Location

Deaths/1000

Year

Bozeman/Gallatin City MT

1.6

1997

Fairfax County VA

• Fairfax County Department of Animal Control
• Humane Society of Fairfax County

2.1

1998

Montgomery County MD

• Humane Society of Montgomery County
• Montgomery County Humane Society
• Montgomery County SPCA

3.0

1998

San Francisco

• City/SPCA 1994 Adoption Pact
• Building Blocks for Success
• San Francisco SPCA

3.9

1999

Howard County MD

• Animal Advocates of Howard County MD

5.5

1998

New York City

• Animal Haven

5.8

1997

King County WA (see Seattle, below)

6.0

1997

Rochester NY

6.3

1999

Salt Lake City

• Salt Lake County Animal Services
• Wasatch Humane Society
• Community Animal Welfare Society

6.5

1998

Orange County CA

• Orange County Humane Society
• Orange County - City Shelters

6.7

1998

San Diego (city/county)

• San Diego Humane Society and SPCA

8.0

1998

Loudoin County VA

8.5

1998

Placer County CA

• Placer County SPCA

8.6

1997

Anne Arundel County MD

• SPCA of Anne Arundel County

9.2

1998

Denver

• Denver Division of Animal Control
• Denver Dumb Friends League
• Denver Area Shelters and Rescue Organizations

9.4

1996

Chicago

• City of Chicago Dept of Animal Care and Control
• Chicago Area Animal Shelters

9.8

1997

Alexandria VA

• Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

10.9

1998

Seattle

• City of Seattle Animal Control
• Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

11.2

1999

Anchorage AK

11.6

1999

Prince George County MD

• SPCA/Humane Society of Prince Georges County

11.7

1998

Hot Springs

11.9

1994

Milwaukee

• Wisconsin Humane Society

 11.9

1996