Check your commitment to cat-ification

As cat popularity rises, particularly in the U.S., the market must shift alongside this changing ownership trend.

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David Sprinkle
July 10, 2026
Cat owners remain unsatisfied with their options, even as cat ownership gains ground on dogs.
Cat owners remain unsatisfied with their options, even as cat ownership gains ground on dogs.
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The pet population numbers aren’t subtle. MRI-Simmons data reported in Packaged Facts’ “U.S. Pet Market Outlook 2026–2027” show growth in the number of cat households was 4.1% over the 2019–2025 period, compared with a 4.2% decline in the number of dog households. In this same vein, the number of households with kittens reached 99% of the number of households with puppies in 2025, compared with 66% in the pre-COVID year of 2019.

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