International Cat Day is a celebration which takes place on 8 August, every year. It was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
How many people in the Uk own a cat?
get the facts from the recent PDSA annual survey in 2019
- 50% of UK adults owned a pet.
- 24% of UK adults have a cat with an estimated population of 10.9 million pet cats
- however the most popular pet was a dog 26% of the UK adult population have a dog with an estimated population of 9.9 million pet
In February the Economist had a fascinating feature on countries which spent the most on their pets. USA ranked the highest. Look at the chart to see where Britain was
In 2018 the Adam Smith Institute published a fascinating and fun article on cat and dog economics which estimates way in which pet ownership can have a positive impact on health care expenditure if it reduces levels of mental anxiety in the population.
For some scientific evidence on the impact of pets on physical and mental well being try searching Pubmed
For information on cat welfare in the UK Pats Protection website has factsheets, news and information.
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