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Homeless Cats and Dogs OMELESS ATS AND OGS

Do we have too many cats and dogs? The American Pet Products Association (APPA) says about 54 million American households own dogs and about 43 million have cats. With 86 million cats and dogs in all, that works out to an average of two cats per household, or 1.43 dogs. (Remember, that’s an average; nobody actually has 1.43 dogs!) Certainly, every family should have as many pets as they want and can take good care of. That means enough space, enough time, and enough money. People who have several cats or dogs—or birds or fish or ham- sters or guinea pigs—and are taking good care of all of them are not a problem. The problem is homeless animals—animals who

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