EVERYONE,
YOU KNOW GOT A NEW DOG DURING
THE QUARANTINE THE DOG
POPULATION HAS INCREASED BY 2
TO 3% DURING THIS
YEAR'S PANDEMIC AND BREEDERS
CAN HARDLY KEEP UP WITH THE
DEMANDS THE INCREASED RATE OF
PET ADOPTION IS ADDING TO THE
EXISTING
DOG SHORTAGE, EVEN AFTER
SHELTER ADOPTIONS THE U.S.
WOULD NEED 5.7 MILLION DOGS TO
ME AMERICANS DEMAND FOR PETS,
JOINING ME NOW TO DISCUSS HOW
THE DEMAND FOR DOGS IS CHANGING
ECONOMY IS MARK CUSHING CEO OF
ANIMAL POLICY GROUP AND AUTHOR
OF PET NATION AND THE LOVE
AFFAIR THAT
CHANGED AMERICA WHICH IS OUT
TODAY FIRST OF ALL
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW
BOOK, THANKS A LOT FOR TAKING
THE TIME OK SO OVER TIME.
PETS HAVE BEEN SEEING MORE AND
MORE A PART
OF THAT FAMILY UNIT, ESPECIALLY
NOW DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
>> THAT FIRST OF ALL I MISS THE
SHOT THERE WAS A DOG THAT YOU
JUST BROUGHT TO
THE FORE AND YOU KNOW THAT WAS
A PICTURE OF A DOG ON THIS
OCCURRED HAHA I
DON'T THINK.
>> I WAS LIKE OH I THOUGHT YOU
BRING YOUR DOG IN HERE OKAY
GREAT WELL, THERE'S THE DOG
THERE SO THERE'S THE BOOK WITH
A DOG ON A CONGRATULATIONS ON
THE BOOK. NOW DURING THE
PANDEMIC OF COURSE LOOK IT
SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE'S GOT A DOG
IN OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS YOUR
MARK PET OWNERSHIP HAS SURGED.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE DRAMATIC
INCREASE THAT WE'VE SEEN.
>> BASICALLY PEOPLE DISCOVERED.
THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND WHICH IS
THE FACT THAT THAT'S MAKE
PEOPLE MAKE COMMUNITIES
FEEL BETTER. IT'S A MEDICAL
FACT IT'S A SCIENTIFICALLY
PROVEN FACT YOU HAD BABY
BOOMERS KICK
IT OFF. 2025 YEARS AGO AND THEN
THEIR MILLENNIAL KIDS AND GEN Z
KIDS AND JUST COME
SURGING YEN IT WAS THEY HAVEN'T
IT IS OUR OWN PETS.
THEY WANT EVERYTHING FOR THEIR
PETS BASICALLY AT THE SAME
LEVEL THEY WANT FOR THEMSELVES
AND
YOU'VE SEEN. DOG CAT AND OTHER
NUMBERS EXPLODE AND IT'S NOT A
BAD SNARLING BEANIE OR AS YOU
KNOW COOLER HOOPS
BACK IN THE DAY THIS IS A
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND I
THINK SO CONTINUE TO LEVELS
THAT WE CAN'T EVEN PREDICT
RIGHT NOW THE NUMBER OF PETS
WILL SEE IN MANHATTAN SUBURBS
AND SMALL TOWNS ACROSS AMERICA.
>> OKAY SO MARK IF THERE IS A
DOG SHORTAGE
RIGHT NOW NOW IT IS SAID TO A
GOOD THING IF IT MEANS THAT
PETS ARE LARGELY GETTING
ADOPTED AND THAT THEY HAVE A
HOME. IT'S GOOD THAT
FOLKS ARE.
>> DOGS ARE BEING USED AND I
SAID THAT NEARLY THE RATE THEY
WERE 10 YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO.
YOU HAVE A GREAT DEMAND FOR
DOGS IN THE TRUCE AS DOGS
AND CATS. THEY MAKE PEOPLE
BETTER THAN MAKE SITUATIONS
BETTER THEY MAKE IT EASIER TO
DEAL WITH AUTISM SENIORS AND
THAT ARE
EATING REGULARLY ALL MANNER OF
ISSUES HAVE BEEN STUDIED AND
PROVEN SO YOU WANT DOGS PETS.
AROUND
AMERICAN CULTURE. AND IT'S NOT
GOING TO WORK IT WE TURN DOGS
AND A LUXURY ITEM WE'RE NOT
THERE YET BUT WE'LL GET THERE
SOONER THAN WE'D LIKE IT.
WE CAN ADDRESS THAT THE
SHORTAGE.
