By Eden Rose Brown, Esq. The statistics are compelling:  Over 90 million American households own companion animals – a total of more than 218 million pets of all shapes and sizes!  These pet owners spend an average of $500 on each pet, totaling more than $12 billion annually, and that does not include toys, grooming and food.  Of these pet owners, over 63% say that they consider their pets to be family members and 79% allow their pets to sleep with them. The strength of the human-animal bond is powerful. Through the years I have found that…