The Town of Akron has an animal shelter that serves 1,700 people. In 2017, they reported a 100% live release rate for dogs and 93% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Humane Society of the South Platte Valley runs the animal control shelter in three cities of Arapahoe County: Cherry Hills, Englewood, and Littleton. They serve 87,000 people. In 2017, they reported a 98% live release rate for dogs, 93% for cats, and 100% for birds, rabbits, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Archuleta County shelter has a partnership with the Humane Society of Pagosa Springs. They serve 12,000 people. In 2017, they reported a 99% live release rate for dogs and 93% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The City of Brush Animal Shelter serves 2,000 people. In 2017, it reported a live release rate of 100% for dogs and 93% for (stray) cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Surface Creek shelter serves 2,000 people. In 2016, it reported a live release rate of 99% for dogs and 96% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Ark-Valley Humane Society runs the two shelters in Chaffee County (in Buena Vista and Poncha Springs). In 2017, they reported a live release rate of 98% for dogs, 98% for cats, and placed all but two (who died) rabbits and other animals they took in. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Clear Creek and Gilpin County have a joint shelter. Together, they serve 15,000 people. In 2017, they reported a combined live release rate of 99% for dogs and 96% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Teller County is served by two shelters: Teller County Regional Animal Shelter and the City of Cripple Creek's animal shelter. They serve a combined 23,000 people. In 2017, TCRAS had a live release rate of 98% for dogs and 98% for cats. In 2017, the Cripple Creek Animal Shelter had a 100% live release rate for dogs and took in and placed one cat. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Eagle County Animal Shelter serves 54,000 people. In 2017, it reported a live release rate of 97% for dogs, 90% for cats, and 100% for birds, rabbits, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Frederick's shelter is run by the Longmont Humane Society. It serves 9,000 people. LHS also provides sheltering services for Longmont County, an additional 86,000 people. In 2017, it reported a 96% live release rate for dogs, 94% save rate for cats, and 87% for rabbits, birds, and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Humane Society of Fremont County runs the shelter for seven cities in the County. It serves roughly 46,000 people. In 2017, it reported a 99.8% live release rate for dogs, 97% for cats, and 100% for rabbits, birds, and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The shelter in Ft. Morgan is run by the Fort Morgan Humane Society. It serves 11,000 people. In 2017, it reported a live release rate of 99% for dogs and 95% for cats. They do not provide a safety net or did not take in rabbits, hamsters, and other animals, except for one bird who was released. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Garfield County and Glenwood Springs both contract with Colorado Animal Rescue to run their shelter. The shelter serves roughly 66,000 people. In 2017, it reported a 96% live release rate for dogs, 97% for cats, and 100% for rabbits, birds, and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Clear Creek and Gilpin County have a joint shelter. Together, they serve 15,000 people. In 2017, they reported a combined live release rate of 99% for dogs and 96% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Garfield County and Glenwood Springs both contract with Colorado Animal Rescue to run their shelter. The shelter serves roughly 66,000 people. In 2017, it reported a 96% live release rate for dogs, 97% for cats, and 100% for rabbits, birds, and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Helping Orphaned Pets Everywhere provides animal sheltering services for Iron County. It also provides a shelter for Gogebic County in Michigan. It serves 22,000 people. In 2018, it reported a placement rate of 99% for dogs and 98% for cats. It does not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. More information is available here (but do not include deaths in kennel).
The Lake County Animal Shelter serves 7,000 people. In 2016, it reported a 99% live release rate for dogs and 95% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Frederick's shelter is run by the Longmont Humane Society. It serves 9,000 people. LHS also provides sheltering services for Longmont County, an additional 86,000 people. In 2017, it reported a 96% live release rate for dogs, 94% save rate for cats, and 87% for rabbits, birds, and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Second Chance Humane Society provides sheltering services for San Miguel County and Ouray County with the exception of Telluride, which has its own shelter. They serve a combined 12,000 people. In 2017, Second Chance Humane Society had a 98% live release rate for dogs and 98% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Pitkin County animal shelter is run by Aspen Animal Shelter. They serve 17,000 people. In 2017, they reported a live release rate of 99% for dogs, 99% of cats, and 100% for small animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Rifle Animal Shelter serves 9,000 people. In 2016, it reported a 99% live release rate for dogs, 93% for cats, and 91% of rabbits, birds, and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Rio Blanco County is served by two shelters and has a population of 6,700 people. In 2017, Rangely Animal Shelter reported a live release rate of 100% for dogs and 100% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Routt County has a population of 24,000 people. The Routt County Humane Society runs the shelter. In 2017, it reported a 99.7% live release rate for dogs and 97% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Second Chance Humane Society provides sheltering services for San Miguel County and Ouray County with the exception of Telluride, which has its own shelter. They serve a combined 12,000 people. In 2017, Second Chance Humane Society had a 98% live release rate for dogs and 98% for cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Teller County is served by two shelters: Teller County Regional Animal Shelter and the City of Cripple Creek's animal shelter. They serve a combined 23,000 people. In 2017, they had a combined live release rate 98% of dogs and 98% of cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Teller County is served by two shelters: Teller County Regional Animal Shelter and the City of Cripple Creek's animal shelter. They serve a combined 23,000 people. In 2017, they had a combined live release rate 98% of dogs and 98% of cats. They do not provide a safety net for rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Noah's Ark Animal Welfare Association runs the shelter for the City of Trinidad. It serves 8,500 people. In 2017, it reported a live release rate of 95% for dogs, 96% for cats, and 100% for rabbits and other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
Please note: Several Colorado cities and towns have small animal control departments which only take in stray dogs (and, in some cases, also stray cats). They do not provide services for cats, rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. They often don't provide services for dogs (or cats) relinquished by their families. Many of them have live release rates for stray dogs which exceeded 90% including the City of Burlington and Lamar. They are not listed above. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.