NYC DOH ACC Killed One Cat or Dog Every Three Hours in 2025
The city kill pound exterminated 1,508 cats and 1,694 dogs, virtually all of them healthy and adoptable.
Animal Care Centers of New York City exterminated 3,202 cats and dogs in 2025, according to NYC ACC data.
That figure reflects an average of one cat or dog put to death at ACC about every three hours. Non-stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
NYC ACC killed 1,508 cats last year, and 1,694 dogs — virtually all of them healthy and adoptable when they entered the kill pound system.
ACC exterminated 31,830 cats and dogs combined from 2016 through 2025, according to system data.
The number of cats and dogs killed by ACC dipped in 2024 for the first time since 2020. The decline was short-lived: Last year’s total marked an 8 percent increase in combined cat and dog killings compared to 2024.
Worse, 2025 was the second deadliest post-pandemic year for cats and dogs at NYC ACC, with just 33 fewer victims than the combined total from 2023.
