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Pet Math ANSWERS 1. The average household would spend $995 for animal care for 3 cats, a dog, and a bird. That is a lot of money. Of course, some people spend a lot more. Some spend less. 2. That is a huge 2,400,000 animals. The message is clear. Protect your animals. Have them spayed or neutered. 3. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association there are 66.2 million cats and 58 million dogs in the United States. If there is an average of 2.1 cats per household, how many cat owning households are there? That would be 820,000 cats. However, if the cats could inter-mix between the groups, the numbers would be in the millions. The average weight per inch of the hamster is 2 ounces per inch. There will be 1,200,000 rodents. That is a lot.