Quick Facts


DeKalb County At a Glance
  • County area approximately 270 square miles
  • Population over 739,956 (as of July 2008 – U.S. Census Bureau)
  • County is 3rd largest in Georgia


(From Board of Commissioners DeKalb Animal Services Task Force Presentation, October 18, 2011)
    From 2008-2010

    25,662 Animals Taken into DeKalb Animal Shelter
  • 3% were found dead in the facility (719)
  • 7% are unaccounted for (2,370)
  • 8% were reclaimed by their owners (2,060)
  • 10% were adopted (2,605)
  • 12% were taken by rescue groups (3,154)
  • 60% were euthanized (15,676)