Our Town, March 4, 1998
[compiled] by Jason Schaffer
| Amount of money spent by the city on animal care and control services in 1996 | $5.2 million |
| Amount each NYC resident spent on animal care and control services in 1996 | $0.66 |
| Amount city shelters spent on pet food in 1996 | $79,273 |
| Amount city shelters spent on pet carriers in 1996 | $18,263 |
| Population of NYC | 7.3 million |
| Estimated number of pets in NYC | 2 million |
| Number of animals cared for by city shelters in 1996 | 63,449 |
| Number of animals euthanized by city shelters in 1996 | 45,306 |
| Number of animals adopted from city shelters in 1996 | 11,206 |
| Number of people employed by city shelters | 136 |
| Number of pet supply stores in NYC | 150 |
| Number of city shelters in Manhattan | 1 |