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U.S. Sheltering At A Glance

From the No Kill Advocacy Center

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  • About 7,000,000 animals enter shelters every year.
  • Approximately 40% of shelter animals are killed.
  • Roughly 30,000,000 acquire a new companion animal every year.
  • 95% to 99% of shelter animals are healthy and treatable.
  • Some shelters save 99% of the animals. A few save 100% of dogs and cats.
  • Over 8,000,000 people live in communities saving between 90% and 99% of dogs and cats in their shelters.
  • Over 35,000,000 people live in communities saving at least 80% of dogs and cats in their shelters.

For those of you wanting to keep up with progress toward a No Kill nation, visit www.saving90.org

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