Pets in the UK
How many people do you know with a pet?Well,there are animal lovers all around the world.Nearly 50%of British homes have a pet and they spend over 1.9 billion pounds a year feeding them.The most popular pet animals are cats and dogs.There are about 8 million cats and 8.5 million dogs in the UK.
"I could walk out for 2 minutes and I could walk back in the room,and my dogs are absolutely overjoyed to see me.They don't give me any trouble at all.They are always happy.And I just want to give them the best I can."
"This is my cat.Her name is Lola.She's one year old and I feed her twice a day."
Because people in the UK like dogs and cats so much,there are special shows where people come to watch them.This is Crufts Dog Show.It is held in March every year.Dogs compete to be the best in show.The dogs can also take part in an agility course where they must run over different obstacles.The best in show wins a cup and a hundred pounds.
However,winning dogs can earn much larger sums of money advertising pet food.
Other popular pets in the UK include fish that are kept inside in tanks and outside in garden ponds,rabbits,guinea pigs and caged birds.
As well as looking after their own pets,many British people support charities that help protect animals throughout the UK.The most important animal charity is the RSPCA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.This was founded in 1824 to improve the lives of working animals such as pit ponies,horses that were used in coal mines. Nowadays,they help look after all kinds of animals,including pets,farm animals and animals in the wild.
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