A total of 102/186 humane societies and SPCAs in Canada responded to the CFHS survey sent out earlier this year for a response rate of 55%. The report outlines positive trends towards mandatory spay/neuter policies, a drop in euthanasia rates and increased adoption rates.
In 2012, 96% of responding shelters spay or neuter animals in their care prior to adoption as a matter of policy. This percentage, according to the CFHS, is much improved relative to 62% of shelters that responded to the 2010 survey. Over 22,000 cats and over 10,000 dogs were spayed or neutered while at shelters in 2012.
But numbers in the report also show almost twice as many cats enter shelters than dogs and while adoption rates for cats are similar to those for dogs, fewer cats are reclaimed and many more are euthanized.
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