10 Facts From Our Evolving Relationship With Cats And Dogs

A very interesting article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-grimm/ten-things-you-didnt-know_b_5270407.html

Some interesting facts:

More homes have dogs and cats than have kids. Nearly 150 million cats and dogs live in the U.S., one for every two people. More than half of all homes contain either a dog or a cat — five times more than have birds, horses, and fish combined.Dog and cat ownership has quadrupled since the mid-1960s — double the growth rate of the human population.

Pets are now rescued in natural disasters. Nearly half of the people who didn’t evacuate during Hurricane Katrina stayed behind because of their pets — and many of them died. In the aftermath of the storm, Congress passed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act, which impels rescue agencies to save pets as well as people during natural disasters. To date, more than 30 states have passed their own versions of this act, which have been implemented in everything from tornadoes to wildfires.

Most owners would be willing to risk their lives to save their pets. Although we make think we’re the craziest cat or dog person out there, most Americans have very intense relationships with their pets. According to recent surveys, more than 90 percent of owners consider their pet a family member, more than half would be “very likely” to risk their lives to save their pet, and — if trapped on a desert island — half of all owners say they would rather live out their days with a cat or dog than with a human companion.

Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2016/05/10/10-facts-from-our-evolvi..

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