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A Year in Review 2024

​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​infographic over of milestones for Animal Services

​Bra​​​mpton Animal Services ensures that lost or abandoned domestic animals receive care, are reunited with their owners, or are adopted/fostered into new homes. We conduct outreach activities and education to provide residents with information and tactics to live with local wildlife in an environment that is safe and healthy for people and animals. We educate and support residents with pet ownership and enforce the Animal Services By-law and Dog Owners Liability Act.​​​​

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Milestones of 2024
  • Brampton Animal Services took in 1,407 pets in 2024. On average, we cared for 31 dogs, 49 cats, and 9 other pets every day. 6% more animals left the shelter in 2024 than entered, marking the first decline since 2020.
  • Animal intake numbers remained consistent with 2024, though the number of stray or lost pets arriving at the shelter decreased by 5.6%.
  • 732 pets were adopted in 2024, including 203 dogs, 311 cats, and 218 other pets.
  • Overall, Animal Services interacted with 6,106 animals over the past year. This includes wildlife, domestic animals, feral animals, and livestock.
  • $83,398 was raised for the HOPE Fund through your generous donations. As a result, 56 extended care surgeries were performed on abandoned pets, totalling $72,894, so they could be saved and adopted into forever homes. The remaining donations will be transferred into 2025 to ensure we can continue to save lives.​
  • We arranged for the spaying or neutering of 50 feral community cats in partnership with colony caretakers. Spaying and neutering one female and one male cat can prevent 2,000 unwanted births over four years.
  • We distributed 12 winterized cat shelters to community cat colony caretakers.
  • 7 semi-feral cats were adopted through our Barn Cat program, in which rural families adopt cats that wouldn't be suitable for a residential home.
  • 5,665 pets were licensed, including 4,443 dogs and 1,222 cats, increasing the chances that lost pets can be reunited with their families.
  • Brampton Animal Services returned 241 lost pets to their families, including 171 dogs, 43 cats, and 27 other pets.
  • Animal Services officers and volunteer drivers transported 308 sick or injured wild animals to rehabilitation centres to be saved and eventually released back where they were found.
  • We distributed a record 54,076 pounds of pet food to local residents and organizations. Here's how the distribution breaks down:
    • 19,741 pounds were provided through the Animal Shelters Pet Food Pantry, supporting families in need and ensuring pets remain well-fed.
    • 26,284 pounds were distributed through Regeneration Brampton and other outreach efforts, helping to sustain community welfare programs.
    • An additional 8,051 pounds of pet food were donated to various rescues, supporting their efforts to care for displaced and vulnerable animals.
    • These valuable resources, generously donated to assist Brampton residents in need, were worth $167,636!
  • We hosted 2 pet wellness clinics, where 36 pets owned by residents who face barriers to veterinary care received a complimentary wellness exam, microchipping and vaccines.
  • Animal Services took in 301 surrendered animals. The top reasons families cited for needing to surrender their pets in 2024 were:
    • health or behaviour of the animal or health of the owner/family
    • lack of resources and the inability to afford pet-related medical care
    • personal reasons, including changes in lifestyle, or the pet was incompatible with the living arrangements of other people or other animals
    • housing-related issues, including the cost of housing, loss of home, moving/relocating, and pet-restrictions
  • 95 dogs were sent to foster homes in 2024.
  • 132 cats/kittens went to foster homes in 2024 – with 45 being underage kittens.
  • In 2024, 202 volunteers assisted with dog walking or cat socialization, for a total of 2,424 hours of additional animal enrichment!
  • In 2024, residents from local schools, community groups and Scouts participated in 38 of our education programs or visited us at community events. This is a 22% increase in participation.
  • Animal Services Officers had 18,891 attendances for calls in 2024. An increase of 6% from the previous year and a 19% over the past two years.
  • Animal Services issued 36 Muzzle and Control Orders and 72 warning letters specific to incidents concerning dog behaviour - significantly enhancing public safety in our community.
  • Animal Services Officers issued 436 penalty notices in 2024, totalling $113,850. The top five offences were:
    • Failing to licence dog or cat (149
    • Permit animal at large (64)
    • Feeding wildlife (45)
    • Fail to leash a dog (34)
    • Fail to comply with muzzle and control order by failing to licence the dog as a designated dog (23)​
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  • ​Brampton Animal Services took in 1,409 pets in 2023.  On average, we cared for 30 dogs, 49 cats, and 21 other pets every day. The number of animals at the shelter on a daily basis increased for the third consecutive year, up 2% from 2022.
  • 688 pets were adopted in 2023, including 177 dogs, 381 cats, and 130 other pets. 
  • Stray or lost pets are arriving at an increased rate - up 15% from the previous year's totals. Stray dogs increased by a drastic 41% from the previous year.
  • Overall, Animal Services interacted with 6,548 animals over the past year. This includes wildlife, domestic animals, feral animals, and livestock.
  • $74,928 was raised for the HOPE Fund​ through your generous donations. As a result, 71 extended care surgeries were performed on abandoned pets, totalling $92,222, so they could be saved and adopted into forever homes.
  • We arranged for the spaying or neutering of 39 feral community cats in partnership with colony caretakers. Spaying and neutering one female and one male cat can prevent 2,000 unwanted births over four years.
  • We distributed 5 winterized cat shelters to community cat colony caretakers.
  • 6 semi-feral cats were adopted through our Barn Cat program​, in which rural families adopt cats that wouldn’t be suitable for a residential home
  • 5,440 pets were licensed​, including 4,408 dogs and 1,032 cats, increasing the chances that lost pets can be reunited with their families.
  • Brampton Animal Services returned 284 lost pets to their families, including 225 dogs, 45 cats, and 14 other pets.
  • Animal Services officers and volunteer drivers transported 201 sick or injured wild animals to rehabilitation centres so they could be saved and eventually released back where they were found.
  • Our Pet Food Pantry​ distributed a record 26,004 pounds of pet food to residents. This included 18,386 pounds through the Animal Shelter and 7,618 pounds through Regeneration Brampton. These resources, generously donated to us to assist Brampton residents in need, were valued at $80,612!
  • We hosted 2 pet wellness clinics, where 30 pets owned by residents who face barriers to veterinary care received a complimentary wellness exam, microchipping and vaccines.
  • Animal Services took in 223 surrendered animals. The top reasons families cited for needing to surrender their pets in 2023 were:
    • health or behaviour of the animal or health of the owner/family
    • lack of resources and the inability to afford pet-related medical care
    • personal reasons, including changes in lifestyle, or the pet was incompatible with the living arrangements of other people or other animals
    • housing-related issues, including the cost of housing, loss of home, moving/relocating, and pet-restrictions
  • 58 dogs were sent to foster homes in 2023
  • 108 cats/kittens went to foster homes in 2023 – with 68 being underage kittens.​​
  • In 2023, 124 volunteers assisted ​with dog walking or cat socialization, for a total of 681 hours of additional animal enrichment!
  • A new Animal Services By-law ​was implemented to increase the protection provided to our residents and animals. New requirements include:
    • basic standards of care to protect pets
    • prohibiting the feeding of wildlife to protect our residents and maintain a healthy ecosystem for wildlife
    • requirements to keep dogs restrained, even on the owners' property
  • Animal Services Officers had 17,792 attendances for calls in 2023. An increase of 12% from the previous year.
  • Animal Services declared 26 dogs potentially dangerous, and 8 dogs as dangerous in 2023 – significantly enhancing public safety in our community.
  • In 2023, 3,507 residents from local schools, community groups and Scouts participated in our education programs or visited us at community events.​
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