Statistics on how dog owners’ attitudes towards pet care.
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Attitudes Towards Dog and Cat Care in New Zealand
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Forrest R, Pearson M, Awawdeh L. Pet Owners’ Attitudes and Opinions towards Cat and Dog Care Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand. Veterinary Sciences. 2023; 10(10):606. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10100606
Attitudes Towards Dog Care
| Dogs Should: | Strongly Agree | Agree | Total Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Total Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have access to adequate housing | 90.9% | 8.5% | 99.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Have up-to-date worming treatment | 66.7% | 28.2% | 94.9% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Be microchipped | 77.4% | 17.4% | 94.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Have up-to-date vaccinations | 69.8% | 21.5% | 91.3% | 7.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Have up-to-date flea treatments | 63.5% | 27.3% | 90.8% | 7.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
| Have regular vet checks | 54.5% | 30.7% | 85.1% | 12.7% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
| Be desexed | 65.0% | 18.3% | 83.2% | 14.7% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
| Not have their appearance modified (e.g., tail docking, ear cropping, tattooing) | 68.4% | 12.1% | 80.4% | 7.6% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 11.9% |
| Not be trained using behavior-modifying collars | 43.6% | 21.0% | 64.6% | 20.6% | 8.8% | 6.1% | 14.8% |
| Be bred for certain looks | 0.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 17.6% | 27.9% | 51.3% | 79.2% |
Attitudes Towards Cat Care
| Cats Should: | Strongly Agree | Agree | Total Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | Total Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have access to adequate housing | 84.7% | 13.2% | 98.0% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Be desexed | 81.3% | 13.1% | 94.5% | 5.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Have up-to-date worming treatment | 67.4% | 26.8% | 94.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% |
| Have up-to-date flea treatment | 66.4% | 26.3% | 92.7% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Have up-to-date vaccinations | 63.3% | 23.5% | 86.8% | 11.0% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
| Be micro-chipped | 66.3% | 19.2% | 85.4% | 11.8% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 2.7% |
| Have regular vet checks | 52.2% | 28.7% | 80.8% | 16.4% | 2.3% | 0.5% | 2.8% |
| Have their appearance modified (e.g., Branding, tattooing) | 3.8% | 1.0% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 18.7% | 68.2% | 86.9% |
| Be bred for particular looks | 0.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 20.3% | 26.5% | 50.4% | 76.9% |
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