Americans Prefer Dogs to Cats as Pets by a Wide Margin, According to the Data

Americans prefer dogs to cats as pets by a wide margin, according to the data | News Channel 3-12

PeopleImages.com – Yuri A // Shutterstock PeopleImages.com – Yuri A // Shutterstock Americans prefer dogs to cats as pets by a wide margin, according to the data Canines are top dog when it comes to pet ownership: 45.5 million households have dogs compared to 32.1 million that have cats in 2024, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. In a distant third are freshwater fish at 3.9 million, while birds, reptiles, and small animal…

Americans prefer dogs to cats as pets by a wide margin, according to the data

Ollie used data from the American Veterinary Medical Association to explore how pet popularity has shifted over the past three decades.