Tracking Animals By the Numbers in Pinellas County
Local animal agencies have developed a shared reporting system to help reduce the number of animals euthanized in the county.
The fluffy orange cat at Pinellas County Animal Services purred loudly and persistently. Perhaps it was aware of the fate of some fellow felines in Pinellas County — at least the story told through the numbers. Cats represented 54 percent of all intakes at several local animal shelters in October. And 69 percent of the cats were euthanized. The numbers come from Humane Society of Pinellas, Pet Pal Animal Shelter, Pinellas County Animal Services and SPCA Tampa Bay, which account for about 80 to 90 percent of the animals received each month, agency representatives said. The local animal agencies have worked together over several months to establish a consistent reporting system that will let each agency clearly report animal intake and …
Melissa Lattman
11:28 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Yes Jo, Simba the orange cat has a "fur"ever home. more ›