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Article: Pets Are 'Members of the Family' and Two-Thirds of Pet Owners Buy Their Pets Holiday Presents.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- December 4, 2007
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Almost Two-thirds of Americans Currently Have a Pet
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Whether it's a Persian or a Papillion, Fido or Fluffy, pet owners believe their pets are members of their family. Almost nine in ten (88%) pet owners say their pet is a member of their family with just seven percent saying no. Women are more likely than men to believe this (93% versus 84%). Dog owners are slightly more likely (93%) than cat owners (89%) to consider their pets members of their family.
These are some of the results of a Harris Poll of 2,455 adults surveyed online between November 7 and 13, 2007 by Harris Interactive[R].
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