2018 New Mexico Animal Shelter Survey
Otero County
Alamogordo Animal Control
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Organization Type: Government animal control department/shelter
Admission Type: Open admission
Population Served: Otero County: 65,817 | Alamogordo: 31,248
2011 Total Intake: 2,341 | Live Exit: 1,477 | Euthanasia: 864
This organization did not participate in Animal Protection New Mexico’s 2018 NM Animal Shelter Survey. To view the 2012 NM Animal Shelter Survey submission by this organization, click here.
Otero County Animal Shelter, Alamogordo
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Organization Type: Government animal shelter
Admission Type: Open admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $194,704
Annual Budget (animal control division): $100,000
Staffing: Shelter: 1 full-time, 2 part-time | 3 animal control officers (2 based in Alamogordo, 1 based in Chaparral) | 1 full-time volunteer
Population Served: 34,569 (Otero County: 65,817 minus Alamogordo: 31,248)
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 44 | Cats: 20-30
2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Statistics
2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details
| ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE | 684 [ Dogs: 550 | Cats: 134 ] |
| Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 525 (473 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Owner Surrendered | 25 (18 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Transferred In | 0 |
| Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 126 (115 unsterilized) |
| Cats Owner Surrendered | 8 (4 unsterilized) |
| Cats Transferred In | 0 |
| LIVE EXIT STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL LIVE EXITS | 896 [ Dogs: 859 | Cats: 37 ] |
| Dogs Adopted Out | 206 |
| Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 364 |
| Dogs Transferred Out | 289 |
| Cats Adopted Out | 24 |
| Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 5 |
| Cats Transferred Out | 8 |
| EUTHANASIA STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL EUTHANASIA | 371 [ Dogs: 283 | Cats: 88 ] |
| Euthanasia per 1,000 People | 10.73 |
| Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake | 54.2% |
2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)
NOTE: 2007 and 2011 data not available as shelter opened in 2014.
Tularosa Animal Shelter
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Organization Type: Government animal control department/shelter
Admission Type: Open admission
Population Served: Tularosa: 2,93
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