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Here’s how many animals enter Triangle county shelters — and how many are euthanized

Volunteer Jacquelyn Estrada plays with some of the kittens available for adoption at Orange County Animal Services in Chapel Hill, Friday August 15, 2022.
Volunteer Jacquelyn Estrada plays with some of the kittens available for adoption at Orange County Animal Services in Chapel Hill, Friday August 15, 2022. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com

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Crowded out?

Animal intake rates are spiking across the Triangle. North Carolina has the third-highest rate of animal shelter euthanasia in the country. With many at risk of being put down, will rising numbers of unwanted animals reverse years of progress?

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For Triangle municipal animal shelters, euthanasia trends tend to more or less follow intake trends — it’s hard to put one into context without looking at the other.

The N&O compiled a five-year snapshot of open-intake shelters in Wake, Durham and Orange counties, looking at how many cats and dogs came into shelters, and how many were put down.

This story was originally published August 5, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

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Ilana Arougheti is a metro reporting intern at The News & Observer. They are a rising senior at Northwestern University, where she was most recently a city desk editor at The Daily Northwestern. You can reach Ilana at iarougheti@newsobserver.com.
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Crowded out?

Animal intake rates are spiking across the Triangle. North Carolina has the third-highest rate of animal shelter euthanasia in the country. With many at risk of being put down, will rising numbers of unwanted animals reverse years of progress?

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