As a result of the pandemic, pet adoption rates have skyrocketed, increasing by nearly 90% in some cities.
Since so many Americans are also looking to move to a new home this year, the SafeWise team thought this was a perfect time to release their annual report ranking the best and worst states for pet owners.
How we ranked the pet-friendly states
When it comes to pet-friendly states, we wanted to point out places where you and your pet will find a strong community with proper measures to protect animals.
We ranked states on the following:
- Percentage of pet-friendly apartments (30%)1
- Pet population (20%)2
- Pets-left-in-car laws (10%)3
- Veterinary reporting requirement laws (10%)4
- Tether laws (10%)5
- Anti-cruelty laws (15%)6,7
- Animal fighting paraphernalia laws (5%)8
Note: We omitted Alaska and Hawaii because not all data points were available. See our animal ranking-factor or law overview sections for more information.
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