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2003 Animal Intake & Disposition Survey
106 Facilities Reporting

Impounded Redeemed Adopted Euthanized
COUNTY Dogs Cats Other Dogs Cats Other Dogs Cats Other Dogs Cats Other
Atlantic 2,294 4,231 4 572 83 0 692 651 7 958 3,998 3
Bergen 2,625 4,357 1,229 905 99 8 1,366 1,969 429 287 1,475 411
Burlington 2,594 4,233 253 947 83 1 879 994 21 499 2,579 38
Camden 5,125 6,852 303 851 159 6 2,698 3,349 182 1,227 2,593 43
Cape May 724 551 31 186 31 2 438 476 16 27 52 0
Cumberland 1,748 2,846 355 408 39 1 441 351 105 650 2,309 247
Essex 5,911 5,242 1,903 492 102 15 1,816 1,524 96 3,269 2,709 31
Gloucester 2,297 4,235 1,353 775 113 30 555 764 23 819 3,244 556
Hudson 816 851 38 171 22 0 124 297 3 287 148 1
Hunterdon 411 844 166 213 96 111 165 442 25 7 252 17
Mercer 1,915 2,610 10 496 51 0 679 1,423 0 533 852 10
Middlesex 2,465 3,869 757 669 75 8 659 1,050 404 1,108 2,476 273
Monmouth 3,042 4,287 410 911 115 30 1,216 1,408 42 761 2,247 43
Morris 2,786 3,841 387 1,024 99 13 1,346 2,148 57 266 1,151 148
Ocean 3,519 8,883 969 1,350 140 11 1,289 1,828 91 712 3,624 220
Passaic 2,575 3,219 632 728 59 9 762 1,437 167 858 1,193 339
Salem 2,643 2,196 8 540 85 1 1,215 617 1 1,022 1,483 6
Somerset 1,536 1,909 231 624 29 12 651 1,006 26 169 792 65
Sussex 885 967 47 524 28 2 320 481 5 36 341 20
Union 1,410 1,510 836 356 41 4 492 492 22 233 559 178
Warren 604 1,064 46 323 82 1 247 790 31 31 143 9
Grand Total 47,925 68,597 9,968 13,065 1,631 265 18,050 23,497 1,753 13,759 34,220 2,658
Totals (All Animals) Totals (Dogs & Cats Only)
Impounded 126,490
Redeemed 14,961
Adopted 43,300
Euthanized 50,637		 Impounded 116,522
Redeemed 14,696
Adopted 41,547
Euthanized 47,979		 92 % of all animals impounded
13 % of all dogs & cats impounded
36 % of all dogs & cats impounded
41 % of all dogs & cats impounded
* Facilities may contract with municipalities in more than one county; therefore,
individual county statistics indicated on this report may include more than one county.

Note: This is a voluntary survey of impoundment facilities and may not include responses from all such facilities in New Jersey.
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