article_snippet: The industry trade group released the survey Thursday at the Global Pet Expo, an annual trade show in Orlando, Florida.
article_snippet: The data came from a variety of groups, market research studies and media reports.
article_snippet: There has been more than a threefold increase since the group's first survey was released in 1994, when people paid out $17 billion.
article_snippet: Spending grew 4.2 percent, from $55.72 billion in 2013 to $58.04 billion last year, Vetere said.