In fact,
they outnumber dogs as pets in the United States.
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, cats
outnumber dogs as pets in this country, but dog owners take their pets to the veterinarian twice as often as cat owners do.
Not exact matches
The domestic cat is easily the world's most popular
pet,
outnumbering dogs by
as many
as three to one.
Although cats are the world's most popular
pets —
outnumbering dogs by three to one — they're widely assigned negative personality traits while
dogs are regarded
as man's best friend.
That means that, currently the number of cats kept
as pets outnumber dogs by almost 10 million!
Many animal associations draw attention to taking your cat to the vet because cats visit the veterinarian less often than
dogs, although cats
outnumber dogs as household
pets.
But cats actually
outnumber dogs as companion
pets in the U.S. Unfortunately, cats are not
as well identified
as dogs, either with collars and tags, or with microchip registration, which puts cats at a great risk of never being reunited with their owners, if lost.»
There are about 60 million «owned» cats in the USA and cats now
outnumber dogs as household
pets in the United States.