Interest in buying/adopting a pet among U.S. pet owners during COVID-19 2021-2023

Published by Emma Bedford, Jan 19, 2022
During 2021's coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, over ten percent of pet owners in the United States were likely to or definitely planning to purchase or permanently adopt a new pet. In the next few years, the number of pet owners that are at least considering getting another pet animal is projected to grow.

Interest in purchasing/permanently adopting a pet among pet owners in the United States during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2021, with a forecast for 2022 and 2023

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Release date

May 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 21 to 23, 2021

Number of respondents

568 respondents

Special properties

Pet owners (purchased before or during COVID-19)

Supplementary notes

For this data, L.E.K. Consulting made use of the following sources: APPA; AVMA; Oxford Economics; Simmons; U.S. Census AHS Survey; U.S. Census Bureau; L.E.K. consumer pulse surveys (March and April 2021); L.E.K. consumer survey, research and analysis.

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