Are you more of a dog person or cat person? A recent
survey found Americans are more than twice as likely to be DOG people. 49% said dogs . . . 21% said cats . . . and around 25% said they like both equally. But a new study looked into pet adoptions, and we actually adopted CATS at a slightly higher rate last year.Researchers looked at pet adoption rates in all 50 states, and broke it down by preference.
55% of the cats put up for adoption last year got adopted, compared to 54% of dogs. The state with the highest rate for dogs was Connecticut, and for cats, it's New Hampshire.- The five
highest-ranking states for dogs were:
Connecticut - Rhode Island - Illinois - South Dakota - and Delaware. - And the
top five for cats were:
New Hampshire - Rhode Island - Vermont - Maine - and Massachusetts.Connecticut was #1 overall, adopting 89% of the pets put up for adoption last year. And New Mexico ranked last at 39%. The survey also found owning a dog is a lot more expensive: Dog owners spend $514 more on their pet each year than cat owners do.
