Pets, no longer just sidekicks for kids, are being treated as valuable members of the family, leading some to wonder who exactly owns whom.
Americans are now spending nearly $41 billion a year on their pets, according to the American Pet Product Manufacturers Association, up about $10 billion from five years ago.
Pet owners are "becoming increasingly demanding consumers who won't put up with substandard products, unstimulating environments, or shoddy service for their animals," as reported a few weeks ago ...