Happy Kitten Day!
When listing the cutest animals in the world, kittens are definitely in the top five. Depending on how you feel about cats, they might be number one. My three cats were extremely cute kittens. Now they are extremely cute cats. (I took about twenty pictures of Chewie sleeping today because he was too cute.)
I know there are a lot of cats in the world, but I wondered how many, so today we’re going to explore cat statistics. Kitten cuteness might be why so many people have cats. Who could refuse that face? Not me.
Cute Cat Numbers
- About 400 million cats (strays and pets) live around the world
- About 373 million cats in the world are pets
- About 77 million cats in the United States are pets
- Around 73 million cats in the United States are strays
- 42.7 million households in the United States have at least one cat
- The CFA (Cat Fanciers’ Association) acknowledges 44 pedigree cat breeds
- A cat can have up to 12 kittens in a litter