Animal Custody Records

Public Report

Results - Reporting Year 2020

Agency Information:

Agency Name:	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Street Address 1:	501 Front Street
Street Address 2:
City:	Norfolk
State:	VA
County:	Norfolk City
Zip Code:	23510
Agency Email:	info@peta.org
Agency Phone:	(757) 622-7382
Agency FAX:	()
Agency Type:	Private Animal Shelter
Date Submitted:	2/4/2021 1:54:54 PM
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Animal Information:

Reason for Custody

Species	B Stray	E Surrendered by Owner	F Received From Another Virginia Releasing Agency*	G Received From Out-of-State Releasing Agency	H Other**	Total
Dogs	7	919	123	2	2	1,053
Cats	3	1,489	50	0	0	1,542
Other Companion Animals	0	47	1	0	0	48
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	1	0	0	0	1
Livestock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poultry	1	5	0	0	0	6
Total	11	2,461	174	2	2	2,650

Method of Disposition

Species	J Reclaimed by Owner	K Adopted	L Transferred to another VA Releasing Agency***	O Euthanized	Q On Hand December 31	Total
Dogs	6	17	429	600	1	1,053
Cats	0	16	407	1,119	0	1,542
Other Companion Animals	0	8	0	40	0	48
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	1	0	0	0	1
Livestock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poultry	0	2	0	4	0	6
Total	6	44	836	1,763	1	2,650

Wildlife Received and Disposition Information:

Submitted To Licensed Rehabilitator	Liberated	Euthanized	On Hand December 31	Total
25	0	54	0	79

Explanatory Notes: (if applicable)

* Column F: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies from which animals were received.

Danville Area Humane Society, 996 S. Boston Rd., Danville, VA 24540; VA Beach SPCA 3040 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453.

** Column H: Include other reasons for custody, i.e. births at the facility, or animals taken into custody for a reason not designated by another category. An explanation is required.

1 dog held for grooming; 1 dog held for veterinary assessment.

*** Column L: Names and addresses of Virginia releasing agencies to which animals were transferred.

Bay Beagle Rescue, 3590 Kentucky Ave., Norfolk, VA 23502; Chesapeake Humane Society, 312 Battlefield Blvd. N., Chesapeake, VA 23320; Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, 6620 Jackson Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061; Norfolk Animal Care Center, 5585 Sabre Rd., Norfolk, VA 23502; Norfolk SPCA, 916 Ballentine Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23504; Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter, 5843 Jefferson Ave., Newport News, VA 23605; Peninsula SPCA, 523 J Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News, VA 23601; VA Beach SPCA, 3040 Holland Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23453.

**** Column P: Include other methods of disposition, i.e. escaped, stolen, or otherwise not disposed of in a method in accordance with Virginia code. An explanation is required.

N/A

Other miscellaneous explanatory notes:

In 2020, PETA helped more than 26,000 animals from more than 260 cities, and spent more than $2,500,000 on companion-animal services locally. PETA operates the only private animal shelter in our area (perhaps the entire state) with people on call 24/7/365 for after-hour emergencies and to welcome all animals, regardless of adoptability, without appointments, waiting lists, admission fees, or restricted hours. PETA's shelter is also one of the few that still provide end-of-life services for guardians (nearly 500 of them in 2020) desperate to alleviate their animals' suffering. Many were referred to PETA by other animal shelters and veterinary clinics.

PETA's free/low-cost mobile clinics sterilized 12,565 animals, including 1,123 pit bulls and 481 feral cats. We transported more than 800 dogs and cats to and from the clinics free of charge to provide free services. PETA assisted more than 3,000 families in keeping animals by providing medical services, including repairing hernias, performing surgeries on dogs suffering from life-threatening uterine infections, removing tumors, performing drainage surgery for hematomas and infected wounds, treating various infections, and by showing them how to cope with behavioral quirks, grooming challenges, and more. We distributed more than 210 doghouses and over 1,900 bales of straw bedding free to “outdoor” dogs.

For more information, visit https://investigations.peta.org/petas-rescue-team/.

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