(US) Pets by the Numbers

[Amy SF]

Dog person? Or cat person? Pets, by the numbers

By Amy Roberts, CNN Library
updated 12:15 PM EDT, Fri May 10, 2013
(CNN) -- It's National Pet Week and Be Kind to Animals Week -- yes, our fuzzy overlords are so powerful, they now get simultaneous celebratory weeks.
Whether fluffy or smooth, scaly or wet, here are some facts about our animal friends, by the numbers.
55.53 billion - The estimated number of dollars to be spent on pets in the United States in 2013.
82.5 million - The number of U.S. households with pets in 2012.
63.2 - The percentage of pet owners surveyed in 2011 who considered their pets members of the family.
70 - The percentage of Americans who considered themselves "dog people," according to a 2006 Gallup Poll.
20 - The percentage who told Gallup they liked cats better.

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One reason why it seems like there are more dog people, but there also seem to be more cats in US households is that people who have cats tend to have more than one. Also, many households are multiple-species households, meaning at least one dog and cat sharing the household, as well as birds, fish, rodents and reptiles in the same household.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

No mention of the third most popular pet in the US: rabbits.

sigh.