Animals In:

• Total animals sheltered: 3,776
  • Fayetteville animals: 2264
    • Fayetteville strays: 1839
    • Surrendered by Fayetteville citizens: 425 (down from 1998's 640!)
  • Non-Fayetteville animals: 1512 (40%)

Animals Out:

• Adopted/reclaimed: 1,132 (30%; up from 1998's 1098!)
  • Adopted: 559
  • Reclaimed: 573
• Euthanized: 2,481 (66%; down from 1998's 2588!)
  • (Note that the total is not 100%. Some animals die in the shelter, some leave by other means [fostered out, for example], and there are about 200 animals in the shelter at any time.)

Other Interesting Numbers:

• Animals sterilized in the Shelter Clinic: 334
  • The Shelter Clinic began full operation August 1, 1999
  • 129 animals were sterilized and vaccinated through the SNAP program of the Humane Society of the Ozarks (HSO)
• Calls from citizens: 8065
• Square miles patrolled: 44
• City licenses sold: 1570
• Human/Animal safety programs: 92
• Dead animals disposed of: 1742
• Animal bite investigations: 65
• Stray animal breakdown:
  • Domestic: 1785
  • Wildlife: 321
  • Livestock: 273