#petowners — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #petowners, aggregated by home.social.
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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
