From ANIMAL PEOPLE, July/August 2009:
State data, 2000-2009
State Dogs & cats
killed/year Rate
AL 119,021 25.5
AK 9,643 14.0
AZ 123,540 19.0
AR 33,975 11.9
CA 433,733 11.8
CO 43,000 9.1
CT 2,101 0.6
DE 13,793 15.8
FL 278,586 15.2
GA 190,814 19.7
HI 22,797 17.7
ID 27,584 18.1
IL 134,470 10.4
IN 138,870 21.8
IA 49,850 16.6
KS 48,477 17.3
KY 183,054 42.9
LA 92,000 20.9
ME 8,297 6.3
MD 49,016 8.7
MA 38,338 5.9
MI 117,035 11.7
MN 93,438 17.9
MS 124,205 42.4
MO 102,958 17.4
MT 11,279 11.7
NE 22,280 15.3
NV 32,011 12.3
NH 3,027 2.3
NJ 38,205 4.4
NM 66,861 33.7
NY 58,470 3.0
NC 227,783 24.7
ND 11,171 17.4
OH 171,141 14.9
OK 114,276 31.3
OR 31,836 8.4
PA 200,785 16.1
RI 6,930 6.6
SC 127,413 28.4
SD 18,170 22.6
TN 155,997 25.1
TX 469,849 19.3
UT 32,558 11.9
VT 4,968 8.0
VA 98,666 12.7
WA 43,223 6.6
WV 61,892 34.1
WI 27,010 4.8
WY 8,195 15.4
ALL 4,528,700 15.1
