Our community cares a great deal about animals, and many people are interested in better understanding the more than 4,000 animals who come through the doors of Sonoma County Animal Services each year.
This dataset has the following 24 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | name | text | Name of the animal. Animal names with an asterisk before them were given by shelter staff. |
| Type | type | text | Type of animal |
| Breed | breed | text | Breed of animal |
| Color | color | text | Color of animal, Black, Chocolate, White…. |
| Sex | sex | text | Male, Female, Neutered Male, Spayed Female |
| Size | size | text | Large, medium, small, toy |
| Date Of Birth | date_of_birth | calendar_date | Approximate date of birth. |
| Impound Number | impound_number | text | Animal impound number |
| Kennel Number | kennel_number | text | Kennel number indicating its current location. |
| Animal ID | id | text | Unique ID |
| Intake Date | intake_date | calendar_date | Date animal was taken into the shelter |
| Outcome Date | outcome_date | calendar_date | Date animal left the shelter |
| Days in Shelter | days_in_shelter | number | Number of days the animal was in the shelter |
| Intake Type | intake_type | text | Reason for intake |
| Intake Subtype | intake_subtype | text | Sub reason for intake |
| Outcome Type | outcome_type | text | Reason for release from shelter |
| Outcome Subtype | outcome_subtype | text | Sub reason for release from shelter |
| Intake Condition | intake_condition | text | Animals condition at intake |
| Outcome Condition | outcome_condition | text | Animals condition at release from shelter |
| Intake Jurisdiction | intake_jurisdiction | text | Jurisdiction responsible for animal intake |
| Outcome Jurisdiction | outcome_jurisdiction | text | Area animal went to. |
| Outcome Zip Code | zip_code | text | Zip code where animal went to. |
| Location | location | location | Latitude, Longitude coordinates for outcome jurisdiction |
| Count | intake_total | number | Column for performing arithmetic and creating groups for views and visualizations |