Millions of British people welcomed new pets into their home during lockdown - here are the most popular.Millions of British people welcomed new pets into their home during lockdown - here are the most popular.
Millions of British people welcomed new pets into their home during lockdown - here are the most popular.

Top Pets 2024: These are the 20 most popular pets in the UK - from fish to ferrets

Pet ownership has been rising in recent years - with more than three million homes in the UK welcoming a new pet during the pandemic alone – and it wasn’t just the usual cats and dogs that were added to human households.

According to the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) the number of pets in UK homes is now a staggering 34 million.

The surge in demand for domestic animals is being driven by younger people, with two thirds of new pet owners aged 16-34, while over half have children at home.

Here are the 20 most popular types of pet in Britain.

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