How many households own pets?

Answer 1

115.4 million homes in the United States own pets according to the National Pet Owners Survey of 2007. For a broken down list of pets owned by type, total number pets in the Unites States, and statistics from former years, go to

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0931712.html

Answer 2

63 percent of all U.S. households own a pet which equates to more than 69 million households. That's up from 64 million in 2002 and 51 million in 1988.

According to the 2012 U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook 36.5% own dogs and 30.4% own cats. Or 43,346,000 own dogs and 36,117,000 own cats.

Answer 3

Many cities have ordinances limiting the number of pets that you can own. Contact your City Hall. _________________________________________________________ I do not usually just link a site, but it has a good layout. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0931712.html

Answer 4

The following statistics were compiled from the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2009-2010 National Pet Owners Survey.

Dogs

• There are approximately 77.5 million owned dogs in the United States
• Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog
• Most owners (67 percent) own one dog
• Twenty-four percent of owners own two dogs
• Nine percent of owners own three or more dogs
• On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.7)
• The proportion of male to female dogs is even
• Nineteen percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter
• On average, dog owners spent $225 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually
• Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered

Cats

• There are approximately 93.6 million owned cats in the United States
• Thirty-three percent of U.S. households (or 38.2 million) own at least one cat
• Fifty-six percent of owners own more than one cat
• On average, owners have two cats (2.45)
• More female cats are owned than male cats (70 percent vs. 65 percent respectively)
• Twenty-two percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter
• Cat owners spent an average of $203 on routine veterinary visits
• Eighty-seven percent of owned cats are spayed or neutered

For additional information on pet ownership statistics, contact the APPMA at 255 Glenville Rd., Greenwich, CT 06831, 800-452-1225.

Answer 5

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