Cribsheet: Pets
Annual cost of a horse: $11,000; a hamster: $225.
by Sarah Sundberg
May 3, 2007
Proportion of U.S. households that own a pet today: 63%
Proportion of U.S. households that owned a pet in 1986: 56%
Estimated amount spent on pets in the U.S. in 2007: $40.8 billion
Amount spent on pets in the U.S. in 1994: $17 billion
Number of puppies and kittens born for each human baby: 7
Number of cats one female cat and her offspring can generate in 7 years: 420,000
Number of U.S. dogs who live with families: 52 million
Number of U.S. cats who live with families: 57 million
Number of U.S. households that own a dog: 43.5 million
Average cost of keeping a dog: $807/ year
Average lifespan of a mid-sized dog: 13-14 years
Number of U.S. households that own a cat: 37.7 million
Average cost of keeping a cat: $527/ year
Average lifespan of a house cat: 14-20 years
Number of U.S. households that own a horse: 4.2 million
Average cost of keeping a horse: $11,000/ year
Average lifespan of a horse: 25-30 years
Number of U.S. households that own a "small animal": 5.7 million
Average cost of keeping a hamster: $225/ year
Average lifespan of a hamster: 2-2.5 years
Proportion of the population who are allergic to pets: 10-15%
Most popular pet name: Max
©2007 Nerve Media
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Sarah Sundberg
lives in Brooklyn, where she bikes and explores abandoned buildings. Before that, she lived in Stockholm, Sweden, where she wrote about clubs and music. She has written for Nerve, Surface and indieWIRE. |
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