UK Pet Owner Statistics

* There are 27 million pets in the UK with dogs and cats being the animal of choice for pet lovers with over 7.3 and 7.2 million across the UK respectively. (The UK’s Top Ten Pets can be found in the notes below)
* 39% of London’s pet owners purchase their pet for companionship, despite living in the UK’s highest populated city.
* 60% of single people in the UK buy a pet for companionship – 39% of whom have replaced their partner with a pet

Top 10 pets as per the Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) Pet Research

Dogs

Cats

Rabbits

Birds

Hamsters

Horses/Ponies

Snakes

Gerbils

Tortoises/Turtles

Rats