IL Euthanasia Rates
On this site, you can see the number of animals taken in and either adopted out or euthanized for each shelter and animal control facility in the stat of Illinois. All of the information was collected by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
The problem it highlights is pet overpopulation and the need to spay and neuter to decrease the number of strays and unnecessary deaths.
Something I found troublesome is, many times, people donate to rescues/shelters/organizations who claim to be “no-kill,” when in fact they have a high rate of euthanasia. Some of these places need turnover and/or have no room, so they are rigid about what animals will be put up for adoption. The rest are euthanized. They don’t have the luxury of allowing for imperfections. I realize this is the reality of the overpopulation situation. My problem is calling yourself a “no-kill” shelter to get donations, but then manipulating the rules (such as temperment testing) so that you can, in fact, euthanize an animal that is adoptable.
The website says:
This website was created for the purpose of creating transparency regarding what happens to companion animals in shelters in Illinois. As you will see, there are challenges and opportunities that exist in every county. Some facilities take in very large numbers of animals:
- City of Chicago: 24,364
- Winnebago County Animal Services: 8,600
- St. Clair County Animal Services: 7,295
- Peoria Animal Welfare Shelter: 6,983
- Sangamon County Animal Control Center: 5,997
- DuPage County Animal Care & Control: 4,866
- Madison County Rabies Control: 4,851
- Rock Island County Animal Care & Control: 3,990
- Macon County Animal Control: 3,462
- Aurora Animal Care & Control: 3,343
Most of these organizations have very low “reclaim” rates — less than 25% of dogs being reclaimed at these facilities and approximately 2% of cats being reclaimed.
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