They have been introduced by pet owners who no longer wanted them.
Over all, pet owners spend $5 billion a year on food for their animals.
Any pet owner will tell you that dogs are people.
After a difficult day, pet owners quite literally feel the love.
A pet owner must pay a $600 fee and then $50 a month.
A device is now available to help pet owners find lost animals.
But he said the bread and butter of his practice is the average pet owner.
The hardest calls, she said, are from older pet owners.
Pet owners, he added, should realize that their animals may present a risk.
Some pet owners no longer consider these animals to be pets at all.