Data analysis

According to Statista, PetSecure, Growth from Knowledge, and Simply Insurance: There are 471 million pet dogs worldwide. Across the globe, about 370 million cats are kept as pets. Brazil has the highest number of small dogs per capita in the world.

68% of U.S. households own a pet

4 million dogs and cats are adopted from shelters each year

There are 471 million pet dogs and about 370 million cats kept as pets worldwide

6-8 million cats and dogs enter shelters each year

25.4% of households in the United States own cats.

There’s about one cat or dog for every 2.4 people.

Approximately 48 million American households own a dog.

Over 1.5 million households have over 2.2 million bunnies in their homes.

326,000 households offer a home to ferrets in the United States.

There are 13,500 animal shelters and rescue groups across the United States.

Roughly 4 million dogs and cats are adopted out of shelters each year.

There are 471 million pet dogs worldwide.

Across the globe, about 370 million cats are kept as pets.

Brazil has the highest number of small dogs per capita in the world.

90% of American households consider dogs as part of the family.

Worldwide, 33% of households own pets.

59% of Russians own a cat, which makes the country the highest share of cat owners in the world.

There are more than 58 million pet cats in America and anywhere between 30 million and 100 million self-sufficient feral cats roaming American streets.

25.4% of households in America own cats.

3.2 million cats find themselves in a shelter every year - either born in a shelter, surrendered or abandoned.

In 2012, it was estimated that there were 74.1 million pet cats in America and this number is growing.

On average, there are approximately 30 to 40 million stray, feral, uncared-for cats in the United States.

On average, people adopt stray cats more often than they adopt stray dogs.

38.4% of American households own a dog.

In 2018, Americans owned 76,811,305 dogs.

Nearly 40% of households in the United States own at least 1 pet dog.

40% of the dogs in shelters are purebreds

44 percent of dog owners adopted their precious pups from a rescue or shelter

Dog ownership increased by nearly 11% during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

About 15% of cat owners lose their feline companions in a 5-year span.

Approximately 1.5 million lost pets are euthanized at shelters annually.

Information for about 35.4% of microchipped pets entering shelters was inaccurate, preventing a reunion with their owners.

Only 58.1% of microchipped pets were registered with the respective agencies, preventing recoveries.

Outdoor cats travel nearly 1 mile farther away than indoor-only pets.

Pet owners were more likely to recover neutered cats than sexually intact felines—57% versus 25%.

Pet recovery often depends on the animal wearing identification, with dogs coming in at 48% and cats at only 19%.

Microchipping works, with the return-to-owner rate of 38% for cats and 52% for dogs for animals entering shelters.

About 33% of lost cats are found within a week.

Seventy-five percent of lost cats are found within one-third of a mile from where they escaped.

About 75% of cats and 93% of dogs are reunited with their owners using various search methods.

The median recovery time for lost dogs is 2 days.

Cats can find their way home from 1.5–4 miles with their keen sense of smell.

About 25% of pets returned to their owners because of information they provided to an animal agency.

Incorporating best practices for animal shelters to improve live release rates increased from 35%–92% for cats and 25%–87% for dogs.