There are 75 million cats in the U.S., with 35.5% of the nation's households having at least one cat.

One cat, two cat, three cat, four… some 50% of cat owners have more than one cat.

It's sad but true; 52% of pet owners report that their pets get more exercise than they do!

The only mammals with prostates are people and dogs.

Among dogs officially registered with kennel clubs in the U.S., Labrador Retrievers are the most popular breed followed by Rottweilers and German Shepherds.

At his Kew West, Florida home, Ernest Hemingway was famous for keeping pets, lots of them, and many of which had six toes on their front paws!

It's a proven fact that you can lower your blood pressure by stroking a cat.

A cat's sense of smell is a whopping 14 times stronger than a human's!

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