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services and increasing the number of animals leaving shelters through adoption and

other programs that lead to them finding safe places to call home. While animal shelters

and the communities they serve value those objectives, euthanasia is used only as a last

resort, when an animal is suffering from an irreparable medical or behavioral condition.

No-kill means that an end-of-life decision for a pet is an act of mercy rather than one

done for convenience or lack of space.

The Animal Control Division makes every

effort to promote pet adoptions of healthy,

non-aggressive animals by the public and by

approved animal rescue organizations. To

reduce the number of homeless pets, our

policy is that all dogs and cats are spayed or

neutered prior to adoption.

Cranston Animal Control Officers responded

to 1,570 Calls for Service during 2020 that

resulted in 418 police reports being filed. Last

year the Cranston Animal Shelter took in 141

dogs and 108 cats. Through the tremendously hard work by the Shelter employees, our

valuable non-profit partners, and volunteers, our adoption rate was 100% for cats and

100% for dogs. Every healthy animal that was taken in at the Shelter eventually found a

home.

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Cranston Police Department Year in Review 2020