A study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition investigated the relationship between body weight in pet owners and body weight in their pets.
The study found that overweight owners tend to have overweight dogs, but no significant relationship was found between owners and cats.
2 top trends for 2021 according to the pet food industry
New shelter data casts doubt on whether the pet population and pet ownership are truly growing.
Shelter pet adoption numbers down in 2020, but high rate
While the pandemic caused unprecedented suffering worldwide in 2020, the disruptions to dogs, cats and other pets adoption numbers may normalize in 2021.