A report from Sainsbury’s Finance claims that 30% of pets in the UK are overweight and at extreme risk of illness because of it. The study found that one in ten pets are severely overweight and that three in ten were above the recommended weight for their breed.
A similar poll of vets verified the findings, claiming that 40% of the animals taken to them were above normal weight.
Sainsbury’s Pet Insurance said around one in seven claims could be attributed to illnesses and conditions caused by a pet being overweight, including animal diabetes, heart diseases, and bone and ligament problems.
Lucy Hunter of Sainsbury’s Pet Insurance said:
“As is the case with humans, a lack of exercise and a poor diet, or overeating, is causing our pets’ weight to balloon. The saddest thing about this research is the fact that the pets are not to blame. A lot of animals will eat everything that is put in front of them so the onus is on the owner to monitor and restrict the amount of food that their pet is consuming.
Owners that do not look after their pets through poor diets and a lack of exercise increase the chances of their animals suffering serious health problems.”
The fact is of course that pets do not look after themselves. There are far to many lazy owners who do not exercise themselves let alone their pets and are content on overfeeding themselves, their siblings and their pets!
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