Animal Custody Records

Public Report

Results - Reporting Year 2021

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:	2/2/2022 3:31:43 PM
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Animal Information:

Reason for Custody

Species	A On Hand January 1	B Stray	E Surrendered by Owner	F Received From Another Virginia Releasing Agency*	G Received From Out-of-State Releasing Agency	Total
Dogs	1	5	716	107	2	831
Cats	0	3	1,521	0	0	1,524
Other Companion Animals	0	0	59	0	0	59
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	0	0	0	0
Livestock	0	0	2	0	0	2
Poultry	0	0	17	0	0	17
Total	1	8	2,315	107	2	2,433

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	4	17	279	531	0	831
Cats	0	10	344	1,168	2	1,524
Other Companion Animals	0	14	0	45	0	59
Hybrid Canines	0	0	0	0	0	0
Equine	0	0	0	0	0	0
Livestock	0	0	0	2	0	2
Poultry	0	8	5	4	0	17
Total	4	49	628	1,750	2	2,433

Wildlife Received and Disposition Information:

Submitted To Licensed Rehabilitator	Liberated	Euthanized	On Hand December 31	Total
13	0	33	0	46

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.

N/A

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

Chesapeake Humane Society, 312 Battlefield Blvd. N., Chesapeake, VA 23320; Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, 6620 Jackson Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061; 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; Portsmouth Humane Society, 4022 Seaboard Ct., Portsmouth, VA 23701; Richmond SPCA, 2519 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, VA 23220; 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:

Wildlife euthanized were critically injured/dying.

In 2021, PETA helped more than 26,000 animals from more than 250 localities, and spent more than $2,660,000 on companion-animal services locally. PETA operates the only private truly open-admission animal shelter in our region (and perhaps the entire state) with people on call 24/7/365 for 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 free end-of-life services for guardians (nearly 500 of them in 2021) desperate to alleviate their animals' suffering from old age, illness or injury. Many were referred to PETA by other area animal shelters and veterinary clinics. Of the cats euthanized, more than 73% were injured, ailing, and/or unwanted feral cats perceived as a nuisance by citizens referred to PETA by localities that don’t provide any services to address free-roaming cat issues or whose shelters do not take cats in at all.

PETA's free/low-cost mobile clinics sterilized 13,150 animals, including 1,094 pit bulls and 511 feral cats. We transported more than 650 dogs and cats to and from the clinics free of charge. PETA assisted more than 3,000 families in keeping animals by providing medical services and by showing them how to cope with behavioral issues, grooming challenges, and more. We distributed more than 168 doghouses and over 1,300 bales of straw bedding free to dogs kept chained and/or penned outdoors.

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

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