世論 What Japan Thinks

MyVoice conducted a web-based opinion poll amongst the 12,311 members of their internet community, of whom 57% were female, to find out their opinions about keeping pets. Given that most of the pet shops I see seem to be 80% dogs and dog-related items, I’m very suprised to see that cats are scoring so highly! Perhaps it’s just that cats are easier to obtain from friends than dogs?

Q1: Do you currently keep a pet at home?

Yes	39.3%
Plan to get one in the near future	0.9%
I want to keep one sometime	18.6%
I’ve no plan to get one	41.2%

Q2: What sort of pet do you have? (Sample size= 4,838, multiple answer)

Cat	27.5%
Small dog	22.2%
Medium-sized dog	20.9%
Goldfish or koi carp	18.2%
Tropical fish	10.2%
Insect	9.1%
Bird	6.9%
Reptile	6.3%
Hamster	6.0%
Large dog	5.3%
Rabbit	4.3%
Other small animal	2.9%
Other	2.4%
No answer	0.1%

Q3: How do you normally keep your pet? (Sample size=4,838, multiple answer)

Inside	72.7%
Half-and-half inside and outside	16.2%
Outside	15.5%
No answer	1.0%

Q4: What problems do you have living with your pet? (Sample size=4,838, multiple answer)

Shedding hair	50.1%
Pet smells	30.1%
Worries leaving pet home alone	30.1%
Tidying up mess	25.6%
Dirt and damage on floor	25.0%
Toilet smell	24.4%
Can’t leave pet alone	22.5%
Howls and other noise	19.4%
Dirt and damage on walls	16.6%
Expensive	15.9%
Space for cage, kennel, tank	11.9%
Space for pet goods	10.4%
Arduous to look after	10.1%
Difficult to wash and shampoo	8.1%
Messy eating	7.8%
Small living space	6.5%
Others	4.2%
No particular problems	11.7%
No answer	0.2%

Q5: Why do you not have a pet? (Sample size=7,473, multiple answer)

Pets not permitted in accommodation	32.1%
Busy and always out so difficult to look after	30.4%
Haven’t got an environment to look after pets	26.0%
Too sad if I think about looking after ill or aged pets	23.0%
Arduous to look after	20.9%
Expensive	20.8%
Small living space	14.0%
Don’t like animals	11.3%
Family is opposed	10.1%
Allergic to animals	8.2%
Other	7.0%
No answer	5.8%