Man's best friend? He is the cat!

    Man's best friend is ... the dog? Wrong! According to a new research conducted by the Pet Food Manufacturers'Association (PFMA) the cat is making more and more breaches in the hearts of the boys, to the point of throwing the stainless dog from the podium.

    Il man's best friend is ... the dog? Wrong! According to new research conducted by Pet Food Manufacturers’Association (PFMA) il cat is making more and more breaches in the hearts of the boys, to the point of throwing the stainless dog from the podium.





    For the new Pet Data Report, there has been an increase of 500.000 unit in the domestic cat population, reaching 8 million. This increase is largely due to the increase in the number of people owning cats.

    The survey is based on data from Kingdom Unito and on the interviews conducted on a sample of families. It was found that 12 million households (44% of British households) live together with a pet.

    Overall, there are 54 million pets in Great Britain (33 million fish and 21 million non-aquatic animals).

    More than a third of families with children would consider a small mammal as a pet.

    Turning to cats, the percentage of those living with a cat is 18,3% (4,8 million), compared to 17% in 2016 (5,1 million). This trend also applies to young people aged between 16 and 34, up 3%, while for those aged 35 to 44, the growth was 2%.

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    Gemma Croker, Cats Protection's Social Media Manager, explained: “Cats have always been on social medium, but we've certainly noticed more men openly expressing their love for feline friends. Now we see more male celebrities talking about their cats ”. Among them Ed Sheeran.

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    “It is possible that this trend may have triggered a increase in popularity for cats among the male population ”, he continues.


    Man's best friend? He is the cat!

    Michael Bellingham, Chief Executive of PFMA added: “Living with a pet is a rewarding experience for everyone. It is good to see that humans are realizing the enormous benefits of living with pets, with an increase in the number of cats ”.



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    Who knows what dogs think… Maybe they are still laughing under their whiskers since despite the feline acceleration, Fido still dominates with 8,5 million units, against 8 million felines.

    Francesca Mancuso

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