Big Fat Pet Nation: Obese Pets in The UK Facts

pdsa for pets in need of vets www.pdsa.org.uk THE UK'S BIG FAT PET NATION. IT'S TIME FOR PETS TO SHAPE UP! CURVY CATS 1IN4 HEAVY HOUNDS 1N3 DOGS IS OVERWEIGHT CATS IS OVERWEIGHT ARE YOU KILLING WITH KINDNESS? OVERWEIGHT PETS SUFFER FROM HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING DIABETES, ARTHRITIS & HEART DISEASE, & MAY DIE EARLY WE ASKED OWNERS: "WHY DO YOU TREAT YOUR PET?" 18.5 IT MAIES 29% ME HAPPY IT MAKES THEM MAPY 48% THEM HAPPY MILLION 13% UK PETS ARE BEING FED MY PET LOOKED AN INAPPROPRIATE DIET HUNGRY OR BEGGED 22% I WAS HAVING A TREAT MYSELF 71% OF OWNERS KNOW THAT FOOD MEANT FOR HUMANS SHOULDN'T BE PART TBS OF A PET'S DAILY DIET JUST ONE CUBE OF CHEESE" GIVEN TO A MEDIUM-SIZED DOG OR IS THE EQUIVALENT OF US EATING HALF A MARGHERITA PIZZA OR ONE AND A HALF BURGERS DID YOU KNOW THAT VETS OFFER LOTS OF ADVICE ABOUT PET DIETS – OBESITY BUT PET OBESITY IS STILL ON THE RISE MAKE A CHANGE HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP AN OVERWEIGHT PET: 1. ASSESS YOUR PET'S MAKE SURE THEY 3 GET MORE EXERCISE SHAPE 2 CUT OUT THE TREATS TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A BETTER LIFE FOR PETS. YOU LOVE PETS. WE LÖVE PETS. LET'S MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL OF THEM. WATCH QUR SPECIAL ANIMATION TO DISCOVER MORE AMAZING FACTS ABOUT QUR PET NATION wWW.PDSA.ORG.UK/PAW SHARE TO HELP SAVE PETS' LIVES: +9 #ABETTERLIFEFORPETS THIS INFOGRAPHIC WAS CREATED BY VETERINARY CHARITY PDSA, CURRENTLY HELPING THOUSANDS OF OVERWEIGHT PETS SHED THE POUNDS CTHE PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY FOR SICK ANIMALS. REGISTERED CHARITY NOS. 208217 & SC037585