County Shelter Metrics:
The Campbell County TN Animal Shelter is an open admission shelter. Friends of Campbell County Tennessee Animals (we have no affiliation), a local rescue group, is currently under contract with the county to operate it. It is no longer a county operated facility.
These statics were obtained from the Campbell County Tennessee Mayors Office and the animal shelter.
2015 total Intake 2270 animals
2016 total intake 2424 animals
2017 total intake 2156 animals
2018 total intake 2347 animals
2019 total intake 2582 animals
2020 total intake 2485 animals
2021 total intake 3174 animals
2022 total intake 2377 animals
2023 total intake 2146 animals A 8.17% decrease from the previous year.
The national annual average intake per 1000 residents is 14 pets, our area is at 79 pets per 1000 residents. Our area is still 4.6 times higher than the national average.
In 2016 the numbers show a 6.7 increase from the previous year, in 2017 the numbers show a 11% decrease since the launch of SpayCC Happy Pets Spay/Neuter Programs.
In 2018 the numbers show an 8.4 increase from the previous year, there is much spay/neutering to be done here!
In 2020 the numbers show a 9.6% decrease! But there is still much to be done!
In 2021 the numbers show a 27.5 increase, which is following the nationwide trend, due to Covid 19 and a declining economic outlook we look for these numbers to increase. We are collaborating with the local shelter and Friends of Campbell County Animals to develop new programs to help owners keep their pets through this crisis.
In 2022 we saw a 26.30% decrease in the intake.
In 2023 we saw an 8/17% decrease in the intake. We are seeing intake going in the right direction! Down!
SpayCC Service Metrics:
SpayCC formed in February 2016, and our Happy Pets Spay/Neuter Programs launched in March 2016.
In September 2018 we set our first record of 71 in completed services in one month, in October 2018 we topped that number coming in at 108 services completed in one month, in June 2020 we topped that record with 132 completed services in one month.
Since launching our programs our accumulated total of services, 6687 aid services and 800 low-cost services, has prevented 37,425 unwanted pets.
Campbell County Tennessee Metrics:
Campbell County is approximately 40,000 people in 20,000 households, within 480 square miles, with a poverty rate that stays above 25%.
Campbell County is listed as an “At Risk” county by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
