Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there was a 13 percent increase in the number of dogs and a seven percent increase in the number of cats in foster care in the United States between March 13, 2020 and September 11, 2020, compared to the same time period in the previous year.
Increase in the number of dogs and cats in foster care during the pandemic in the United States in 2020
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Pethealth. (September 30, 2020). Increase in the number of dogs and cats in foster care during the pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200861/coronavirus-impact-on-dogs-and-cats-in-foster-care-us/
Pethealth. "Increase in the number of dogs and cats in foster care during the pandemic in the United States in 2020." Chart. September 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200861/coronavirus-impact-on-dogs-and-cats-in-foster-care-us/
Pethealth. (2020). Increase in the number of dogs and cats in foster care during the pandemic in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200861/coronavirus-impact-on-dogs-and-cats-in-foster-care-us/
Pethealth. "Increase in The Number of Dogs and Cats in Foster Care during The Pandemic in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200861/coronavirus-impact-on-dogs-and-cats-in-foster-care-us/
Pethealth, Increase in the number of dogs and cats in foster care during the pandemic in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200861/coronavirus-impact-on-dogs-and-cats-in-foster-care-us/ (last visited May 26, 2022)