Updated: 07/03/2023 The American Veterinary Medical Association U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook (2012) says, "There are approximately 73 million pet dogs in the U.S. and 74.1 million pet cats" and "Six-out of ten pet owners, or 63.2%, considered their pets to be family members." We wholeheartedly agree with that statement since "our" family member at