Researchers asked pet owners about their pet health insurance, their willingness to pay for life-saving treatment, and other questions to determine how much they care for their cats and dogs.
A new study has found that pet owners appear to care more about their dogs than their cats â and delves into the possible reasons why. The study, lead by researchers from University of Copenhagen and published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science on Monday, surveyed pet owners aged 18 to 89 in three European countries â Denmark, the U.K. and Austria â to assess the degree to which they care about their cats and dogs.
'Therefore, it does not seem to be a universal phenomenon that people care much less about their cats than their dogs,' the authors wrote.The researchers cited several past studies that looked at how dog owners care about their pets versus cat owners. In one past study, it is hypothesized that dogs' behavior might help play a role in their owners' responses.
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