NSW Pound Statistics

The below table contains a combination of data taken from NSW council pounds, NSW RSPCA, NSW Animal Welfare League and the Cat Protection Society for the 2009 Financial Year.

It is does not include:

  • the animals destroyed at vets
  • all of the cats who were dumped as very few councils trap strays
  • all of the animals destroyed in council pounds because data is often not accurately recorded or submitted to the Department of Local Government for review
  • the animals destroyed in smaller shelters

Please remember that the numbers in the table below represent individual animals. They all experienced suffering, fear and loneliness before they were abandoned or destroyed.

  Number Entering Number Released Number Destroyed
Cats 50 462 18 732 31 730
Dogs 76 866 49 253 27 613
Total 127 328 67 985 59 343