Over 366,000 youth-aged cats were registered as adopted from shelters and rescues in the United States in 2021. In comparison, around 135,000 youth-aged dogs were adopted.
Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States in 2021, by age
The source received data from 1,233 organizations for feline, canine, or both from January-December in 2019, 2020, and 2021. 2+ million canines and felines represented.
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Shelter Animals Count. (March 11, 2022). Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306267/number-of-adopted-cats-and-dogs-by-age-in-the-us/
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