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title: "Sonoma County Animal Services: Outcomes and Adoption Rates"
description: "Sonoma County Animal Services in Sonoma County has recorded 30,443 animal outcomes over 2014–2026. Of dogs, 87.7% leave alive and 22.8% are adopted. Of cats, 84.1% leave alive. These figures come from the shelter's own open data."
url: https://www.pawsitivid.com/shelter-data/us/sonoma
last_updated: 2026-06-06
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# Sonoma County Animal Services: Outcomes and Adoption Rates

Sonoma County Animal Services in Sonoma County has recorded 30,443 animal outcomes over 2014–2026. Of dogs, 87.7% leave alive and 22.8% are adopted. Of cats, 84.1% leave alive. These figures come from the shelter's own open data.

## Dogs (18,895 outcomes)

Live release 87.7% · adopted 22.8%

| Outcome | Count | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Return to Owner | 9,383 | 49.7% |
| Adoption | 4,304 | 22.8% |
| Transfer | 2,793 | 14.8% |
| Euthanasia | 2,273 | 12% |
| Disposal | 56 | 0.3% |
| Died | 49 | 0.3% |
| Vet | 24 | 0.1% |
| Shelter | 8 | 0% |
| Escaped/stolen | 5 | 0% |

Top adopted dogs breeds: Chihuahua Sh (404), Pit Bull (390), Pit Bull/mix (272), Germ Shepherd (235), Chihuahua Sh/mix (211), Germ Shepherd/mix (180), Labrador Retr/mix (150), Siberian Husky (128)

## Cats (11,548 outcomes)

Live release 84.1% · adopted 39.9%

| Outcome | Count | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adoption | 4,608 | 39.9% |
| Transfer | 3,366 | 29.1% |
| Euthanasia | 1,737 | 15% |
| Return to Owner | 1,411 | 12.2% |
| Disposal | 247 | 2.1% |
| Died | 140 | 1.2% |
| Vet | 19 | 0.2% |
| Shelter | 12 | 0.1% |
| Escaped/stolen | 8 | 0.1% |

Top adopted cats breeds: Domestic Sh (3,572), Domestic Mh (476), Domestic Lh (281), Siamese/mix (95), Siamese (86), Domestic Sh/mix (11), Snowshoe/mix (8), Himalayan/mix (7)

## Common questions

**What is the adoption rate at Sonoma County Animal Services?**

Of 18,895 dog outcomes, 22.8% were adoptions; for cats it is 39.9% of 11,548 outcomes. Figures cover 2014–2026.

**What is a live-release rate?**

It is the share of animals that leave the shelter alive — through adoption, return to owner, or transfer — out of outcomes excluding deaths in care. At Sonoma County Animal Services it is 87.7% for dogs and 84.1% for cats.

**Where does this shelter data come from?**

It is aggregated from Sonoma County Animal Shelter Intake and Outcome (County of Sonoma), published as open data. Only anonymous totals are shown here — no individual animal records.

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Data: [Sonoma County Animal Shelter Intake and Outcome](https://data.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Government/Animal-Shelter-Intake-and-Outcome/924a-vesw) — County of Sonoma. Public domain (Sonoma County open data).