2018 New Mexico Animal Shelter Survey
Sandoval County
Corrales Animal Services
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Organization Type: Government animal control department/shelter
Admission Type: Limited admissions
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $45,000
Annual Budget (animal control division): $141,397
Staffing: 2 full-time animal control officers | 2 full-time NM-licensed veterinarians | 3 volunteers
Population Served: Corrales: 8,549
Holding Capacity: Dogs: N/A | Cats: N/A | Livestock: 30
Other Holding Capacity: 3 other types of animals
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 | 102 [ Dogs: 85 | Cats: 17 ] |
| Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 70 (35 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Owner Surrendered | 15 (13 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Transferred In | 0 |
| Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 17 (10 unsterilized) |
| Cats Owner Surrendered | 0 |
| Cats Transferred In | 0 |
| LIVE EXIT STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL LIVE EXITS | 100 [ Dogs: 83 | Cats: 17 ] |
| Dogs Adopted Out | 15 |
| Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 53 |
| Dogs Transferred Out | 15 |
| Cats Adopted Out | 2 |
| Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 5 |
| Cats Transferred Out | 10 |
| EUTHANASIA STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL EUTHANASIA | 2 [ Dogs: 2 | Cats: 0 ] |
| Euthanasia per 1,000 People | 0.23 |
| Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake | 1.2% |
2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)
NOTE: No data available for 2007.
Rio Rancho Animal Control
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Organization Type: Government animal control department/shelter
Admission Type: Open admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): N/A
Annual Budget (animal control division): N/A
Population Served: 96,159
2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details
| ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE | 2,254 [ Dogs: N/A | Cats: N/A ] |
| LIVE EXIT STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL LIVE EXITS | 1,667 [ Dogs: N/A | Cats: N/A ] |
| Dogs + Cats Adopted Out | 564 |
| Dogs + Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 865 |
| Dogs + Cats Transferred Out | 238 |
| EUTHANASIA STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL EUTHANASIA | 358 [ Dogs: N/A | Cats: N/A ] |
| Euthanasia per 1,000 People | 3.72 |
| Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake | 15.9% |
2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)
NOTE: No Live Exit data available for 2007.
Watermelon Mountain Ranch
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Organization Type: Nonprofit org with government contract(s)
Admission Type: Limited admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $1,500,000
Staffing: Shelter: 6 full-time, 13 part-time, 2 contract (web designer and foster care coordinator) | 3 part-time NM-licensed veterinarians | 75 volunteers | 50 foster families
Population Served: 46,348 (Sandoval County: 142,507 minus Rio Rancho: 96,159)
Intake Contracts: Sandoval County Animal Control, Town of Bernalillo
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 60 kennels (includes cottages and large dog runs) | Cats: 45 cages (includes free roam cat houses)
2017 Total Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Statistics
2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details
| ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE | 1,614 [ Dogs: 1,070 | Cats: 544 ] |
| Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 29 (3 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Owner Surrendered | 33 (25 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Transferred In | 1008 (125 unsterilized) |
| Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 8 (0 unsterilized) |
| Cats Owner Surrendered | 46 (30 unsterilized) |
| Cats Transferred In | 490 (100 unsterilized) |
| LIVE EXIT STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL LIVE EXITS | 130 [ Dogs: 83 | Cats: 47 ] |
| Dogs Adopted Out | 80 |
| Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 1 |
| Dogs Transferred Out | 2 |
| Cats Adopted Out | 45 |
| Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 0 |
| Cats Transferred Out | 2 |
| EUTHANASIA STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL EUTHANASIA | 3 [ Dogs: 2 | Cats: 1 ] |
| Euthanasia per 1,000 People | 0.06 |
| Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake | 0.2% |
2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)
NOTE: No data available for 2007 and 2011.
