Annual Pet Spending Passes $50 Billion Mark

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LOS ANGELES — Americans spent $50.96 billion on their pets in 2011.

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Annual US pet spending passes $50 billion mark
That's an all-time high and the first time in history more than $50 billion has gone to the dogs, cats, canaries, guppies and the like, the American Pet Products Association said in a report issued Thursday. Food and vet costs accounted for about 65 ...
03/3/2012 - 10:16 pm | View Link
Annual pet spending passes $50 billion mark
LOS ANGELES — Americans spent $50.96 billion on their pets in 2011. That's an all-time high and the first time in history more than $50 billion has gone to the dogs, cats, canaries, guppies and the like, the American Pet Products Association said in a ...
03/2/2012 - 11:58 am | View Link
Annual pet spending passes $50 billion mark
LOS ANGELES—Americans spent $50.96 billion on their pets in 2011. That's an all-time high and the first time in history more than $50 billion has gone to the dogs, cats, canaries, guppies and the like, the American Pet Products Association said in a ...
03/1/2012 - 11:00 am | View Link
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