Total number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. in 2023
In 2023, 360 thousand dogs were euthanized across America. The number of cats that were euthanized was slightly lower at 330 thousand.
Total number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. in 2023 (in 1,000s)
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July 2024
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North America, United States
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2023
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Shelter Animals Count. (July 16, 2024). Total number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. in 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480429/total-number-of-dogs-and-cats-euthanized-us/
Shelter Animals Count. "Total number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. in 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480429/total-number-of-dogs-and-cats-euthanized-us/
Shelter Animals Count. (2024). Total number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. in 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480429/total-number-of-dogs-and-cats-euthanized-us/
Shelter Animals Count. "Total Number of Dogs and Cats Euthanized in The U.S. in 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480429/total-number-of-dogs-and-cats-euthanized-us/
Shelter Animals Count, Total number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. in 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480429/total-number-of-dogs-and-cats-euthanized-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. in 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Shelter Animals Count, July 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480429/total-number-of-dogs-and-cats-euthanized-us/