Man's Best Friend
North Carolina law requires that dogs be attached to this when walking with their owners.
What is a leash?
The average cat litter includes this many kittens.
What is 3-5 kittens?
This vegetable that rabbits are known for eating, should not be a natural part of their diet because it is high in sugars.
What is a carrot?
A guinea pig is a member of this species, along with rats, mice, prairie dogs, degu, chipmunks, and capybara.
What is rodent?
This is the most popular pet in the world.
What is a fish?
This is the average number of years a dog lives.
What is 10-13?
This is what a cat that is not a pet, and roams freely and avoids human contact is called.
What is feral?
Rabbits can start breeding as young as this many months old, the same age human babies start rolling over.
What is three months old?
Guinea pigs need this vitamin, typically associated with scurvy, which makes collagen. Collagen is required for maintaining blood vessel integrity, the formation of bone, and wound healing.
What is vitamin C?
Shelters take in more of these animals than any other pet.
What is a bunny?
This is the most popular dog breed.
What is the labrador retriever?
This is the number of hours a cat sleeps on average every day.
What is 13-14 hours?
This body part on a rabbit never stops growing.
What are teeth?
Guinea pigs typically live 4-8 years, but according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Snowball is the world's oldest guinea pig, living until this age.
What is 14 years, 10.5 months?
North Carolina law requires that all dogs, cats, and ferret have this vaccination by four months of age.
What is rabies vaccination?
This is the percentage of people who sign their dog's name on Christmas cards.
What is 70%?
Issac Newton invented this for his cat when it would not stop scratching at his door at the University of Cambridge .
What is the cat door?
Baby rabbits are called this name, typically associated with another popular pet's babies.
What is a kitten?
Although it is in their name, guinea pigs are not native to Guinea. These creatures are originally native to this South American country where they no longer live in the wild.
What is Peru?
This is the first domesticated animal and therefore, most likely, our human ancestors' first pet.
What is a dog?
This is the number of pet dogs in the United States -- more than any other country.
What is over 75 million?
A female cat is called a "queen" and a male cat is called this very common human name.
What is Tom?
More than half of the world's rabbits live on this continent.
What is North America?
Male guinea pigs are called boars, females sows and babies are called this name that is usually associated with man's best friend.
What is a pup?
While loving our pets is something we do every day, National Pet Day, falling on this date each year, encourages us to pay special attention to pets who may not get that extra attention.
What is April 11th?