In financial year 2024, the number of dogs euthanized by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in Australia was around 2,840. The number of cats euthanized was just over 5,100 in the same year.
Total number of animals euthanized by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
*Other pets includes horses, small animals, livestock, and wildlife.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021.Â
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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). (December 19, 2024). Total number of animals euthanized by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301939/total-number-animals-euthanized-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). "Total number of animals euthanized by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301939/total-number-animals-euthanized-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). (2024). Total number of animals euthanized by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301939/total-number-animals-euthanized-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). "Total Number of Animals Euthanized by The Rspca in Australia from Financial Year 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301939/total-number-animals-euthanized-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia), Total number of animals euthanized by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301939/total-number-animals-euthanized-rspca-australia/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Total number of animals euthanized by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2017 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia), December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301939/total-number-animals-euthanized-rspca-australia/
