DOGS

In 2010, the UK dog population is around 8 million.

In 2008 this could be broken down into 75% pedigree, 11% Cross Breeds and 14% Mixed Breeds. There are 209 breeds of dog recognised by the Kennel Club. To view the top 10 dog breeds in the UK please click here.

In 2008 the main source in which owners aquire their dogs are a:

Rescue Centre: 32%
Friend/acquiantance: 25%
Recommended Breeder: 16%
Private Ad: 16%
Internet: 8%
Pet Shop: 7%

To view more on ownership trends please click here.

CATS

In 2010 the UK Cat population is around 8 million

In 2008 92% of cats are moggies or 'non pedigree'

There are around 35-40 breeds of cat recognised by the Feline Advisory Bureau. For the top 5 cats breeds in the UK click here.

In 2008 the main reasons people keep cats as pets are for:

Companionship: 27%
Love: 31%
Easy maintainance: 7%
Gets on with other species: 3%

To view more on pet ownership trends click here.

PET OWNING HOUSEHOLDS 2010

In the UK, almost 1 in 2 households own a pet
(47% = 13M), with around a total 24 million pets owned (excluding fish).

In 2010 the percentage of households owning a pet in the UK were broken down as follows;


Dog: 23%
Cat: 19%
Indoor Fish: 10%
Outdoor Fish: 6%
Rabbits: 2.6%
Indoor Birds: 2.5%
Guinea Pigs: 1.6%
Hamster: 1.1%
Domestic Fowl: 0.8%
Horses/Ponies: 0.5%
Tortoises/turtles: 0.9%
Gerbils: 0.3%
Snakes: 0.4%
Lizards: 0.5%
Rats: 0.3%

Research Details:

• Research conducted by TNS
• Face- to - face interviews
• Representative sample of the UK population
  
  2010
  
  
• 4,164 interviews completed
• Weighted to be representative of all households
  
  2007/8
• 1,039 interviews completed
• Further 2,037 (totalling 3,076) sample for cat and dog populations in UK
• Weighted to be representative of all households