Pet adoptions mushroomed quickly during the pandemic as people worked from home and wanted a dog or cat or an other animal to keep them company. They spent money on pet food and supplies, veterinary visits and treated their pets as cherished family members (as they should be). All of this generated roughly $124 billion in pet industry expenditures in 2021, compared to about $90 billion in 2018, according to the American Pet Products Association.

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