Eighty-five million families in the US own a pet, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Whether it crawls, hops, swims or walks…whether it is hairy, furry, slimy or prickly…whether it barks, meows, quacks, chirps or hisses…either your home, or a home near you, contains a family pet or two or three!