This statistic shows the estimated lifetime cost of keeping a pet as perceived by pet owners in the United Kingdom in 2016. According to the survey, only 8 percent of owners expect the lifetime cost of their pet to be over 10,000 British pounds. Actual likely lifetime costs as calculated by PDSA show the cost of keeping a dog to be between 16 and 31 thousand British pounds.
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (January 11, 2017). How much do you think your pet will cost you during his or her lifetime? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/541075/pet-care-cost-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "How much do you think your pet will cost you during his or her lifetime? ." Chart. January 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541075/pet-care-cost-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (2017). How much do you think your pet will cost you during his or her lifetime? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541075/pet-care-cost-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "How Much Do You Think Your Pet Will Cost You during His or Her Lifetime? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541075/pet-care-cost-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, How much do you think your pet will cost you during his or her lifetime? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541075/pet-care-cost-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
How much do you think your pet will cost you during his or her lifetime? [Graph], People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, January 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/541075/pet-care-cost-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
