As pets, are cats or dogs more popular?

BRY2K

If popularity can be measured by pet ownership, and if I might restrict the answer to the United States only I would say the more popular pet is the feline. (2001-2002) According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) 2001-2002 National Pet Owners Survey: There are approximately 68 million owned dogs in the United States. Four in ten (or 40 million) U.S. households own at least one dog. Most owners own one dog (63%). About one-fourth (24%) of owners own two dogs. Thirteen percent of owners own three or more dogs. There is an equal number of male and female dogs owned in the United States. Twenty percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter. On average, dog owners spent $196 on veterinary related expenses in the past 12 months. Seven of ten owned dogs are spayed or neutered. (Thanks to BOB BARKER!) There are approximately 73 million owned cats in the United States. Three in ten (or 34.7 million) U.S. households own at least one cat. One half of cat-owning households (49%) own one cat; the remaining (51%) own two or more. There are a similar number of owned female (51%) versus male (49%) cats in the U.S. Twenty percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter. Cat owners spent an average of $104 on veterinary related expenses in the past 12 months. Eight of ten owned cats are spayed or neutered. http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/diseasesall/a/aa051303a.htm Jun 20 08, 6:07 AM

intergalactic9

Cats with 7.5 million of us keeping one or more a a pet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1965499.stm Jun 20 08, 12:22 PM