New Poll: Pet Owners Willing to go Mouth to Muzzle

Posted in News on October 22, 2009 | leave a comment

A new poll of 1,166 pet owners conducted by the Associated Press and Petside.com shows while most pet owners would go to the mat for their pets, many are unprepared for pet emergencies.

Some findings on pet owners:

63% of dog owners and 53% of cat owners would be at least somewhat likely to perform CPR on their pet.
65% of women vs. 50% of men say they’d be more likely to perform CPR.
54% don’t have a fire evacuation plan.

41% have had at least one incident requiring an emergency trip to the vet.
30% of dog owners and 22% of cat owners at least sometimes give them bones from table scraps.
20% have a pet first aid kit at home.
16% have pets who’ve had allergic reactions.
7% have pets that have eaten something poisonous.

Bites:

17% say pet’s been bitten or attacked by another animal.
9% say pet bit or attacked other animal.
5% say pet bit or attacked human.

Pets and vehicles:

62% of dog owners and 33% of cat owners don’t restrain pets in cars.
11% have had a pet hit by a car.
11% sometimes leave pets unattended in a vehicle.

If these stats aren’t convincing enough and you still think your healthy pooch or kitty will always be so, remember these Hambone Award Winners.

Having emergency disaster plans so that you can properly care for — and evacuate with — your pet can be life or death for them. To help, the Red Cross and many shelters provide CPR and pet safety training.

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Courtesy: USA Today

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