Annual Statistics
2021:
2021 End of Year Report
Live Release Rate*: 89%
2020:
2020 End of Year Report
Live Release Rate*: 83%
2019:
2019 End of Year Report
Live Release Rate*: 79%
2018:
2018 End of Year Report
Live Release Rate*: 78%
2017:
2017 End of Year Report
Live Release Rate*: 79%
*AACC uses the ASPCA's (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) formula to calculate our Live Release Rate: Live release divided by live intake. Live intake includes animals brought to us as strays or those surrendered by owners.
Shelter Animals Count
We also report our numbers to the national database, Shelter Animals Count., an independent, non-profit created to share and steward a national database of sheltered animals that provides facts and enables insights to save lives.