These Are New York's Cutest Pets [PHOTOS]

We celebrated National Love Your Pet Day this past Sunday and one of the ways people love their pets is to show them off on social media.

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National Love Your Pet Day is celebrated every February 20th and it is a day for people to embrace and show off their love of that special fur baby or baby. Around 60% of Americans are current pet owners.

Besides giving us lots of love, according to the National Love Your Pet Day website, people learn a lot from their pets and are very grateful that they have their pets in their lives. Here are some things reasons people are grateful for their pets.

#1 My pet gives me unconditional love (22%)
#2 My pet helps comfort me when I'm sad (17%)
#3 My pet makes me look forward to going home (13%)
#4 My pet helps me become a more loving person (10%)
#5 My pet teaches me to be more patient (10%)

Also, most people have a special bond with their pets. 12% of people let their pets sleep in the bed with them. 10% of people talk to their pets in a funny/sweet voice. 10% of people surveyed said that their pet is their best friend, and 4% of people said they post way too many photos of their pet online.

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The most popular pet in America is the dog. Around 40% of pet owners are dog owners. Cats are the second most popular pet with around 25% of pet owners. Fish were the 3rd most common pet, followed by birds and then hamsters.

22% of people treat their pet like a member of the family and cats are a more popular pet for women than men.

Check out some of the cutest pets in New York.

These Are New York's Cutest Pets [PHOTOS]

We celebrated National Love Your Pet Day this past Sunday and we wanted to show off some of the cutest pets in New York.

Gallery Credit: Dave Fields

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Because the regulation of exotic animals is left to states, some organizations, including The Humane Society of the United States, advocate for federal, standardized legislation that would ban owning large cats, bears, primates, and large poisonous snakes as pets.

Read on to see which pets are banned in your home state, as well as across the nation.

Gallery Credit: Elena Kadvany