According to a survey carried out among cat owners, the dominant breed among the cat population in the United Kingdom was moggy/domestic longhair or shorthair in 2022. Some six percent of cats were cross-breed (non-moggy).
Leading cat breeds in the United Kingdom in 2022, by ownership share*
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Cats Protection. (December 13, 2022). Leading cat breeds in the United Kingdom in 2022, by ownership share* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289937/cat-population-by-breed-uk/
Cats Protection. "Leading cat breeds in the United Kingdom in 2022, by ownership share*." Chart. December 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289937/cat-population-by-breed-uk/
Cats Protection. (2022). Leading cat breeds in the United Kingdom in 2022, by ownership share*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289937/cat-population-by-breed-uk/
Cats Protection. "Leading Cat Breeds in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Ownership Share*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289937/cat-population-by-breed-uk/
Cats Protection, Leading cat breeds in the United Kingdom in 2022, by ownership share* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289937/cat-population-by-breed-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Leading cat breeds in the United Kingdom in 2022, by ownership share* [Graph], Cats Protection, December 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289937/cat-population-by-breed-uk/