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Fulton County shelter saw 22% intake increase in 2024; adoptions, foster care rose as save rate climbed toward 90%
Summary
Lifeline Animal Project, which manages Fulton County Animal Services, reported a 22% jump in intake for 2024, large gains in adoptions and a 75% rise in foster placements as staff work to keep the shelter population under its design limits.
Rebecca Gwen, CEO of Lifeline Animal Project, told the Fulton County Animal Welfare Board on Jan. 29 that total intake in 2024 rose about 22% compared with 2023, driven largely by dogs and an increase in cats since the new shelter is better equipped to house felines.
The intake spike was accompanied by gains in outcomes: Gwen said adoptions increased by “almost some a thousand animal increase in adoption,” and the shelter’s save rate rose to just under 90% despite the higher intake. “Given . . . the really huge increase in intake . . . I think the team really needs to be commended,” Gwen said.
Nut graf: The report presented by Lifeline, which holds the county contract to manage Fulton County Animal Services, showed both pressure and progress — larger numbers arriving at the shelter but higher adoption and foster activity that helped…
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