• In America, there are 87 million more pets than people.
  • 63% of households own a pet.
  • 62% of pet owner are without children.
    35% of pet owners characterize pets as children.
  • 35.9 billion dollars is spent anually on pets in the US.
    (20 billion dollars is spent anually on toys for children.)
  • 2.4 billion dollars were spent in 2005 on boarding and grooming.
  • More then 31 million dog owners purchase Christmas gifts for their dogs, according to The American Pet Association.
  • More than 370 bomb-sniffing dog teams now patrol 72 airports across the country -- an 86% increase since 2001.
  • Save your plants AND live peacefully with wildlife. See "Coexisting with Wildlife Fact Sheet #7" at www.fundforanimals.org/urbanwildlife