5. Though dogs may be the most popular pet in the United States, there are more cats in total. There are about 83 million cats across the country, compared to about 75 million dogs.
Basically, more families and households have dogs than they have cats, but the number of cats is higher. This probably means that, sadly, there are more cats living on the streets than dogs, too, but it’s an interesting statistic.
It could also mean that more households have dogs in total, but of the people who own felines, they might have a ton of cats. This would make sense as well, since anyone who knows a cat owner can tell you that they’re just a little bit nuts about their kitties. How many of them also have multiple cats? All of them? We thought so.
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