posted by Dee on Apr 20
Archive for April, 2010
posted by Dee on Apr 19
Do you know how many pets are out there? According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, these are the 2007 figures:
| Dogs | Cats | Birds | Horses | |
| Percent of households owning | 37.2% | 32.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
| Number of households owning | 43,021,000 | 37,460,000 | 4,453,000 | 2,087,000 |
| Average number per household | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Total number in United States | 72,114,000 | 81,721,000 | 11,199,000 | 7,295,000 |
There are more households with dogs, but there are number of cats exceeds every other category.