
The biggest decline was in dogs (from 3.9 million to 3.1 million). shelters annually has declined from approximately 7.2 million in 2011. We estimate that the number of dogs and cats entering U.S. Of those, approximately 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats.


The terms “humane society” and “SPCA” are generic shelters using those names are not part of the ASPCA or The Humane Society of the United States.
