#petowners — Public Fediverse posts

Let them have dogs

"Forty-eight percent of Australian households own dogs; to those of us on the outlay for food, treats, toys, grooming, kennels, vets and puppy school, $500 seems like a rare bargain."

"Australians have always been pet people, but we are now living in the wake of a post-pandemic pet proliferation that between 2019 and 2021 raised the proportion of Australian households with pets from 61% to a goggling 69%, marking the largest increase in decades."
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/02/our-obsession-with-spoiling-pets-has-gone-too-far-your-dog-doesnt-care-if-its-collar-is-from-burberry
#pets #dogs #PetOwners #WesternCountries #consumption #PetIndustry #accessories #petfluencer #puppycation #DogAttacks #cars #meat #fossilfuels #biodiversity #wildlife #BiodiversityCrisis

The pet dumping season is here

The festive season, the Christmas and New Year period is a peak-time for dumping cats and dogs.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-13/rspca-report-12-month-wait-to-surrender-animals/104706694
#pets #dogs #cats #dumping #PetOwners #PuppyFarms #PetIndustry #regulation #AnimalWelfare #family #toys #accessories #consumerism #BestFriend #HolidaySeason #travel #mobility

All of these polls are currently pinned to my profile to make them easier to find. I may reveal my own "pet theory" (pun intended 😉) about correlations between personality traits & pet ownership but only AFTER these polls close, which is in another 2 days. Follow me for related discussion.

#polls #poll #introvertsofmastodon #extrovertsofmastodon #ambivertsofmastodon #introvert #extrovert #ambivert #dogs #cats #mastodogs #mastocats #pets #petowners #personality #science #personalityscience #mbti

Just popped on here after 4 days of not being here and OMG, the introverted pet owner poll now has 200 respondents!!! Contrast that with the extroverted and ambiverted pet owner polls, which only have 12 and 18 total poll-takers, respectively. Why is this not surprising?!🤣

#humor #funny #polls #poll #introvertsofmastodon #extrovertsofmastodon #ambivertsofmastodon #introvert #extrovert #ambivert #dogs #cats #mastodogs #mastocats #pets #petowners #personality #science #personalityscience #mbti