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2018 New Mexico Animal Shelter Survey

Grant County

  • City of Bayard-Police Department (Animal Control)
  • High Desert Humane Society
  • Hurley Animal Shelter
  • Village of Santa Clara Animal Shelter

City of Bayard-Police Department (Animal Control)

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Organization Type:
Government animal control department/agency
Admission Type: Limited admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $2,000
Annual Budget (animal control division): $2,000
Staffing: 1 part-time animal control officer | 1 volunteer
Population Served: Bayard: 2,185
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 6 | Cats: 6

2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details

NOTE: Data not available.

2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)

NOTE: Data not available.

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High Desert Humane Society, Silver City

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Organization Type:
Nonprofit org with government contract(s)
Admission Type: Open admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $292,000
Annual Budget (animal control division): $101,000
Staffing: Shelter: 3 full-time, 2 part-time | 1 full-time animal control officer
Population Served: Grant County: 27,687 | Silver City: 9,647
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 44 | Cats: 46 | Other: 6 “pocket pets”, reptiles, birds
Spay/Neuter Program: This organization offers a low-cost or no-cost spay/neuter program to the public. Click here to view listing in APNM’s NM Spay/Neuter Resources Directory »

2017 Total Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Statistics

2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details

ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS
TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE1,485 [ Dogs: 887 | Cats: 598 ]
Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost558
Dogs Owner Surrendered316
Dogs Transferred In13
Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost437
Cats Owner Surrendered161
Cats Transferred In0
LIVE EXIT STATISTICS
TOTAL LIVE EXITS469 [ Dogs: 391 | Cats: 78 ]
Dogs Adopted Out280
Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner102
Dogs Transferred Out9
Cats Adopted Out73
Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner4
Cats Transferred Out1
EUTHANASIA STATISTICS
TOTAL EUTHANASIA834 [ Dogs: 290 | Cats: 544 ]
Euthanasia per 1,000 People30.12
Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake56.2%

2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)

NOTE: No Live Exit data available for 2007.

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Hurley Animal Shelter

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Organization Type:
Government animal control department/shelter
Admission Type: Limited admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $3,000
Annual Budget (animal control division): $35,000
Staffing: 1 part-time animal control officer | 3 volunteers
Population Served: Hurley: 1,210
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 8 | Cats: 8
Other Holding Capacity: 16

2017 Total Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Statistics

2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details

ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS
TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE53 [ Dogs: 50 | Cats: 3 ]
Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost46 (41 unsterilized)
Dogs Owner Surrendered2 (2 unsterilized)
Dogs Transferred In2
Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost3 (3 unsterilized)
Cats Owner Surrendered0
Cats Transferred In0
LIVE EXIT STATISTICS
TOTAL LIVE EXITS47 [ Dogs: 44 | Cats: 3 ]
Dogs Adopted Out4
Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner15
Dogs Transferred Out25
Cats Adopted Out3
Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner0
Cats Transferred Out0
EUTHANASIA STATISTICS
TOTAL EUTHANASIA2 [ Dogs: 2 | Cats: 0 ]
Euthanasia per 1,000 People1.65
Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake3.8%

2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)

NOTE: No data available for 2007. No Live Exit or Euthanasia data available for 2011.

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Village of Santa Clara Animal Shelter

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Organization Type:
Government animal control department/shelter
Admission Type: Open admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $56,503
Staffing: Shelter: 1 full-time | 1 full-time Animal Control Officer
Population Served: 1,800
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 15 | Cats: 10 | Livestock: 2-4
Other Holding Capacity: 4 birds, 2-4 reptiles, 2-4 rodents, 2-6 chickens

2017 Total Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Statistics

2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details

ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS
TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE145 [ Dogs: 109 | Cats: 36 ]
Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost52 (50 unsterilized)
Dogs Owner Surrendered29 (25 unsterilized)
Dogs Transferred In28 (15 unsterilized)
Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost36 (36 unsterilized)
Cats Owner Surrendered0
Cats Transferred In0
LIVE EXIT STATISTICS
TOTAL LIVE EXITS111 [ Dogs: 88 | Cats: 23 ]
Dogs Adopted Out42
Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner29
Dogs Transferred Out17
Cats Adopted Out8
Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner0
Cats Transferred Out15
EUTHANASIA STATISTICS
TOTAL EUTHANASIA41 [ Dogs: 13 | Cats: 28 ]
Euthanasia per 1,000 People22.78
Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake28.3%

2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)

NOTE: No data available for 2007. 

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2018 Survey Results
by County

Bernalillo County
Catron County
Chaves County
Cibola County
Colfax County
Curry County
De Baca County*
Doña Ana County
Eddy County
Grant County
Guadalupe County
Harding County*
Hidalgo County
Lea County
Lincoln County
Los Alamos County
Luna County
McKinley County
Mora County*
Otero County
Quay County
Rio Arriba County
Roosevelt County
San Juan County
San Miguel County
Sandoval County
Santa Fe County
Sierra County
Socorro County
Taos County
Torrance County
Union County
Valencia County

*no animal shelter

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