2018 New Mexico Animal Shelter Survey
Valencia County
Valencia County Animal Shelter
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Organization Type: Government animal control department/shelter
Admission Type: Open admission
Annual Budget (animal shelter): $411,769
Annual Budget (animal control division): $467,642
Staffing: Shelter: 9 full-time (6 kennel, 3 office) | 5 full-time animal control officers | 20 volunteers
Intake Contracts: Isleta Reservation, Village of Bosque Farms, Peralta, Village of Los Lunas, City of Belen
Population Served: Valencia County: 75,940 | Los Lunas: 15,501
Holding Capacity: Dogs: 119 | Cats: 67
2017 Total Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Statistics
- INTAKE
- LIVE EXIT
- EUTHANASIA
2017 Animal Intake / Live Exit / Euthanasia Details
| ANIMAL INTAKE STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL ANIMAL INTAKE | 5,719 [ Dogs: 3,960 | Cats: 1,759 ] |
| Dogs Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 2,920 (2,714 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Owner Surrendered | 1,040 (953 unsterilized) |
| Dogs Transferred In | 0 |
| Cats Stray/Abandoned/Lost | 1,392 (1,346 unsterilized) |
| Cats Owner Surrendered | 367 (336 unsterilized) |
| Cats Transferred In | 0 |
| LIVE EXIT STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL LIVE EXITS | 3,027 [ Dogs: 2,225 | Cats: 802 ] |
| Dogs Adopted Out | 761 |
| Dogs Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 318 |
| Dogs Transferred Out | 1,146 |
| Cats Adopted Out | 305 |
| Cats Reclaimed/Returned to Owner | 13 |
| Cats Transferred Out | 484 |
| EUTHANASIA STATISTICS | |
| TOTAL EUTHANASIA | 955 [ Dogs: 513 | Cats: 442 ] |
| Euthanasia per 1,000 People | 12.57 |
| Euthanasia as Percentage of Intake | 16.7% |
2007, 2011, and 2017 Comparative Data (dogs & cats)
- 2007
- 2011
- 2017
NOTE: No Live Exit data available for 2007.
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