STATISTICS

"Pet care was the second-biggest expense for pet owners at $8.3 billion" – New Orleans CityBusiness, 2005

"Approximately 1 million U.S. cat and dog owners have purchased health insurance for their pets."
- American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2003/2004 National Pet Owners Survey

"It is estimated that Americans will spend $34.3 billion on pet expenditures in 2004, over twice the $17 billion spent in 1994."
- American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2003/2004 National Pet Owners Survey

"Dogs are owned by 36.1% of American households while cats are owned in 31.6%."
- 2002 U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook