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Pet Population 2008 |
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The Top 10 Pets in the UK for 2008, starting with the most popular, are:
(the total number of species, rounded in Millions)
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Top 10 Dogs in the UK
- Labrador (0.6M)
- Border Collie (0.6M)
- Jack Russell Terrier (0.5M)
- Yorkshire Terrier (0.4M)
- German Shepherd (0.3M)
- Bischon Frise (0.2M)
- Rottweiler/ Dalmation (0.1M)
- Cocker Spaniel/ Shitzu (0.1M)
- Labradoodle/ Golden Retriever (0.1M)
- Greyhound (incorporating Whippets)/ Chihuahua (0.1M)
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NB: There are 5.5M Pedigree and 1.0M Mixed breeds and 0.8M cross-breeds of dog in the UK
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Top 5 Cats in the UK
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Bengal (0.1M)
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British Short Hair (0.1M)
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Burmese (0.1M)
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Manx (0.1M)
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NB: There are 0.6M Pedigree and 6.6M Non- Pedigree cat in the UK
Please note: 2008 is the first year that we have looked at the top 5 cats and the sample size was fairly low. This means that there is always a higher level of statistical uncertainty but for general reference you may find these results useful.
(ref:PFMA/TNS)
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Last Updated ( Monday, 17 November 2008 )
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| Rural areas have the highest population of dogs, whereas urban areas such as the South and London have a particularly low ownership (5%). For more information on trends click here. |
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Did you know |
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The tallest registered breed of dog is the Irish Wolfhound and the smallest is the Chihuahua.
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