June: Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month
Approximately 4 million cats end up in shelters every year, including thousands born every spring and summer during “kitten season.”
To help promote adoptions of these fun, affectionate animals, join millions of pet-owners to celebrate Adopt-A-Cat Month each June.
Did you know?
- In 2006, nearly half of pet owners, or 49.7%, considered their pets to be family members.
- There are more than 72 million pet dogs in the U.S. and nearly 82 million pet cats.
- The average veterinary expenditure per household for all pets was $366 in 2006.
| Dogs | Cats | Birds | Horses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of households owning | 37.2% | 32.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
| Number of households owning | 43,021,000 | 37,460,000 | 4,453,000 | 2,087,000 |
| Average number owned per household | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| Total number in United States | 72,114,000 | 81,721,000 | 11,199,000 | 7,295,000 |
| Veterinary visits per household per year (mean) | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Veterinary expenditure per household per year (mean) | $356 | $190 | $25 | $360 |
| Veterinary expenditure per animal (mean) | $200 | $81 | $9 | $92 |
- For more information on how you can help, please visit Safe Heaven for Cats or the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- For No Kill Animal Shelter Directory, please click here.
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