Even Ultimate Cat Lovers Don’t Know These Feline Facts

There Are More Cats Than There Are Dogs

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Dogs may be far more popular pets than cats, but the number of cats in the United States outnumbers that of dogs. There are over 74 million cats in the U.S., while the number of dogs tops off at just shy of 70 million.

So there may be more cats, but that doesn’t mean they all have forever homes, unfortunately. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, just over 36 million homes in America own cats.