FACT SHEET
• 72 million pet dogs in the United States — 60% of all homes have one pet, 21% five or more (American Veterinary Medical Association)
• First baby boomer retired in October, 2007 — nearly 80 million eligible for Social Security over next 20 years, more than 10,000 a day (Social Security Press Release)
• Japan has 4th largest dog population in the world (mapofworld.com)
• Nearly a fifth of Japanese are 65 or older — account for 35% of population by 2050 (Japan Facts & Figures)
• Therapy Dogs International, oldest registry for therapy dogs in the United States — 19,000 dog/volunteer teams in 2008 (TDI website)
• American Kennel Club, oldest dog registry in the United States — registered 812,542 dogs in 2007 — dogs in Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, Hungary, Japan and Sweden have taken the AKC Canine Good Citizen® test (AKC annual report)
• American Library Association, oldest and largest library association in the world — 65,000 members (American Library Directory)
• Elementary and middle school teachers number 3.1 million, 79% women (U.S. Census Bureau)
• One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
• 55% of Americans claim protected from harm by a guardian angel (Baylor University Institute for the Studies of Religion) |
