Colorado Animal Shelter Statistics
West region · 1 tracked shelter · 2025 data
Last updated:
Figures are based on the most recent publicly available reports and are subject to verification.
- Tracked shelters
- 1
- Total intake
- 9,859–10,000
- Euthanized
- 520
- Calc. live outcome rate
- 93.8%
- National: 82%
Source: Colorado Department of Agriculture — PACFA ↗✓ Last verified October 5, 2026
Shelters tracked in Colorado
Sorted by live outcome rate. Detailed pages: Denver animal shelter statistics
About Colorado's shelter data
Colorado requires shelters to report annually under the Pet Animal Care Facilities Act (PACFA), making it one of the most transparent states for shelter data.
Across the 1 Colorado shelter SaveAPaw tracks, reported intake totaled 9,859–10,000 animals, with 4,233 adoptions and 520 euthanasias. The combined calculated live outcome rate is 93.8%, compared with the 82% national estimate.
Totals reflect only Denver Animal Protection, not every shelter in Colorado.
Other tracked states in the West
Frequently asked questions
- How many animals enter shelters in Colorado?
- The 1 tracked Colorado shelters reported 9,859–10,000 intakes in their latest reporting year.
- What is the live outcome rate in Colorado?
- 93.8% across tracked shelters (adoption, return to owner or transfer, divided by all outcomes).
- How many shelter animals were euthanized in Colorado?
- 520 across the tracked shelters.
- Which Colorado shelters does SaveAPaw track?
- Denver Animal Protection.
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Source notes: state totals are sums of the tracked shelters listed above. See methodology for definitions.