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States that favored cats or dogs during coronavirus pandemic: Report

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The U.S. is split on cats and dogs.

Adoption data analyzed by home improvement website Porch.com determined which states favored which pet in 2020.

PET OWNERS CANCEL PLANS TO SPEND TIME WITH DOGS, CATS INSTEAD, PET CENSUS FINDS

It turns out that the West Coast has been “cat country” with the exception of Oregon and the East Coast has been “dog country” with an exception of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, according to Porch, which used the independent nonprofit Shelter Animals Count as a source.

U.S. states most likely to adopt a cat

    Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho,

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Invasive Dog-Sized Lizards Are Spreading Across the Southeastern United States

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The Argentine black-and-white tegu has made its way to the United States’ southeast, and experts are warning about the harmful impacts it could have on the area’s ecosystem.

According to National Geographic, the invasive, dog-sized lizards are native to South America but are now spreading to places like Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama, after being bred in southern Florida for over a decade.

Amy Yackel Adams, a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, told the outlet that the lizards were first brought to the U.S. as pets, however as some escaped

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