Why UK owners got their dog from abroad 2024

Published by
M. Shahbandeh,
Oct 30, 2024

According to a survey of UK pet owners carried out in December 2023 to January 2024, approximately 17 percent of respondents stated that they got their pet from abroad as they specifically wanted to rescue a pet from outside the UK. Some 5 percent of respondents got their pet from abroad as the breed, color, or type of pet which they wanted was not available in the UK.

Reasons owners get their dog from abroad in the United Kingdom in 2024

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Release date

2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

December 23, 2022 to January 18, 2023

Number of respondents

2,475*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

*Total dog-owning survey respondents. Figures refer to share of survey respondents who got their pet from abroad.
**Refers to docked tail, cropped ears, and debarked.

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