U.S. is a Nation of 360 million -- Pets

[NamingJournal.com]

(CNN) -- Pets outnumber people in the United States by about 60 million, with furry, feathered and scaly inhabitants numbering about 360 million, according to the pet industry.

"That's a lot of mouths to feed," said Bob Vetere, COO and managing director for the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association.

In the decade from 1994 through 2004, the amount of money spent on pet food, pet supplies, veterinary visits, medicines, live animals and services, more than doubled from $17 billion to $34.2 billion, Vetere said. In 2005 alone $36.3 billion was spent.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/10/modern.pets/index.html

 

[dvduval]

Yes, it is important to try to control pet population in a humane way through spading and neutering.

 

[sunken]

Guess we better not piss them off then, in case they ever get organized. Not totally unbelievable when you think of the fact that there is almost daily a lady with 50+ cats/dogs that the city finds. Now if they just knew how to post their own pictures on my site.

 

[MCDomains]

Pet domains, big business!

And for anyone getting a pet... ALWAYS ADOPT.

 

[sonyking]

wow thats alot of pets.I hope they dont get any more.
Or else the u.s will have more pets than people.