U.S. PET OWNERSHIP: NEW SURVEY REVEALS WHO’S TOP DOG

Not too surprisingly, most of you are pet owners, ASPCA News Alert readers—but did you know that the majority of your neighbors probably are, too? According to the American Pet Product Manufacturers Association’s National Pet Owners Survey, 63 percent of all United States households have at least one pet. The total number of companion animals includes 74 million dogs and 90 million cats—the latter figure representing a five percent increase in feline ownership over the past four years. Congrats, cats! (Yes, felines still hold the crown, despite the fact that 27 percent of cat owners complained that their pets are “too smelly.”)

To read more about the survey’s results, check out pet journalist/radio host Steve Dale’s column at Goodnewsforpets.com.

source ASPCA e-news alert, 7/14/2005

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See also, US Pet Ownership Statistics from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

A report on CBS Sunday Morning, 6/21/2009 said that there are 40 million parrots in US households, making them the third most popular pet after cats and dogs.