Minnesota Among Best States For Animals

Well, isn't this sweet! Minnesota was just given a pretty great title, especially for those with furry friends of their own.

The title was given to us by a website called SmileHub, which is a website dedicated to rating charities across the country.

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This new study dropped on Tuesday (May 13th) and named Minnesota one of the best states for animals this year. This is great news!

This isn't just cats or dogs. This is based on all types of pets, like fish, snakes and anything else that might live with you. Ha!

Why Minnesota Was Named One Of 2025's Best States For Animals

To conduct this list, SmileHub analysts looked at three main categories, including pet ownership in each state, animal protection and animal wellness.

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From there, all three categories were broken down even further, looking at how many residents have pets in each state, the annual cost of feeding that animal, the number of animal charities per capita and more.

Minnesota Cracks The Top Ten For Best States For Animals In 2025

Based on all of these factors, analysts with SmileHub named Minnesota the seventh best state for animals. This is something we can really be proud of!

Which States Were Named The Best & Worst For Animals In 2025?

The very best states? Colorado came in at number one, followed by Oregon, Nebraska and Washington. Wisconsin came in at number fourteen, which is also pretty great.

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As for the worst, those would be New Mexico, Maryland and Hawaii. Alabama was named the very worst. Yikes! Now I definitely think I should get a dog. Ha!