>> SO THIS WILL ALSO OPEN A
PATHWAY MORE MORE MARK FOR
PEOPLE TO AS WE FREQUENTLY HEAR
ABOUT RIGHT YOU WANT A DOG,
MAYBE THERE'S A BREEDER OR 5
YEARS 6 OR 7 STATES AWAY THAT'S
BRINGING THE DOGS HE KIND OF
DRIVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY OWES
YOU'RE SORT OF STORIES
LIKE THAT WHAT HAPPENS IF
BREEDERS CANNOT KEEP UP WITH
THE DEMAND FOR FAMILIES THAT
WANT SOME PETS LIKE THIS.
>> WELL I THINK IF YOU CAN'T
GET THE DOG YOU NEED FROM A
SHELTER
MOST SHELTERS. MY BROTHER LIVES
IN MANHATTAN WILL TELL YOUR
EMPTY BY SATURDAY MORNING IN A
READER'S READERS COUNTS BY
PARTLY DUE TO POLITICAL ISSUES
INVOLVING
BREATHING ANIMAL. IN THE ONLY
REAL SOLUTION SHORT OF A
SHORTAGE OR IMPORTS
AND LAST YEAR THE CAN CENTER
FOR DISEASE CONTROL THE CDC,
BUT THE NUMBER 1.1 MILLION DOGS
THAT CAME INTO THE U.S., THIS
IS OUR DOGS WALKING THROUGH
CUSTOMS WITH THAT SCENE IN THAT
AREA RECORDS. NOT TO PERCENT
HAD ANY KIND OF MEDICAL RECORDS
ISSUE DOGS I GOT IN SOME WAY
AND ARE NECESSARILY IN
GOOD HEALTH. NICE THAT WE'RE
TAKING THEM. YES, MA'AM I
SAYING THOSE DOGS AND DESERVE
TO LIVE IN A
GOOD HOME. BUT IT'S NOT IN MY
VIEW AND MOST EXPERTS USE A
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR THIS
COUNTRY TO LOOK IN THE FUTURE
AND SAY ALL OF OUR DOGS ARE
GOING TO COME FROM
BULGARIA, ROMANIA, CENTRAL
AMERICA, PARTS
SOUTHEAST ASIA, WHETHER ON AND
WELL FIRST ANSWERS SANDERS
IN PLAY. SO IT'S A REAL ISSUE
AND IT'S IT'S A POLITICAL ONE
WHICH IS MY WORKS A LITTLE
WE'LL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT.
>> MARK WHAT CAN THE UNITED
STATES DO TO HELP MAKE UP FOR
THIS DEFICIT ENSURE
THAT BREEDERS OR HUMANE I'M
SURE THAT'S GOT TO BE A BIG
COMPONENT OF WHAT YOU CLOSELY
FOCUS ON.
>> GREAT QUESTION AND IT'S THE
POLITICAL SEASON, SO WE'LL TALK
ABOUT A
POLITICAL SOLUTION. I LOOK TO
WHAT THE COFFEE INDUSTRY DID I
GREW UP IN THE NORTHWEST AND
YOU KNOW STARBUCKS AND
SO FORTH. WE'RE AROUND THE
CORNER AND THE COFFEE INDUSTRY
20 PLUS YEARS AGO FACE REAL
ISSUE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL AND
LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE
COUNTRIES IN WHICH COFFEE WAS
GROWN AND THEY CREATED A FAIR
TRADE COALITION THEY
ESTABLISH STANDARDS. NOBODY
LIKED HIM AT FIRST, BUT THEY
BECAME ACCEPTABLE AND THAT
ISSUE HAS GONE AWAY. WE'RE NOT
FAR FROM HAVING STANDARDS FOR
HUMANE BREATHING AND BOTH SIDES
THE ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS AND
THE BREEDERS TO AGREE ON.
BUT THOSE GROUPS DO NOT TRUST
EACH OTHER IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR
FORM DON'T GET THE SAME ROOM
TOGETHER. IT'S NOT THAT
TO CREATE A SOLUTION SHE GOT TO
HAVE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE I
THINK IS THIS DISCUSSION
GETS MORE PUBLIC MORE VISIBLE
AND I HOPE MY BOOK HAS HAS THAT
EFFECT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A
MUCH MORE PRESSURE TO GET THE
CERTIFICATION SET WHICH AT THAT
POINT
YOU COULD GET A DOG AND KNOW
THAT IT WAS QUOTE A CERTIFIED
HUMANE DARK WE'RE NOT THAT FAR
FROM DOING THAT IF THE PARTY IS
GETTING THE SAME.
>> MARK OCEAN WE