ARE PET OWNERS HAPPIER?
Research Highlights
Government begins work on new happiness survey – the PFMA has already done one.
David Cameron and his helpers are set to travel around the UK to find out how happy we are as a nation. a new survey released by the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) may already have done some of the work for him.
The survey of over 2,000 adults got respondents to rank their happiness levels and found that pet owners rate themselves as being happier than those without a pet.
Research Highlights:
• Nearly 60% of people with pets say their pet makes them a happier person
• A similar number say being with their cuddly companion makes them feel more relaxed.
• Almost a third state their pet makes them a healthier person.
• 81% of people (pet and non pet owners) agree that “Pets are the antidote to a bad mood”
• On a scale of 1-10 in terms of happiness, Nearly 7 in 10 (68%) of pet owners ranked 7-10
