how many pets

On Apr 21, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Debra J. White wrote: Block quote start Does anyone have a later statistic for cat ownership? I found one - US Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook (2002) which puts cats as the number one put in the US, at 70 million. Does anyone know of a later source? I need this for an editorial I am writing. Block quote end I have this quote...doesn't address cats specifically, but they probably have a web site and I know I've seen figures where they break it down according to what kind of pet. Su According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, 63 percent of U.S. households own a pet and total spending on pets -- including food, vet care, services and products such as fashion -- was around $35.9 billion in 2005.