{"id":6117,"date":"2022-05-16T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T09:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T09:38:21","slug":"is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Fulton County animal Services a kill 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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_Fulton_County_animal_Services_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Fulton County animal Services a kill shelter?\">Is Fulton County animal Services a kill 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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_DeKalb_County_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is DeKalb County animal shelter a kill shelter?\">Is DeKalb County animal shelter a kill 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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Does_Georgia_have_kill_shelters\" title=\"Does Georgia have kill shelters?\">Does Georgia have kill 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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_Little_Rock_Animal_Village_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Little Rock Animal Village a kill shelter?\">Is Little Rock Animal Village a kill shelter?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Does_Atlanta_Humane_Society_euthanize\" title=\"Does Atlanta Humane Society euthanize?\">Does Atlanta Humane Society euthanize?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_DeKalb_County_animal_shelter_no-kill\" title=\"Is DeKalb County animal shelter no-kill?\">Is DeKalb County animal shelter no-kill?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_Cobb_County_Animal_Control_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Cobb County Animal Control a kill shelter?\">Is Cobb County Animal Control a kill shelter?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_IndyHumane_a_no-kill_shelter\" title=\"Is IndyHumane a no-kill shelter?\">Is IndyHumane a no-kill shelter?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-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-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#How_many_states_have_kill_shelters\" title=\"How many states have kill shelters?\">How many states have kill 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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#How_many_animals_are_euthanized_each_year_in_Georgia\" title=\"How many animals are euthanized each year in Georgia?\">How many animals are euthanized each year in Georgia?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#How_many_dogs_are_euthanized_in_Georgia\" title=\"How many dogs are euthanized in Georgia?\">How many dogs are euthanized in Georgia?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#How_many_homeless_dogs_are_in_Georgia\" title=\"How many homeless dogs are in Georgia?\">How many homeless dogs are in Georgia?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#How_many_animals_are_euthanized_in_Georgia_each_year\" title=\"How many animals are euthanized in Georgia each year?\">How many animals are euthanized in Georgia each year?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_DeKalb_County_Animal_Shelter_a_no_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is DeKalb County Animal Shelter a no kill shelter?\">Is DeKalb County Animal Shelter a no kill shelter?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Do_they_put_down_dogs_at_animal_shelters\" title=\"Do they put down dogs at animal shelters?\">Do they put down dogs at animal 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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#How_many_dogs_are_euthanized_in_Georgia_each_year\" title=\"How many dogs are euthanized in Georgia each year?\">How many dogs are euthanized in Georgia 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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Is_DeKalb_County_a_no-kill_shelter\" title=\"Is DeKalb County a no-kill shelter?\">Is DeKalb County a no-kill shelter?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-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-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#Does_Indy_humane_euthanasia\" title=\"Does Indy humane euthanasia?\">Does Indy humane euthanasia?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-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-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#How_many_kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\" title=\"How many kill shelters are in the US?\">How many 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-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-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-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#What_state_euthanized_the_most_animals\" title=\"What state euthanized the most animals?\">What state euthanized the most animals?<\/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\/is-fulton-county-animal-services-a-kill-shelter\/#What_state_has_the_most_strays\" title=\"What state has the most strays?\">What state has the most strays?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Fulton_County_animal_Services_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Fulton County animal Services a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We manage both the Fulton County and the DeKalb County animal shelters, and are <b>sustaining no-kill levels at both. Our goal is to end the euthanasia of healthy and treatable pets in Atlanta&#8217;s shelters and to keep people and pets together. If you want to add a cat or dog to your home, visit a LifeLine shelter today.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_DeKalb_County_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is DeKalb County animal shelter a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We have sustained <b>no-kill rates at DCAS ever since, despite taking in between 20 and 40 animals every day thanks to our amazing community of pet lovers, adopters, fosters, volunteers and donors.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Georgia_have_kill_shelters\"><\/span>Does Georgia have kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also, <b>31.55% of Georgia shelters are no-kill (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Little_Rock_Animal_Village_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Little Rock Animal Village a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the Little Rock Animal Village, the city&#8217;s local shelter, <b>around 40% of animals are euthanized.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Atlanta_Humane_Society_euthanize\"><\/span>Does Atlanta Humane Society euthanize?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also, <b>31.55% of Georgia shelters are no-kill (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_DeKalb_County_animal_shelter_no-kill\"><\/span>Is DeKalb County animal shelter no-kill?