A new study has found that the UK domestic
cat and dog population is larger than previously reported by
industry figures.
The paper published in
The Veterinary Record
by Dr. Jane Murray in the
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science at Bristol
University
and colleagues aimed to estimate the number of UK domestic
cats and dogs and identify the characteristics of their
owners.
The study also found the following:
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The likelihood of dog ownership increased
as the household size increased;
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Dogs were more likely to be owned by
households with gardens and rural households and less
likely to be owned by households with someone educated to
degree level and households with cats or children less than
11 years old;
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Female respondents and those less than 55
years old were more likely to own a dog than others;
and
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There are a similar numbers of pet cats and
dogs.
