The authors of the examine were particularly excited about retention – in other words, how many of the households that obtained new pets through the pandemic have kept them? But it turns out that a lot of the canines and cats who discovered new properties through the pandemic are nonetheless there. Reassuringly, nationwide databases of animal shelters didn’t see a giant spike in animals being “surrendered”. Overall, 90% of the dogs and 85% of the cats that were acquired during Covid, are still in their new homes.
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