Skip to comments.
Americans spent $58 billion to pamper, protect pets in 2014
Associated Press ^
| Mar 5, 2015 4:00 PM EST
| Sue Manning
Posted on 03/05/2015 4:56:35 PM PST by Olog-hai
We feed them, groom them, clothe them and otherwise shell out the big bucks to protect and pamper our pets.
The American Pet Products Association’s annual report on pet industry spending says Americans spent $58 billion in 2014 on their 397 million pets, which range from freshwater fish and reptiles to cats and dogs. …
(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS:
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-58 next last
1
posted on
03/05/2015 4:56:35 PM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
These are substitute children in many households. The only problem is they aren’t going to grow up to be the next generation of Americans who will keep this country going.
2
posted on
03/05/2015 5:01:57 PM PST
by
txrefugee
To: Olog-hai
Horses,dogs cats,wild birds,wild rabbits,even squirrels-everybody here eats well.
3
posted on
03/05/2015 5:03:09 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: Olog-hai
I don’t clothe any of my pets, especially the fish and reptiles. Our greyhound had a coat for winter, but it came with her from the rescue agency.
4
posted on
03/05/2015 5:10:22 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Wash, rinse, dry, put away.)
To: Tax-chick
Tell us it ain’t so, No Gold Fish Sweaters and Fin Mittens ?
To: Olog-hai
Except for that poor Dog in Giza.
6
posted on
03/05/2015 5:17:06 PM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(Tagline under review by the United States Supreme Court.)
To: American Constitutionalist
Not even a scarf for the dragon.
7
posted on
03/05/2015 5:19:52 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Wash, rinse, dry, put away.)
To: Farmer Dean
I just bought a 20 bound bag of squirrel food to put in my bird feeders.
8
posted on
03/05/2015 5:21:26 PM PST
by
aomagrat
(Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
To: Olog-hai
The other percentage did their damage in abusing and torturing animals.
9
posted on
03/05/2015 5:22:33 PM PST
by
Boardwalk
To: txrefugee
Both my cats vote. My dog isnt allowed to vote because he keeps picking Democrats.
To: Tax-chick
Just darn, that must have gone out of fashion eons ago.
To: txrefugee
its pure paganism to put animals at equal or higher ratings than human kind....
people don't want to hear that but its true...
our society puts nature/animals above humans....
probably explains why we have no children in great numbers...we allow a whole nation to be overrun with illegals....and why?...because we don't want to produce our own...we'd rather hide behind simple animals....
12
posted on
03/05/2015 5:33:19 PM PST
by
cherry
To: cherry
Or by elevating the animals so goes mankind. It makes more sense than global warming!
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.
14
posted on
03/05/2015 5:38:36 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Cry if I Wanna
To: Boardwalk
It seems like a lot of money for “pets”, but what is the number of cats and dogs in the country...Horses, goats and cattle....all are pets. Without those stats, it seems like a bogus headline...Loving a pet be it a dog cat or horse is not raising it above humans, some people have to have something to complaine about and like globull warming it doesn't mean anything
To: goat granny
Compare it to money wasted by our government. Can we say a drop in the bucket.
17
posted on
03/05/2015 5:58:02 PM PST
by
Cowgirl
To: Olog-hai
The cat needed the cancer surgery, and it’s my money to spend.
It really doesn’t matter what people spend their money on, as long as it goes for a (legal) good or service provided from one working person to another. It’s bad when money is transferred as part of wealth redistribution.
18
posted on
03/05/2015 6:05:41 PM PST
by
exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: Cowgirl
The Goberment spends that amount in just one day, yes indeed a drop in a bucket.
How about how much people send on useless subscriptions on news papers, magazines, or useless cable programs ?
To: Olog-hai
Wha?
20
posted on
03/05/2015 6:19:52 PM PST
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-58 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson