𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 -

Polk County Animal Control kills more animals than any shelter in Florida — without taking in more animals than comparable counties.

Budget per animal:

Brevard — $1,015

Orange — $881

Hillsborough — $825

𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗸 — $𝟯𝟰𝟮

𝟱,𝟭𝟯𝟭 killed in Polk in 2025 — more than 𝗧𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗘 what Orange euthanized and roughly 𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 times Hillsborough’s — despite nearly identical intake!

Live outcome rates: Polk 62%. Orange 89%. Hillsborough 92%.

Similar intake. Very different 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁.

Budgets obtained via public-records requests:

Polk County Commission — 𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝟭𝟴 at 9:00 a.m.

Seven more years of Florida’s highest kill count — or a room full of people who won’t look away?

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