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Nearly 1 in 10 renovating pet owners added built-in areas as part of their home upgrades, with feeding stations (39%) and outdoor enclosures (34%), such as a catio, topping the list.
Pet bereavement and pet humanization are two concepts that are closely related and often intersect in the realm of human-pet relationships. [17] [18] [19] Pet bereavement is the emotional response that pet owners experience when their pets pass away. It involves a range of emotions similar to the mourning process for a human loved one. [20] [21 ...
Pets are big business. Pet owners were expected to spend $150.6 billion this year, according to the association. In 2018, they spent $91 billion, and, in 2022, it shot up to $137 billion ...
Pet humanization is a form of anthropomorphism in which cats are kept for companionship and treated more like human family members than traditional pets. [69] This trend of pet culture involves providing cats with a higher level of care, attention and often even luxury, similar to the way humans are treated. [70]
23% of dogs and 31% of cats were obtained from animal shelters and humane societies in the US. 20% of dog and 28% of cat owners learned about their pets through family and friends, while 34% of ...
Domestic dogs appear to pay little attention to relative size, despite the large weight differences between the largest and smallest individuals; for example, size was not a predictor of the outcome of encounters between dogs meeting while being exercised by their owners nor was size correlated with neutered male dogs. [40]
While high living costs and even higher pet care costs prevent many from adopting the pet of their dreams, those who are able to adopt are more likely to make a long-term commitment. In the first ...
Animal-assisted therapy is an alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment. [4] [5] It falls under the realm of animal-assisted intervention, which encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context such as emotional support animals, service animals trained to assist with daily activities, and animal ...