Breaking news in the eternal war between cats and dogs:  Cats officially outnumber dogs.  According to a pet census by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there are 70 million dogs in the U.S, and 74 million CATS.

That's 3% fewer dogs and 9% fewer cats compared to the last time they did the census in 2006.  Here are the 10 states with the highest percentage of pet owners:

#1.)  Vermont:  70.8% of people in Vermont have a pet. 

#2.)  New Mexico:  67.6%. 

#3.)  South Dakota:  65.6%. 

#4.)  Oregon:  63.6%. 

#5.)  Maine:  62.9%. 

#6.)  Washington:  62.7%. 

#7.)  Arkansas:  62.4%. 

#8.)  West Virginia:  62.1%. 

#9.)  Idaho:  62%. 

#10.)  Wyoming:  61.8%. 

And here are the 10 states with the LOWEST percentage of pet owners:

#1.)  District of Columbia:  21.9%. 

#2.)  Massachusetts:  50.4%. 

#3.)  New York:  50.6%. 

#4.)  New Jersey:  50.7%. 

#5.)  Utah:  51.2%. 

#6.)  Nebraska:  51.3%. 

#7.)  Illinois:  51.8%. 

#8.)  Maryland:  52.3%. 

#9.)  California:  52.9%. 

#10.)  A tie between Rhode Island and Minnesota:  53%. 

(Huffington Post)