What are five popular pets people have?

What are the top 5 pets in the US?

Well, the top 5 most popular pets in the US are dogs, cats, reptiles, fish, and small mammals such as hamsters and Guinea pigs. By volume, fish are the most common household pet, which makes sense, as people like to have a tank with more than one type of fish in them.

What is a common household pet?

The term "common household pet" means a domesticated animal, such as a dog, cat, bird, rodent (including a rabbit), fish or turtle, that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.

What is number one pet in the world?

Dogs are the most popular pet globally, owned by 33% of respondents, with cats coming in second, at 23%. Fish (12%), birds (6%), and other pet types (6%) all rank significantly lower.

Are rabbits popular pets?

Rabbits are the third most popular pet in America, after cats and dogs, according to the Humane Society of the United States—and the third most abandoned. Most Americans have a sense of how long cats and dogs live, the kind of care they need, their behaviors.

How many people have pets?

Sixty-seven percent of U.S. households, or about 85 million families, own a pet, according to the 2019-2020 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA). This is up from 56 percent of U.S. households in 1988, the first year the survey was conducted.