This statistic displays the perception of pet obesity in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. Of respondents, 89 percent agree that pets can suffer from the same obesity-related conditions that people can as well as with the fact that obesity will cause shorter life span among pets.
Perceptions of pet obesity according to pet owners in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
Characteristic
Agree
Neither agree nor disagree
Disagree
Don't know
Owners have overall responsibility to learn about their pet’s dietary needs
94%
5%
1%
1%
Pets can suffer from the same obesity-related conditions that people can
89%
6%
1%
4%
Overweight pets will have a shortened life span
88%
8%
1%
3%
Overweight pets are less happy than those that are a healthy weight
60%
23%
10%
7%
Severely overweight pets should be removed from an owner if the owner persistently ignores advice
58%
21%
16%
5%
Pet obesity is the biggest threat to animal welfare in the next ten years
46%
25%
13%
16%
There will be more overweight pets than healthy pets in five years
41%
29%
9%
21%
Not enough information is available to help owners understand their pets’ dietary requirements
38%
24%
34%
4%
Human food should be a daily part of your pets’ diet
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (December 1, 2015). Perceptions of pet obesity according to pet owners in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/536717/pet-obesity-perceptions-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "Perceptions of pet obesity according to pet owners in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015." Chart. December 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536717/pet-obesity-perceptions-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (2015). Perceptions of pet obesity according to pet owners in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536717/pet-obesity-perceptions-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "Perceptions of Pet Obesity According to Pet Owners in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536717/pet-obesity-perceptions-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, Perceptions of pet obesity according to pet owners in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536717/pet-obesity-perceptions-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Perceptions of pet obesity according to pet owners in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 [Graph], People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, December 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/536717/pet-obesity-perceptions-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
