Are you an animal lover?!?

 I've come to the conclusion that there are three types of people in this world.  There are dog lovers.  There are cat lovers. 

And then, of course, there are people like me that prefer their animals with salt and pepper. 

 Most of the people out there that love dogs and have their own; probably love their dog more than they love most people.

There are approximately 78.2 million owned dogs in the United States

Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog

Most owners (60 percent) own one dog

Twenty-eight percent of owners own two dogs

Twelve percent of owners own three or more dogs

On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.69 percent)

The proportion of male to female dogs is even

Twenty-one percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter

On average, dog owners spent $248 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually

Seventy-eight percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered

Of course these aren't the only dogs in this country, these statistics are only for those that are owned and not wild.  Oh we've got plenty of dogs out there living by their own wits and not owned by any one's son or daughter.

 Believe it or not, I actually married a cat lover.  She's been known to feed any stray cat she sees.  I don't think that she's ever met a cat that she didn't like.

There are approximately 86.4 million owned cats in the United States

Thirty-three percent of U.S. households own at least one cat

Fifty-two percent of owners own more than one cat

On average, owners have two cats (2.2)

More female cats are owned than male cats (80 percent vs. 65 percent respectively)

Twenty-one percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter

Cat owners spent an average of $219 on routine veterinary visits

Eighty-eight percent of owned cats are spayed or neutered

Oh wait a minute.............full disclosure on all these statistics which are about a year old now.
I didn't actually pull these statistics out of my ass. I found all of this information on The Humane Society's website.

 Although I wouldn't call myself an animal lover, I don't understand the type of person that goes out of their way to harm a defenseless animal.  There's a word for people like that..........and a special place in hell for them too.

So how exactly would you describe yourself?!? Are you a dog or cat lover?!? Or do you prefer your animals with salt and pepper like me?!?