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European pet

ownership

Fediaf has published its annual Facts & Figures about the pet
population and pet food market in Europe: 90 mio households
own pets.

The latest data from Fediaf shows (25 per cent) remain the most “Despite the many challenges
that 90 mio European households popular pets in Europe. of the past two years caused by
(46 per cent; previous year: 88 The pet food industry also the pandemic, it is reassuring
mio households) owned pets in grew by 3.1 per cent in 2021 and that European households ben-
2021, which resulted in related is now worth 27.7 bn euros, Fe- efited from the love and com-
services and products worth 23.5 diaf states. The annual sales vol- panionship of a pet. Fediaf con-
bn euros. In detail, the pet popu- ume of pet food products is put tinues raising awareness of the
lation comprised 113.6 mio cats, at 10.2 bn tonnes. Employment beneficial role of pets in society,
92.9 mio dogs, 48.7 mio birds, in the sector increased over the particularly through the work of
29.3 mio small mammals, 16.4 past year, while the number of the Pet Alliance Europe,” stated
mio aquariums and 11.4 mio rep- pet food companies and produc- Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago,
tiles. Cats (26 per cent) and dogs tion plants remains unchanged. Fediaf secretary general. n

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