Most Owners Say They Understand Their Pets

posted by info@greenpets.com @ 1:34pm, Wednesday 17 December 2008.

According to a recent AP poll,

• 67 percent of owners say they understand the noises their pets make.
• 62 percent of owners say that when they speak, their pets get the message.
• Only one in seven owners have trimmed holiday spending for their pets this year due to the recession.
• 48 percent of dog owners will buy holiday gifts for their dog.
• 28 percent of cat owners will buy holiday gifts for their cat.
• 74 percent of all pet owners have a dog.
• 46 percent of all pet owners have a cat.
• 12 percent of all pet owners have fish.
• 7 percent of all pet owners have birds.
• 2 percent of all pet owners have something else (e.g., horse, turtle, rabbit, rodent, snake).