This statistic displays pet owners views on ownership in the United Kingdom in 2016. According to the survey, 93 percent of responding owners admited that owning a pet makes them happy, while another 88 percent point out that owning a pet is a privilege not a right.
What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet?
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (January 11, 2017). What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet?." Chart. January 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (2017). What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "What Feelings Do Owners Experience as a Result of Owning a Pet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
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