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  • 2 out of 10 Romanians say they bought a pet during the lockdown

    2 out of 10 Romanians say they bought a pet during the lockdown

    The lockdown period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the purchase or adoption of a pet. Thus, 20% of pet owners state that they have owned a pet for at least two years.

    According to a Reveal Marketing Research study, the dog is not only man’s best friend, but also the most common pet owned by urban and rural households.

    Data shows that that 73% of pet owners have a dog, while 57% have cats.

    The top of the most popular pets is made up of parrot/canary birds (9%), fish (7%), turtle and hamster/guinea pig (3%).

    Dogs stand out as the favorite animal by young people aged 18 to 25 (80%) and families with children (78%).

    Romanians seem to be more and more interested in the adoption part (57%), instead of the acquisition (57%).

    When considering the adoption of a pet, 7 out of 10 Romanians say they intend to adopt a dog.

  • Brits are spending £64 million more on pets than partners for Christmas

    Brits are spending £64 million more on pets than partners for Christmas

    In 2019, it was reported that more than £6.5 billion was spent on pet related products in the UK, and data from OnBuy suggests that more than £2 billion of that would have been Christmas related gifts.

    OnBuy’s survey revealed that 74% of pet owners wrap up their presents for their furry family members to open up on Christmas day.

    Toys seem to be the most popular of gifted presents bought for pets, with 53% spending most of their pet present budget on toys.

    This was followed closely by treats (42%). Collars were the least popular presents for Brits to purchase for their pets at just 3%.

    Brits to spend more on their pets than their partners

    OnBuy calculated that Brits are set to spend more than 64 million pounds on their pets than their partners.

    In 2019 27% of Brits spent an average of £75 on their partners for the festive period. For 2020, that number has dropped to 24% of Brits intending to spend that amount on their partners.

    It seems Brits are more willing to spend £75 on partners than pets, as only 14% of Brits intend to spend that same amount on their pets.

    In 2019, 13% of Brits reported that they spent more than £100 on their partners. For 2020, the figure has dropped to just 9% planning to spend more than £100.

    However, in 2019, only 5% of Brits were reported to have spent £100 or more on their pets. For 2020, 11% of Brits intend to spend £100 or more on their family pets.