City of Wichita - Animal Shelter Statistics
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Wichita Animal Shelter
3303 N. Hillside
Wichita, KS 67219

Phone: (316) 838-9623
Fax: (316) 838-9628

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
10 AM - 6:30 PM

Saturday - Sunday &
most holidays
1 - 5 PM

Closed on Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Years Day.

Drew Bessey
Wichita Animal Shelter Manager


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Statistics

Each year, thousands of our community's cats and dogs are destroyed. The numbers, in fact, speak for themselves. This chart covers the years 1996-2006.

YEAR TOTAL OF ANIMALS RECLAIMED EUTHANIZED ADOPTED
1996 12,838 1,741 9,413 1,584
1997 12,896 1,758 9,801 1,337
1998 11,901 1,782 8,816 1,303
1999 10,929 1,649 7,912 1,368
2000 10,146 1,507 7,136 1,503
2001 9,258 1,502 6,433 1,324
2002 9,900 1,514 6,433 1,284
2003 9,630 1,323 7,250 1,056
2004 9,347 1,212 7,233 902
2005 9,667 1,263 7,358 1,046
2006 8,463 1,214 6301 948

 

These are Animal Services statistics that cover the years 2002-2006.

Measure

Type

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

Response rate to requests for service

Outcome

91.1%

93.2%

91.48%

89.15%

97.01%

Animals redeemed by owners

Outcome

1181

1263

1212

1323

1284

Percent of animals redeemed or adopted

Outcome

25.54%

23.93%

22.61%

24.70%

28.26%

Animal bites investigated

Demand

832

902

1139

1222

1468

Citizen requests for field service received

Demand

21,382

26,489

32,042

31,541

32,121

Dead animals picked up

Demand

5,670

6,166

6,328

6,526

6,771

Animals adopted

Demand

913

1,046

901

1,056

1,190

Citations and warnings issued

Output

4,429

5,328

5,757

5,077

3,865

Animals picked up by field staff

Output

5,306

6,250

5,340

5,458

6,147

Animals housed at Wichita Animal Shelter

Output

8,200

9,667

9,347

9,630

9,900

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