This statistic displays pet owners views on ownership in the United Kingdom in 2016. According to the survey, 93 percent of responding owners admited that owning a pet makes them happy, while another 88 percent point out that owning a pet is a privilege not a right.
What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet?
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (January 11, 2017). What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet?." Chart. January 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (2017). What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "What Feelings Do Owners Experience as a Result of Owning a Pet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
What feelings do owners experience as a result of owning a pet? [Graph], People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, January 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/541082/views-on-pet-ownership-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/