Cat videos may be a huge hit online – but in real life, felines are not getting as much love.

Recent data from the RSPCA shows that cats have overtaken dogs in their intakes of animals.

A kitten for adoption at the RSPCA in Sydney. Credit:Daniel Munoz

In the past financial year, the organisation took in 133,495 animals nationally. Of that, 52,804 were cats and 46,595 were dogs. In 2006-07 they took in 67,703 dogs compared to 58,480 cats.

"Statistics vary year to year, but we're seeing a lot more cats being surrendered or bought in to us," RSPCA Sydney education manager Stephanie Sok said. "It's really hard to say the reason why these animals come to us; some were stray that may have been injured, and the bulk are surrendered to us."