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We are a limited admissions shelter, and we do not place time limits on animals finding homes. <b>We only humanely euthanize those animals suffering from significant medical or behavioral issues<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Cobb_County_Animal_Control_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Cobb County Animal Control a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>We have sustained no-kill rates at DCAS ever since, despite taking in between 20 and 40 animals every day thanks to our amazing community of pet lovers, adopters, fosters, volunteers and donors. The Enforcement Services Division of DCAS remains county-operated under the DeKalb County Public Safety umbrella.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_IndyHumane_a_no-kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is IndyHumane a no-kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also, <b>31.55% of Georgia shelters are no-kill (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher).<\/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_states_have_kill_shelters\"><\/span>How many states have kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Five states are responsible for 50% of shelter euthanasia. The US boasts <b>more than 2,000 no-kill shelters. In 2019, Delaware became the first no-kill shelter state. There are around 70 million stray animals in the US.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_euthanized_each_year_in_Georgia\"><\/span>How many animals are euthanized each year in Georgia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Over 20,000 cats are killed in Georgia shelters each year which accounts for 69% of all the pets killed in the state. Most of those are unowned, free-roaming cats, called community cats, who are trapped, brought to the shelter, and typically euthanized once their stray hold is up.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_euthanized_in_Georgia\"><\/span>How many dogs are euthanized in Georgia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DogsCatsEuthanized<b>113<\/b><b>141<\/b>Dead at Kennel669Dead on Arrival95Escaped207 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_homeless_dogs_are_in_Georgia\"><\/span>How many homeless dogs are in Georgia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DogsCatsEuthanized<b>113<\/b><b>141<\/b>Dead at Kennel669Dead on Arrival95Escaped207 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animals_are_euthanized_in_Georgia_each_year\"><\/span>How many animals are euthanized in Georgia each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>GSPSA believes that the actual numbers of stray animals just in the capital city are 70-80 000, while there are no <b>less than 500,000 stray animals in the country, if not more.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_DeKalb_County_Animal_Shelter_a_no_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is DeKalb County Animal Shelter a no kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>StateNumber of euthanized shelter animalsCalifornia110,000Florida66,000North Carolina62,000Georgia<b>43,000<\/b>3 more rowsx26bull;18-Feb-2022<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_they_put_down_dogs_at_animal_shelters\"><\/span>Do they put down dogs at animal shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite decades of campaigning by animal welfare groups, <b>many rescue shelters still euthanize animals for reasons of capacity, or if the animal is sick or dangerous. Some shelters do have no-kill policies, but that too can cause suffering to animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_euthanized_in_Georgia_each_year\"><\/span>How many dogs are euthanized in Georgia each year?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also, <b>31.55% of Georgia shelters are no-kill (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_DeKalb_County_a_no-kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is DeKalb County a no-kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dekalb passes a no-kill resolution for their animal shelters. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga DeKalb County has passed a no-kill resolution for their animal shelters.<\/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>Also, <b>31.55% of Georgia shelters are no-kill (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Indy_humane_euthanasia\"><\/span>Does Indy humane euthanasia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>IndyHumane does not euthanize for space or time considerations. We perform humane euthanasia on shelter pets who are determined to be behaviorally unsound, medically suffering or are terminally ill.<\/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>We are a limited admissions shelter, and we do not place time limits on animals finding homes. <b>We only humanely euthanize those animals suffering from significant medical or behavioral issues<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many kill shelters are 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=\"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>The No. 1 state on our list, <b>Wyoming, has more than 10 times as many shelters as No.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_euthanized_the_most_animals\"><\/span>What state euthanized the most animals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The five states in which the most animals are being killed are <b>California (100,239), Texas (96,707), North Carolina (47,652), Florida (45,503) and Louisiana (32,150). Collectively, these states account for 52% of the animals killed in U.S. shelters during 2019.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_the_most_strays\"><\/span>What state has the most strays?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The number of animals dropped off by their owners or found as strays across the U.S. also differs from state to state. The American West has higher rates of shelter animals relative to population. <b>New Mexico registered the highest rate in 2019, with more than 3,200 animals surrendered per 100,000 inhabitants.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is Fulton County animal Services a kill shelter?Is DeKalb County animal shelter a kill shelter?Does Georgia have kill shelters?Is Little Rock Animal Village a kill shelter?Does Atlanta Humane Society euthanize?Is DeKalb County animal shelter no-kill?Is Cobb County Animal Control a kill shelter?Is IndyHumane a no-kill shelter?What state has the most kill shelters?How&#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":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6117"}],"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=6117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118423,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6117\/revisions\/118423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}