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3 <br /> Dogs registered Cats registered Total <br /> Unsterilized Sterilized Unsterilized Sterilized <br />1990 11,286 31,583 1,764 11,540 57,254 <br />1997 4,415 53,992 190 32,997 108,620 <br />From 1990 to 1997, the numbers of animals euthanized by King County Animal Control <br />declined from 13,765 to 6,606, and the numbers adopted rose from 1,525 to 4,315. Although <br />other factors contributed to these changes, the large pet-registration differential likely helped. <br />substantially. <br />King County's experience illustrates another reality: Reaching the goal of getting more <br />animals sterilized may mean that registration revenues may decrease, because fewer <br />unaltered-animal registrations are sold. However, any such decrease in revenue is likely to be <br />more than offset by increased sales of sterilized-animal registrations, and, more significantly, by <br />the cost savings that come from having to respond to fewer complaints and impound fewer <br />surplus animals. <br />i. Information on Selected Spay/Neuter Clinics and Programs (The HSUS: 1991). <br />ii. Spay/Neuter Legislation Bulletin, Fund for Animals (Fall 1998): p. 5. <br />