There are 16 cats and 14 dogs in a local animal shelter.
Which phrase describes a ratio relationship between the two quantities?
A: the number of dogs in the shelter compared to the number of cats in the shelter
B: the number of dogs in the shelter compared to the number of rabbits in the shelter
C: the number of cats in the shelter compared to the number of dogs in the neighborhood
D: the number of cats in the shelter compared to the number of cats in the shelter