ABSTRACT

Is U.S. pet ownership growing or waning? It depends on whom you ask, as the following extract shows.

Specifi c numbers not ‘God-given’

Inconsistent results among surveys not unusual

Five tallies, fi ve different answers

Tables 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 show the most recent AVMA and APPA survey findings (data compiled by Humane Society of the United States).2