How to Control the Popluation of Cats in the United States

A common domestic cat is a domesticated animal. In other words, it means to coexist with people, not wild, reliable. In most circumstances cats are not native species, so it is invasive and poses a threat to my environment like the most invasive species. They not only pose a threat to the environment, they are focusing on "the prosperity of cats themselves, especially the prosperity of kitten with more than 50% mortality before maturity" (Levy, 64). Nonetheless, the number of wild cats continues to increase, and humans need to intervene and work on protecting the cat and the environment.

In the United States, about 86.4 million pet cats and about 78.2 million pet dogs are kept, and according to the 2007-2008 survey, the number of families with dogs exceeded that of cats. It is the same in 2011. In 2013, the number of American pets exceeded that of children by 4: 1. For small and medium size dogs, the total cost of a dog's lifetime is about $ 7,240 to $ 12,700. For an indoor cat, the total cost of a cat's lifetime is approximately $ 8,620 to $ 11,275. People are accompanied by pets, protecting family and property, or because of the beauty and appeal of animals. The most common reasons for not keeping pets are lack of time, lack of proper housing, and lack of ability to care for pets during travel.

In America, there are as many cats and dogs as this. And the average number of cats per host is actually more than that of a dog. However, cats' market size is only 1/5. The main reason for this is that calories need to be much less in cat diet. Furthermore, from a service point of view, cats do not have to walk every day, they can use garbage (see PrettyLitter), they do not need to comb. The dog eats more and maintains more. Interestingly, ironically, today basically all major cat food brands are mainly dog ​​food brands, one of which is actually called Royal Canin.