Statistics and Reports

Our community cares a great deal about animals, and many people are interested in better understanding the more than 3,000 animals who come through the doors of Sonoma County Animal Services each year.

We care for the neediest animals in our community: those who are injured, abused, neglected, surrendered by their owners for a variety of reasons, abandoned, and lost. The data posted at SoCoData provides real-time updates on animals coming into and leaving our shelter. If you need help navigating and finding the intake and outcome information at this site, please call our office for a brief tutorial.

If you are looking for information beyond what is available at SoCoData, contact us to submit a public records request.

Live Release Rates July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019

The Live Release Rate is the percentage of animals leaving the shelter alive. Live Release Rates are calculated using the formula: Total Live Outcomes = (Adoptions + Transfers + RTO)/(Total Outcomes).

Return to Owner (RTO) rates are calculated using the formula: Outcome RTO/(Confiscated + Stray + Transfer + Quarantine).

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Release Type	Number of Dogs	Release Rate
Adopted	284	19%
Returned to Owner	830	57%
Transferred to Another Organization	344	24%
Totals	1458	100%

Out of 1,615 dogs that came to our shelter, 90% were adopted, returned to owner or transferred.

Release Type	Number of Cats	Release Rate
Adopted	440	52%
Returned to Owner	107	13%
Transferred to Another Organization	304	36%
Totals	851	100%

Out of 1,302 cats that came to our shelter, 82% were adopted, returned to owner or transferred.

Intake and Outcome Summary July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Intakes are how our animals come to us. Outcomes are how animals left the shelter.

Data for previous years can be found on our archives page.

SCAS Intakes and Outcomes Report FY18-19

Intake Type	Number of Dogs	Number of Cats
Born in shelter	15	13
Confiscated	206	13
Owner Surrender	121	201
Returned Adoption	30	16
Stray	1193	765
Transferred In	7	15
Quarantined	43	9
Total Intakes	1,615	1,032

Outcome Type	Number of Dogs	Number of Cats
Adoptions	284	440
Returned to Owner	830	107
Transferred to Other Organization	344	304
Humanely Euthanized	137	161
Died in the Shelter	6	32
Escaped or Stolen	0	0
Total Outcomes	1601	1044

Contact Information

Sonoma County Animal Services

Department of Health Services

County of Sonoma

Business Hours

Monday: *Dispatch Hours 8:00–5:30
Closed to public
Tuesday – Saturday: Adoption and Shelter Hours by Appointment Only
Phones 9:00AM to 5:30PM
*Dispatch Hours 8:00–5:30
Sunday: Closed

*Dispatch is unable to answer financial questions. For assistance regarding licensing, billing and collection proceedings, please call during our phone hours to speak with customer relations staff. Due to high call volumes, there may be long hold times; we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We can also be reached by email: theanimalshelter@sonoma-county.org