Table 1.
Description of dogs and cats admitted to shelters from 2008 to 2013.
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | Total (mean) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogs | With Microchip | 23.8 | 25.4 | 31.2 | 27.9 | 26.0 | 26.9## |
| Pedigree / Breed | 19.3 | 15.6 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 18.3 | |
| Puppy | 28.7 | 28.1 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 24.8 | 27.3*## | |
| Adult | 51.5 | 55.1 | 57.6 | 56.6 | 60.1 | 56.2* | |
| Senior | 19.8 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 16.5* | |
| Small Size | 30.4 | 29.3 | 27.1 | 30.3 | 26.0 | 28.6 | |
| Medium Size | 41.7 | 43.5 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 46.2 | 43.8* | |
| Large Size | 27.9 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 25.8 | 27.8 | 28.0 | |
| Healthy | 68.5 | 61.5 | 66.5 | 71.8 | 72.3 | 68.1 | |
| Diseased | 21.6 | 26.6 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 20.6 | |
| Injured | 9.9 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 11.3 | |
| Cats | With Microchip | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.2## |
| Pedigree / Breed | 13.4 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 9.9 | |
| Puppy | 37.2 | 35.4 | 34.1 | 45.7 | 42.2 | 38.9*## | |
| Adult | 48.1 | 52.2 | 55.8 | 45.8 | 48.9 | 50.2* | |
| Senior | 14.7 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 11.0* | |
| Healthy | 59.0 | 57.5 | 59.7 | 63.3 | 64.1 | 60.7 | |
| Diseased | 33.5 | 33.5 | 25.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 27.4 | |
| Injured | 7.5 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 11.9 |
All values are expressed as %. * <0.02 between the same type of characteristic, dogs and cats separately; ## <0.008 Paired Comparisons (U Mann-Whitney): dogs vs. cats. n = 111–160 (shelters).