Table 3.

Sources of the 1,284 dogs and 924 cats acquired during the pandemic.

	Dog	Cat
	N (%)	N (%)
From a breeder (did not see where the animal was raised)	126 (9.8%)	61 (6.6%)
From a breeder (saw where the animal was raised)	336 (26.2%)	111 (12.0%)
From a pet store	183 (14.3%)	136 (14.7%)
From a shelter or rescue organization	288 (22.4%)	217 (23.5%)
From an individual, friend, family member, or neighbor (for free)	166 (12.9%)	242 (26.2%)
From an individual, friend, family member, or neighbor (purchased)	148 (11.5%)	64 (6.9%)
Other	37 (2.9%)	93 (10.1%)