Change in dogs and cats in foster care due to COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020

Published by Emma Bedford, Feb 3, 2021
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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Release date

September 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 13 to September 11, 2020

Supplementary notes

The COVID-19 Impact Report compiles data from 1,200 animal welfare organizations in the United States. It compares the weekly data to data from the same week in 2019.

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