2018 New Mexico Animal Shelter Survey
San Miguel County
Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) Pet Center, Las Vegas, NM
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Organization Type: Nonprofit org with government contract(s)
Admission Type: Managed open admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $270,700
Staffing: Shelter: 6 full-time | 25 volunteers
Population Served: San Miguel County: 27,748 | Las Vegas: 13,201
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 32 | Cats: 12 kennels
Other Holding Capacity: Limited capacity for goats, pigs, roosters, chickens, bunnies, variety of birds, chinchillas, and a tortoise
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 INTAKE | 1,727 [ Dogs: 1,204 | Cats: 523 ] |
| Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 944 (843 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Owner Surrendered | 247 (217 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Transferred In | 13 (12 unsterilized) |
| Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 430 (403 unsterilized) |
| Cats Owner Surrendered | 93 (77 unsterilized) |
| Cats Transferred In | 0 |
| LIVE EXIT STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL LIVE EXITS | 1,335 [ Dogs: 1,004 | Cats: 331 ] |
| Dogs Adopted Out | 54 |
| Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 173 |
| Dogs Transferred Out | 777 |
| Cats Adopted Out | 184 |
| Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 48 |
| Cats Transferred Out | 99 |
| EUTHANASIA STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL EUTHANASIA | 139 [ Dogs: 104 | Cats: 35 ] |
| Euthanasia per 1,000 People | 5.01 |
| Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake | 8.0% |
2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)
NOTE: No Live Exit data available for 2007.
