There are more dog owning households than cat owning households but there are more cats than dogs. According to the 2007 U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook published by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) there are 43 million dog owning households compared with 37.5 million cat owning households, but 81.7 million cats compared to 72 million dogs.
Women were the primary caregivers to pets according to the study. The study also found that about 64% of all pet-owning households owned more than one pet, and those pet owners spent a total of $24.5 billion on veterinary care in 2006.
The average veterinary expenditure per household for all pets was $366 in 2006.
These are just a few of the many facts offered up about owners, pets, and veterinary medicine in the latest edition of the Sourcebook, which is published every five years.
