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Pet Parents Spending Billions on Their Dogs and Cats

4 The Love Of Animals

Did you know US dog and cat parents spent more than $52 billion on their pets last year? Among the 2012 estimates from the American Pet Products Association, food was by far the largest expense for pet parents. billion on veterinary care in 2012, an increase of almost 35% from five years ago.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

People who study pigs say they are as intelligent as a 3-year-old child, smarter even than the dogs we share our homes with. Would anyone in this day and age dare to say that we cannot presume to know a dog’s mind, that a dog cannot tell us if it is happy or sad, frustrated, lonely or bored? BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va.,