Did you know that the United States is the North American country with the largest cat population? No less than 76.5 million ARISTOCATS.
The National Cat Day, celebrated last October 29, is supported by the American Society for the Prevention of cruelty to animals, a nonprofit organization in New York dedicated to combating cruelty toward animals since 1886. Its organizers, very active on social media, advocate adoption as a way to reduce the excessive number of cats in shelters, spaying and neutering as a solution to end overpopulation and the suffering it causes felines, and responsible pet ownership.
Caboodle Ranch was an American city for cats, located in Lee, Florida. It was a canine area with little houses, Walmarts, town halls, Starbucks locations, and other miniature buildings, prepared by and for cats. Some time ago, it was discovered that its founder, Craig Grant, was not being entirely honest about the care of the felines. Currently, following a police investigation, the cats are being treated at veterinary clinics and are in the midst of the adoption process.
WorldAtlas has published data showing the countries where the most cats live and the number of cats per citizen. The United States is by far the country with the largest cat population; 1 in 3 households has a cat, and if we take the country's human population into account, the number is equivalent to one-quarter of the U.S. population, or 25% of the population.
If we look at the number of cats per thousand inhabitants, the order of the countries changes, although the United States remains the country with the most cats per inhabitant (237 per 1,000).
Gerardo Pérez Camargo, a veterinarian and one of the leading experts in animal behavior, has worked for more than 11 years in St. Louis (United States) at the headquarters of Nestlé Purina. He says that cats are “the pets of the future,” since they fit into new social models; in other words, they adapt to smaller homes and are more independent. He is also completely convinced -in the U.S., it is a trend- of the benefits of having pets in the office.
If we compare statistics, we can see that in the U.S., the number of pets relative to the human population is much higher than in our country. In the U.S., there is almost 1 dog or cat for every two people, while in Spain there is around 1 dog or cat for every four people. In Spain, the importance of cats is quite notable, as they are the second most popular pet. According to a study by the Madrid Association of Companion Animal Veterinarians (AMVAT), there are 20 million pets in Spain; in other words, 40% of Spanish households have a pet. Of these, 2,265,000 are cats, a population surpassed only by dogs (5,147,000).
Now tell us: Are you one of those who has one or more ARISTOCATS in the family?