The Archuleta County shelter has a partnership with the Humane Society of Pagosa Springs. They serve 12,000 people. In 2016, they 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.
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley runs the two shelters in Boulder County. It serves 319,000 people. In 2016, it reported a live release rate of 94% for dogs, 91% for cats, and 91% for other animals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The City of Brush Animal Shelter serves 2,000 people. In 2016, it reported a live release rate of 99% 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.
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 2016, they reported a live release rate of 99% for dogs, 96% for cats, and 100% for other animals. 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 2016, they reported a combined live release rate of 99% 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.
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 2016, TCRAS had a live release rate of 96% for dogs and 94% for cats. In 2016, the Cripple Creek Animal Shelter had a 98% live release rate 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.
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 2016, it reported a 98% live release rate for dogs, 94% save rate for cats, and 89% 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 2016, it reported a 98% live release rate for dogs, 93% 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 2016, it reported a live release rate of 99% for dogs, 99% for cats, and 100% of small mammals. 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 2016, it reported a 96% live release rate for dogs, 94% for cats, and 81% 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 2016, they reported a combined live release rate of 99% 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.
Garfield County and Glenwood Springs both contract with Colorado Animal Rescue to run their shelter. The shelter serves roughly 66,000 people. In 2016, it reported a 96% live release rate for dogs, 94% for cats, and 81% for rabbits, birds, and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
The Grand County Animal Shelter serves 15,000 people. In 2016, they reported a 97% live release rate for dogs, 98% for cats, and 100% for rabbits and small mammals. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.
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.
The Logan County Humane Society runs the shelter in the county. It serves 22,000 people. In 2016, it reported a 97% live release rate for dogs, 94% save rate for cats, and 100% for rabbits, birds, and small mammals. 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 2016, it reported a 98% live release rate for dogs, 94% save rate for cats, and 89% 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 2016, 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 2016, they reported a live release rate of 99% for dogs, 95% 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 2016, Rangely Animal Shelter reported a live release rate of 100% for dogs, 100% for cats, and 100% for 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 2015, it reported a 99% save rate for dogs, 94% for cats, and 100% for birds and rabbits. 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 2016, 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 2015, TCRAS saved 98% of dogs and 93% of cats. In 2015, the Cripple Creek Animal Shelter saved 100% of dogs and the one cat it took in. 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 2016, TCRAS had a live release rate of 96% for dogs and 94% for cats. In 2016, the Cripple Creek Animal Shelter had a 98% live release rate 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.
Noah's Ark Animal Welfare Association runs the shelter for the City of Trinidad. It serves 8,500 people. In 2016, it reported a live release rate of 95% for dogs, 95% for cats, and 100% for birds and small mammals. 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 and save stray dogs. They do not provide services for cats, rabbits, hamsters, and other animals. They often don't provide services for dogs relinquished by their families. Many of them had save rates for dogs which exceeded 90% including Gunnison and Lamar. Colorado statistics for all reporting agencies are available here.