KENTUCKY ( FOX 56 ) — In 2023, around 415,000 dogs and cats were euthanized in U.S. animal shelters, according to Best Friends.
Best Friends is an animal welfare organization striving for every animal shelter to be considered “no-kill” by 2025. The organization has partnered with animal shelters across the nation to reach this goal and recognize those who have.
Read more of the latest Lexington & central Kentucky news On Thursday, the Danville-Boyle County Humane Society, a Best Friends partner, announced that the organization had achieved no-kill status for the third year in a row.
“This status is awarded to shelters that saved more than 90% of the dogs and cats in their care in the calendar year 2023,” the organization said. “We’re very proud to claim this status thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff, volunteers, donors, and directors.”
“Since 2016, shelters that have engaged with Best Friends have had a two-times greater lifesaving impact than unengaged shelters,” Best Friends said on its website.
‘Only getting worse day by day:’ Clark County Animal Shelters overcrowded In Kentucky, 99,525 animals were saved from shelters, per the Best Friends Pet Lifesaving Dashboard . However, 9,816 did not make it to their forever home.
In 2022, 57% of all U.S. animal shelters reached no-kill status, with three states being no-kill as a whole, according to the organization . In Kentucky, 56 of its 103 shelters have achieved no-kill status, with 85 reporting data.
No-kill shelters in Kentucky
The following counties have reported a 100% no-kill status for their shelters in 2023:
- Allen
- Anderson
- Boone
- Bourbon
- Boyle
- Bracken
- Bullitt
- Butler
- Campbell
- Caroll
- Carter
- Crittenden
- Estill
- Fayette
- Fulton
- Garrard
- Grant
- Hancock
- Hardin
- Henderson
- Henry
- Jefferson
- Kenton
- Lawrence
- Logan
- Mason
- McLean
- Menifee
- Mercer
- Montgomery
- Muhlenberg
- Nicholas
- Ohio
- Oldham
- Owen
- Pendleton
- Perry
- Pike
- Shelby
- Simpson
- Union
- Webster
- Wolfe
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Several Kentucky counties were just short of reaching no-kill status in 2023, with slim “no-kill gaps” in the number of animals euthanized that year:
- Breckinridge: 35
- Floyd: 15
- Franklin: 12
- Harrison: 1
- Leslie: 3
- Powell: 8
“Best Friends works closely with local shelters, rescue groups, and passionate people like you in Kentucky. Together, we can bring this country to no-kill in 2025,” Best Friends said on its website.
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