Texas Shelter Budget/Performance Comparison

Last night, we spent some time gathering information on area shelters. The results were pretty shocking, and we'll continue to release more information as we can.

Shelter Intake Expenses Live Release
Town Lake (Austin) 24,542 ('09-'10) $5.5 million ('09-'10) 71% ('09-'10)*
SPCA of Texas (Dallas) 8,280 (2010) $8.45 million (2010) 65% (2010)
Houston SPCA 21,767 (2009) $6.83 million (2009) 49% (2009)**
Dallas Animal Services ~34,000 annually $7.7 million (2010) 26% (2010)
Houston Humane Society 17,552 (2004) $3.36 million (2007) 12% (2004)****


*Town Lake Animal Center is on pace for a 90% or higher live-release rate for calendar year 2011.
**Intake and outcomes reported to Guidestar.com
***Figures reported in Dallas Observer.
****Intake and outcomes reported by Mayor's Task Force.