2011 Challenge Leaderboard

The column "Increase in Lives Saved, Months 1, 2 & 3", shows the combined increase in the number of lives saved in August, September, and October 2011 compared to the lives saved in August, September, and October 2010. Animals transferred to other adoption agencies counted toward the number of lives saved if the shelter contestant received completed Adoption Affidavits for those animals.

Rank Organization Increase in Lives Saved, Months 1, 2 & 3 Total Lives Saved Months 1, 2 & 3 Region
1 Austin Pets Alive!, Austin, Texas 850 1673 Southwest *
2 The Humane Society of South Mississippi, Gulfport, Mississippi 835 2183 Southeast *
3 Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, Lewiston, Maine 629 1303 Northeast *
4 Humane Society of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 628 2799 Southeast
5 Ramona Humane Society, Inc., San Jacinto, California 476 1403 West *
6 Humane Society for Greater Savannah, Savannah, Georgia 414 739 Southeast †
7 Independence Animal Shelter, Independence, Missouri 400 964 Midwest *
8 Citizens for Animal Protection, Houston, Texas 380 1393 Southwest
9 Humane Society for Hamilton County, Noblesville, Indiana 370 1184 Midwest
10 Animal Friends of the Valleys, Wildomar, California 301 1314 West
11 Valley Oak SPCA, Visalia, California 297 910 West
12 Seattle Humane Society, Bellevue, Washington 241 1601 West
13 Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, Asheville, North Carolina 222 717 Southeast
14 Humane Society of Williamson County, Leander, Texas 220 677 Southwest
15 Animal Rescue League of Western PA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 218 1607 Northeast
16 Washington Animal Rescue League, Washington, District of Columbia 207 543 Northeast
17 Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa 206 1746 Midwest
17 Kitsap Humane Society, Silverdale, Washington 206 1305 West
18 Pets Alive, Middletwon, New York 202 356 Northeast
19 Idaho Humane Society, Boise, Idaho 200 2289 West
20 Butte Humane Society, Chico, California 178 833 West
21 Decatur Animal Services, Decatur, Alabama 153 454 Southeast
22 Animal House Shelter Inc., Huntley, Illinois 149 754 Midwest
23 ANGELS for ANIMALS, Canfield, Ohio 131 534 Northeast
24 New Hampshire SPCA, Stratham, New Hampshire 126 710 Northeast
25 Burlington Pet Adoption Center, Haw River, North Carolina 100 427 Southeast
26 Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 99 483 Northeast
27 Monmouth County SPCA, Eatontown, New Jersey 96 903 Northeast
28 Animal Welfare Association, Voorhees, New Jersey 87 586 Northeast
29 Galveston Island Humane Society, Galveston, Texas 85 379 Southwest
30 SPCA Tampa Bay, Largo, Florida 83 973 Southeast
31 Pitt County Animal Shelter, Greenville, North Carolina 71 357 Southeast
32 Lowell Humane Society, Lowell, Massachusetts 64 364 Northeast
33 Cherokee County Animal Shelter, Canton, Georgia 22 649 Southeast
33 Dane County Humane Society, Madison, Wisconsin 22 1084 Midwest
34 Walton County Animal Shelter, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 9 372 Southeast
35 St. Croix Animal Welfare Center, Kingshill, Virgin Islands 0 110 Southeast
36 Rochester Animal Services, Rochester, New York 0 549 Northeast
37 Orange County Animal Services, Orlando, Florida 0 1590 Southeast
38 Animal Rescue League of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 0 915 Northeast
39 Kentucky Humane Society, Louisville, Kentucky 0 1445 Southeast
40 Washington Humane Society, Washington, District of Columbia 0 855 Northeast
41 Ventura County Animal Shelter, Camarillo, California 0 1258 West
42 Jacksonville Animal Care & Protective Services, Jacksonville, Florida 0 1088 Southeast
43 Cobb County Animal Control, Marietta, Georgia 0 1194 Southeast
44 Gaston County Animal Control, Dallas, North Carolina 0 506 Southeast
45 Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter, Riverside, California 0 3075 West
46 Nevada Humane Society, Reno, Nevada 0 2188 Southwest
47 Indianapolis Animal Care & Control, Indianapolis, Indiana 0 1143 Midwest
  Challenge Total 8,977 52,484