The Cat’s Out of the Bag: Some Interesting Cat Facts
You want facts? Whatever it was, I didn’t do it.
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A Sense of Curiosity About the Facts
Cats. People tend to have a lot of opinions about them.
So my sense of curiosity took over: How do the facts about domestic cats stack up to what we think we know? I tackled some recent cat research to find out, and the interesting cat facts provided many “Oh, I see” moments!
Cats vs. Dogs
Cats are the most popular pets. Or are they?
The U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographic Sourcebook states that there were more than 74 million pet cats in the United States in 2012 and just under 70 million pet dogs.
So the cats win!
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Kasimir and owner Bettina
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BUT 36.5 percent of U.S. households own dogs, while just 30.4 percent own cats.
The average number of dogs per owner is 1.6; the average number of cats per owner is 2.1.
I think we can...
