The table below shows two other major metropolitan areas in America that have attained a 90 % or better save rate. There are currently over 50 No Kill communities in the United States. You can see where they are by clicking here.
They have done it by implementing all eleven steps of the No Kill Equation. No Kill animal sheltering is more cost effective and more publicly acceptable than the traditional "catch and kIll" model of animal sheltering that Milwaukee currently embraces.
The 2012 year to date statistics for Milwaukee are not showing much improvement over 2011. You can view them by clicking here.
The greatest risk to companion animals in Milwaukee is that they will enter Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission and be killed. The board of directors is failing to make life-saving changes to procedures and programs to save the lives of animals in Milwaukee County.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin County Population 952,532 City Population 597,867 Animal Intake (2011) Dogs: 5378 Cats: 6943 Save rate: Dogs: 64% Cats:39% Average Save Rate: 51.5% | RENO, Nevada County Population 425,710 City Population 227,511 Animal Intake (2011) Dogs: 6977 Cats: 4103 Save rate: Dogs: 91% Cats: 91% Average Save Rate: 91% | AUSTIN, Texas County Population 1,026,158 City Population 820,611 Animal Intake (2011) Dogs: 9688 Cats: 5391 Save Rate: Dogs: 91% Cats:91% Average Save Rate: 91% |