ANIMAL WELFARE PDSA ANNUAL REPORT 2012

The PDSA produced a well being report in 2012.
These are some of the highlights:
Dogs have five basic welfare needs;
        Environmental
        Diet
        Behaviour
        Companionship
        Health
Now some interesting stats;
53% of UK households have pets
23% of UK households have dogs (thats 8.5 million dogs)
27% of UK households have cats
Obesity is a major concern in canines and the problem is pardon the pun growing. When surveyed, owners revealed that the reasons why they feed their pets treats are as follows;
1% as a result of a TV advertisement
8% said their pet ‘looked’ hungry
9% were guilty of leaving them on their own
14% were because the pet was begging
13% gave their dog a treat because they were having a treat themselves
29% said it made the owner happy to give them a treat
34% admitted treats were part of the daily diet
48% said it made this pet happy
16% never gave their dogs any treats.

As for training;
5.3 million dogs have never attended formal obedience training
25% of puppies have never been properly socialised
1 in 3 owners have been bitten or attacked

The cost of owning a dog was a bit of a shock;
Lifetime costs of owning a dog were between £16’000 and £31’000 depending upon size per dog.
Surprisingly 59% of pet owners don’t take out insurance.
Information courtesy of PDSA www.pdsa.or.uk/petcheck.
How much of a surprise is any of this to you??

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