In 2011, 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)
Dogs by Breed (2008)
Numbers of dogs by breed/ million 2008
- Labrador (0.6)
- Border Collie (0.6)
- Jack Russell Terrier (0.5)
- Yorkshire Terrier (0.4)
- German Shepard (0.3)
- Bischon Frise (0.2)
- Rottweiler/ Dalmation (0.1)
- Cocker Spaniel/ Shitzu (0.1)
- Labradoodle/ Golden Retriever (0.1)
- Geryhound (incorporating Whippets)/ Chihuahua (0.1)
- Rescue Centre: 32%
- Friend/acquiantance: 25%
- Recommended Breeder: 16%
- Private Ad: 16%
- Internet: 8%
- Pet Shop: 7%
Cats
In 2011 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)
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%
Pet Owning Households
In the UK, almost 1 in 2 households own a pet(46% = 12M), with around a total 22 million pets owned (excluding fish).
In 2011 the percentage of households owning a pet in the UK were broken down as follows;
- Dog: 22%
- Cat: 18%
- Indoor Fish: 9%
- Outdoor Fish: 6%
- Rabbits: 2.7%
- Indoor Birds: 2%
- Guinea Pigs: 1.5%
- Hamster: 1.4% Domestic Fowl: 0.6%
- Horses/Ponies: 0.2%
- Tortoises/turtles: 0.6%
- Gerbils: 0.1%
- Snakes: 0.4%
- Lizards: 0.6%
- Rats: 0.4%
* [Secondary] [Quantitive] PFMA
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