A recent survey of animal shelters across Ohio says that the outlook for sheltered dogs has improved in the last decade more than cats.

The Animal shelters reported that, since 1996, the number of dogs they received decreased by about 16 percent, while the number of cats taken in increased by nearly 20 percent, a press release of survey said.

Linda Lord, the study's lead author, said in the press release: "Shelters do everything that they can to case for the animals, but there are so many cats that it's very difficult to manage the quantity."

Lord said she would like to see more agencies scan animals for microchips, which pet owners can buy and have implanted under the skins of their pets. These chips provide permanent identification about where the pet belongs.