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2018 New Mexico Animal Shelter Survey

Sandoval County

  • Corrales Animal Services
  • Rio Rancho Animal Control
  • Watermelon Mountain Ranch

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

  • INTAKE
  • LIVE EXIT
  • EUTHANASIA

2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details

ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS
TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE102 [ Dogs: 85 | Cats: 17 ]
Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost70 (35 unsterilized)
Dogs Owner Surrendered15 (13 unsterilized)
Dogs Transferred In0
Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost17 (10 unsterilized)
Cats Owner Surrendered0
Cats Transferred In0
LIVE EXIT STATISTICS
TOTAL LIVE EXITS100 [ Dogs: 83 | Cats: 17 ]
Dogs Adopted Out15
Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner53
Dogs Transferred Out15
Cats Adopted Out2
Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner5
Cats Transferred Out10
EUTHANASIA STATISTICS
TOTAL EUTHANASIA2 [ Dogs: 2 | Cats: 0 ]
Euthanasia per 1,000 People0.23
Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake1.2%

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

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  • 2011
  • 2017

NOTE: No data available for 2007.

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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 INTAKE2,254 [ Dogs: N/A | Cats: N/A ]
LIVE EXIT STATISTICS
TOTAL LIVE EXITS1,667 [ Dogs: N/A | Cats: N/A ]
Dogs + Cats Adopted Out564
Dogs + Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner865
Dogs + Cats Transferred Out238
EUTHANASIA STATISTICS
TOTAL EUTHANASIA358 [ Dogs: N/A | Cats: N/A ]
Euthanasia per 1,000 People3.72
Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake15.9%

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

  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2017

NOTE: No Live Exit data available for 2007.

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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)
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

  • INTAKE
  • LIVE EXIT
  • EUTHANASIA

2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details

ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS
TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE1,614 [ Dogs: 1,070 | Cats: 544 ]
Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost29 (3 unsterilized)
Dogs Owner Surrendered33 (25 unsterilized)
Dogs Transferred In1008 (125 unsterilized)
Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost8 (0 unsterilized)
Cats Owner Surrendered46 (30 unsterilized)
Cats Transferred In490 (100 unsterilized)
LIVE EXIT STATISTICS
TOTAL LIVE EXITS130 [ Dogs: 83 | Cats: 47 ]
Dogs Adopted Out80
Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner1
Dogs Transferred Out2
Cats Adopted Out45
Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner0
Cats Transferred Out2
EUTHANASIA STATISTICS
TOTAL EUTHANASIA3 [ Dogs: 2 | Cats: 1 ]
Euthanasia per 1,000 People0.06
Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake0.2%

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

NOTE: No data available for 2007 and 2011.

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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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