L.T.A.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_no-kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many no-kill shelters are in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Announcement that the number of dogs and cats killed each year in America&#8217;s shelters has dropped from around 733,000 in 2018 to 625,000 in 2019 and that there are now <b>over 5,500 no-kill communities around the nation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_state_has_the_most_animal_shelters\"><\/span>Which state has the most animal shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The No. 1 state on our list,\u00a0<strong>Wyoming<\/strong>, has more than 10 times as many shelters as No. 50, Hawaii. Both are among the states with the smallest human populations.<br \/>\nPowered by.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Plugins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Block | Active<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Google Analytics<\/td>\n<td><strong>Google Analytics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>View Policy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_UK\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are there in the UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The latest estimates indicate that there are <b>over 1,000 organisations operating in England that rehome and rescue dogs, cats and equines.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_largest_animal_shelter_in_the_US\"><\/span>What is the largest 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_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>Because of its sheer size and the number of animals in its care, <b>the D.E.L.T.A.<\/b><b>Rescue is now the largest animal sanctuary in the U.S. The D.E.L.T.A.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_animal_in_shelters\"><\/span>What is the most common animal in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>These are the top 10 dog breeds most commonly found in shelters and the reasons as to why.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jack Russell Terrier.<\/li>\n<li>Pit Bull.<\/li>\n<li>Boxer.<\/li>\n<li>Dachshund.<\/li>\n<li>German Shepherd.<\/li>\n<li>Chihuahua.<\/li>\n<li>Beagle.<\/li>\n<li>Labrador Retriever.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_abandoned_pet\"><\/span>What is the most abandoned pet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The Aulim Dog Shelter in Smeura Romania is officially recognised as the largest dog shelter in the world. Once used as a fox fur farm and then a place where dogs would be brought to be killed, it was turned around to a place of hope by a lady called Ute Langenkamp in 2001.<\/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>Because of its sheer size and the number of animals in its care, the <b>D.E.L.T.A.<\/b><b>Rescue is now the largest animal sanctuary in the U.S. The D.E.L.T.A.<\/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=\"How_many_animals_are_in_shelters_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many animals are in shelters in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116372\" src=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-many-animals-are-in-shelters-in-the-US.jpg\" alt=\"How many animals are in shelters in the US?\" width=\"1040\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-many-animals-are-in-shelters-in-the-US.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-many-animals-are-in-shelters-in-the-US-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-many-animals-are-in-shelters-in-the-US-1024x492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-many-animals-are-in-shelters-in-the-US-768x369.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/p>\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=\"Are_no-kill_shelters_good\"><\/span>Are no-kill shelters good?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Best Friends Animal Society<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_no-kill_animal_shelters_are_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many no-kill animal shelters are in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They also do not euthanize animals when the shelter is full. Euthanization is reserved for those that are deemed dangerous and\/or terminally ill. <b>The animals in no-kill shelters are often healthier and more energetic because they are usually young when they are dropped off, giving more incentive for people to adopt.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_the_Rspca_put_healthy_animals_down\"><\/span>Do the Rspca put healthy animals down?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Announcement that the number of dogs and cats killed each year in America&#8217;s shelters has dropped from around 733,000 in 2018 to 625,000 in 2019 and that there are now <b>over 5,500 no-kill communities around the nation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_kill_shelters_exist_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many kill shelters exist in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The US boasts <b>more than 2,000 no-kill shelters. In 2019, Delaware became the first no-kill shelter state.<\/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>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_states_are_no-kill_States\"><\/span>How many states are no-kill States?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the top five states with the smallest number of pets being killed are <b>Vermont, Rhode Island, North Dakota, New Hampshire and Delaware, which has once again reached no-kill status in the state (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_euthanized_in_the_US_2020\"><\/span>How many dogs are euthanized in the US 2020?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It reported that American shelters killed <b>roughly 347,000 dogs and cats in 2020-a 44.5-percent drop from 2019 when 625,000 were euthanized. 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