among UK pet owners, more younger people were feeling less lonely thanks to owning cats, according to the results of an annual survey ran in 2019. 70 percent of those surveyed in the age group 65 and above agreed that owning cats made them feel less lonely.
Share of pet owners who agree that owning cats makes them less lonely in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (August 29, 2019). Share of pet owners who agree that owning cats makes them less lonely in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/541084/views-on-cat-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "Share of pet owners who agree that owning cats makes them less lonely in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age." Chart. August 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541084/views-on-cat-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (2019). Share of pet owners who agree that owning cats makes them less lonely in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541084/views-on-cat-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "Share of Pet Owners Who Agree That Owning Cats Makes Them Less Lonely in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541084/views-on-cat-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, Share of pet owners who agree that owning cats makes them less lonely in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541084/views-on-cat-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of pet owners who agree that owning cats makes them less lonely in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by age [Graph], People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, August 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/541084/views-on-cat-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/