It's official. Tampa is the new fat-cat city, the purrr-fect place for puddy tats.
A survey by CATalyst, a coalition of veterinarians, cat-loving academics, nonprofit groups and industries, as well as animal welfare organizations, has named Tampa the best city for felines.
"We looked at a lot of different factors," said Steve Dale, spokesman for the Kansas City-based CATalyst Council.
Factors include how many cats are in the community, the number of veterinarians and how many of those vets are feline specialists. The council counted the number of emergency veterinarian hospitals and even the number of feline behaviorists, which are, sort of, cat psychologists.
The council also looked at how many American Animal Hospital Association-accredited clinics are in the city, how many cat fancy associations are registered and how many cat shows there are.
The idea behind the rankings is to raise awareness of cat care, Dale said. "That's what the CATalyst Council is all about. Dogs may be man's best friend, but cats are America's most popular companion animal."
TOP CITIES FOR CATS
1. Tampa
2. Phoenix
3. San Francisco
4. Portland, Ore.
5. Denver
6. Boston
7. Seattle
8. San Diego
9. Atlanta
10. Minneapolis
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