Animal homelessness is essentially the by-product of people who take little or no responsibility for animals in their care. We live in a society where nearly everything is disposable, which leads many people to terminate their relationship with an animal on a whim, with little or no thought about the impact it will have on these creatures.

Harbor Humane Society strives to adopt out as many animals as we can to loving, nurturing homes. Some animals are simply unadoptable due to aggression or illness, but we make every effort to unite unwanted animals with people who will care for them for a lifetime.

2007 Year-End Statistics

Beginning inventory at the first of the year
 
Dogs
Puppies
Cats
Kittens
Other
Total
2006
Animals held at the animal shelter
34
12
83
5
9
143
Animals held at PSP
0
0
20
29
0
49
Animals held at Chow Hound
0
0
9
5
0
14
Animals in
foster care
15
4
18
49
3
89
Total beginning inventory
49
16
130
88
12
295
               
New animal admission for the year
 
Dogs
Puppies
Cats
Kittens
Other
Total
2006
Stray animals brought in by Holland AC
99
27
94
74
0
294
286
Stray animals brought in by Ottawa Co. AC
580
53
546
375
12
1566
1300
Stray animals brought in by the public
228
78
334
437
14
1091
1163
Owner surrendered animals
320
40
449
351
30
1190
1469
Adopted animals returned to shelter
13
1
6
9
0
29
35
Animals born in shelter/foster care
0
6
0
30
0
36
47
Animals DOA
2
0
3
1
0
6
1
Total new admissions
1242
205
1432
1277
56
4212
4306
               
Animal dispositions
 
Dogs
Puppies
Cats
Kittens
Other
Total
2006
Animals adopted
348
144
259
285
11
1047
1022
Animals released to rescue groups
193
11
13
8
19
244
208
Animals adopted at PSP
0
0
91
70
3
164
257
Animals adopted at
Chow Hound
0
0
38
28
0
66
54
Animals returned
to owner
434
30
50
5
0
519
502
Animals euthanized
192
23
909
769
19
1912
2159
Owner requested euthanasias
61
0
45
3
2
111
55
Animals DOA, DIK
3
1
11
49
3
67
64
Animals MIA
0
0
5
3
0
8
1
Total disposition of animals for the year
1231
209
1421
1220
57
4138
4322
               
Ending inventory for the year
 
Dogs
Puppies
Cats
Kittens
Other
Total
2006
Animals in the shelter at the end of the month
45
10
117
73
4
249
Animals at PSP
0
0
10
9
3
22
Animals at
Chow Hound
0
0
3
2
0
5
Animals in
foster care
15
2
11
61
4
93
Total end of
year inventory
60
12
141
145
11
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