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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Statistics on Pet ownership in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Pet-ownership: household penetration rates 1988-2020
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- Premium Statistic U.S. pet industry expenditure 1994-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. pet market sales by category 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. pet store revenue distribution 2021, by category
Species & state breakdown
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- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. pet owning households by species 2021/22
- Premium Statistic Share of pet types owned in U.S. households in 2020
- Premium Statistic Pet type ownership in the U.S. in 2020, by generation
- Basic Statistic Spending on pets per year in the U.S. 2020, by species
- Premium Statistic States with the highest pet ownership rates in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic States with the highest dog ownership rates in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic States with the highest cat ownership rates in the U.S. 2022
Pet treatment
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- Premium Statistic Pet owners' perceptions of their pets as 'fur babies' U.S. 2020, by generation
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- Basic Statistic U.S. planned spending on pets during the holidays 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Pet owners with monthly pet supplies subscription boxes U.S. 2021, by generation
COVID-19 impact
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- Premium Statistic How COVID-19 affected pet ownership in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic New pet ownership due to COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020/21, by generation
- Premium Statistic YoY change in dogs and cats adopted due to COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Change in dogs and cats in foster care due to COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Dog acquisition and ownership patterns during the pandemic U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Cat acquisition and ownership patterns during the pandemic U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
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- Latin America: dogs & cats by country 2018
- Dog or cat ownership rates of U.S. households by race/ethnicity 2011
- Preference of dogs vs. cats in the U.S. 2017
- Minimum lifetime cost of keeping pets in the UK 2018, by leading 3 pet types
- People ownership rate in France 2021, by type
- Share of pet owners who take their pet on vacation in Canada 2013, by pet type
- Share of households with pet dogs and cats India 2018
- Dogs and cats influence on men's life France 2016
- Pets: comfort brought to people in distress in France 2016
- Feelings cats and dogs give to people France 2016
- Rescued pets fate in Spain in 2018
- Number of households with a cat or a dog in France 2017
- Market share of natural pet food in China by pet 2015
- Opinion on pet-ownership among non-pet owners and pet-owners France 2021
- Share of consumers who own a dog in Canada 2013, by age group
- Captured stray dogs in Seoul, South Korea 2011-2017
- Distribution of pet dogs in Japan 2022, by age group
- Yearly average expenditures for having cats or dogs per capita in China 2017-2020
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- Preference of dogs vs. cats in the U.S. 2017
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- People ownership rate in France 2021, by type
- Share of pet owners who take their pet on vacation in Canada 2013, by pet type
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- Dogs and cats influence on men's life France 2016
- Pets: comfort brought to people in distress in France 2016
- Feelings cats and dogs give to people France 2016
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- Market share of natural pet food in China by pet 2015
- Opinion on pet-ownership among non-pet owners and pet-owners France 2021
- Share of consumers who own a dog in Canada 2013, by age group
- Captured stray dogs in Seoul, South Korea 2011-2017
- Distribution of pet dogs in Japan 2022, by age group
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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 April 02, 2023, 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 April 02, 2023. 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: April 02, 2023. 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 April 02, 2023)
Increase in the number of dogs and cats in foster care during the pandemic in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Pethealth, September 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200861/coronavirus-impact-on-dogs-and-cats-in-foster-care-us/