Animal Companions

There are more than 353 million animal companions in the United States. More than 61 percent of households own a pet; 39 percent have dogs as pets; and 32 percent have cats. In addition to dogs and cats, other animals considered animal companions — that is, pets — are birds, fish, rabbits, hamsters, and reptiles. Every year, millions of pets die from natural causes or injury, or are euthanized. Because many people form deep and significant emotional attachments to their pets, at any given time the number of people suffering from grief in relation to the loss of a pet is quite high. Pet loss has been shown to potentially have a serious impact on an ...

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