Here Are Some Facts To Celebrate National Cat Day
It’s National Cat Day and there is a new survey out that found some very interesting things about cat owners. Cat owners spend over 1000 hours a year on their cats, which includes feeding, petting, cuddling and cleaning up after them.
Fun fact: Cat owners reportedly take an average of 8 photos of their cat a day.
Here are a few more stats about cat owners:
1. 84% of cat owners treat their cats like part of the family.
2. 66% say that in general, they’d rather spend time with their cat than their friends.
3. Over 75% say talking to their cat is like a form of therapy.
4. The top qualities we love about our cats are their loyalty, playfulness and how mild mannered they are.
5. 51% of cat owners rescued at least one of their cats. The top places we get rescues from are animal shelters, friends and cat-rescue organizations.
6. The top cat-themed items we own are clothes, framed photos of our cat, cat calendars, cat cell phone cases and sheets or blankets with cats on them.
7. 65% of cat owners have traveled with their cat.