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graph of Pinellas County Animal Services 1996 - 2005: complaints, contacts, dog bites, citations

YEAR 2002 2003

2004

2005

2006

2007
COMPLAINTS 19,943 18,505

18,124

20,546

24,675

27,200
CONTACTS 15,774 15,515

14,273

15,104

22,961

27,240
DOG BITES 1,627 1,537

1,469

1,424

1,314

1,210
CITATIONS 987 835

653

1,081

1,093

1,130

YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
COMPLAINTS 19,969 18,341 20,594 18,501 18,565 19,206
CONTACTS 15,681 14,315 15,916 16,601 15,692 15,395
DOG BITES 1,677 1,558 1,707 1,567 1,513 1,528
CITATIONS 1,105 949 911 933 970 975
  • State Certified Animal Control Officers provide countywide enforcement and assistance to citizens with animal related problems.
  • The shelter is open to the public six (6) days per week, Monday through Saturday.
  • Each year the shelter cares for approximately 20,000 dog and cats.
  • Animal Services receives over 900 animal related complaint calls per day.
  • Calls are processed in priority order; Public Health & Safety is first.
  • A computerized pet licensing data base system tracks annual licenses for more than 177,000 dog and cats, and tracks approximately 375,000 pets Countywide helping to reunite lost pets with their owners.
  • Animal Services manages a registration and inspection program for pet dealers and kennels


graph of Pinellas County Animal Services Workload, 1996 - 2006: impounds, euthanasia, adoptions, surgeries, reclaims


YEAR 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
IMPOUNDS 17,864 21,161

21,696

23,518

22,342 26,253
EUTHANASIA 12,069 14,205

11,982

12,685

14,654 14,563
ADOPTIONS 3,028 3,247

4,296

4,450

4,888 5,528
SURGERIES 3,437 5,337

6,694

5,351

4,888 7,986
RECLAIMS 2,307 2,469

2,495

2,509

2,489 2,686

YEAR 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
IMPOUNDS 16,132 17,149 18,843 17,675 16,994 19,001
EUTHANASIA 9,504 11,378 12,600 11,807 10,863 12,808
ADOPTIONS 2,545 3,178 3,741 3,698 3,568 3,257
SURGERIES 3,294 3,771 4,267 4,058 3,922 3,601
RECLAIMS 2,091 2,036 2,154 2,152 2,148 2,203

***Special Note***

  • Impounds reflect dogs, cats, and other, i. e., nuisance wildlife, exotics, etc.
  • Euthanasia totals reflect, nuisance wildlife, service to citizens with severely sick or unfriendly, and/or older pets, and dogs that are declared dangerous.