Number of registered adopted pets in the U.S. 2023
The number of pet cats adopted from shelters or rescues in the United States reached over 2.6 million in 2023.2.
Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States from 2023
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January 2024
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United States
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2023
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Shelter Animals Count. (January 31, 2024). Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States from 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306251/number-of-adopted-cats-and-dogs-us/
Shelter Animals Count. "Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States from 2023." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306251/number-of-adopted-cats-and-dogs-us/
Shelter Animals Count. (2024). Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States from 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306251/number-of-adopted-cats-and-dogs-us/
Shelter Animals Count. "Number of Registered Adopted Cats and Dogs from Shelters and Rescues in The United States from 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306251/number-of-adopted-cats-and-dogs-us/
Shelter Animals Count, Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States from 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306251/number-of-adopted-cats-and-dogs-us/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Number of registered adopted cats and dogs from shelters and rescues in the United States from 2023 [Graph], Shelter Animals Count, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306251/number-of-adopted-cats-and-dogs-us/