Table 2.
Animal- and owner-related characteristics across the total sample (n = 48,484) of cats listed on ‘Rehome’, the diverted population, and cats that were adopted to a new home or kept by their original owner. The data are from cats listed on ‘Rehome’ from January 1, 2017 to May 21, 2021
| Total | Diverted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | Adopted (%) | Kept (%) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 23,490 | 48.4% | 20,202 | 86.0% | 64% | 36% |
| Female | 24,994 | 51.6% | 21,351 | 85.4% | 65% | 35% |
| Age | ||||||
| Kittens | 12,458 | 25.7% | 10,949 | 87.9% | 71% | 29% |
| Young | 15,704 | 32.4% | 13,494 | 85.9% | 63% | 37% |
| Adult | 17,971 | 37.1% | 15,179 | 84.5% | 63% | 37% |
| Senior | 2,351 | 4.8% | 1,931 | 82.1% | 59% | 41% |
| Good with cats | ||||||
| True | 30,782 | 63.5% | 26,571 | 86.3% | 66% | 34% |
| False | 17,702 | 36.5% | 14,982 | 84.6% | 63% | 37% |
| Good with dogs | ||||||
| True | 19,163 | 39.5% | 16,698 | 87.1% | 66% | 34% |
| False | 29,321 | 60.5% | 24,855 | 84.8% | 64% | 36% |
| Good with children | ||||||
| True | 30,806 | 63.5% | 26,722 | 86.7% | 66% | 34% |
| False | 17,678 | 36.5% | 14,831 | 83.9% | 63% | 37% |
| House-trained | ||||||
| True | 44,217 | 91.2% | 37,916 | 85.7% | 64% | 36% |
| False | 4,267 | 8.8% | 3,637 | 85.2% | 71% | 29% |
| Purebred | ||||||
| True | 3,480 | 7.2% | 3,190 | 91.7% | 65% | 35% |
| False | 45,004 | 92.8% | 38,363 | 85.2% | 65% | 35% |
| Microchipped | ||||||
| True | 15,307 | 31.6% | 12,854 | 84.0% | 63% | 37% |
| False | 33,177 | 68.4% | 28,699 | 86.5% | 65% | 35% |
| Needs experienced adopter | ||||||
| True | 6,497 | 13.4% | 5,498 | 84.6% | 55% | 45% |
| False | 41,987 | 86.6% | 36,055 | 85.9% | 66% | 34% |
| Special needs | ||||||
| True | 2,245 | 4.6% | 1,837 | 81.8% | 51% | 49% |
| False | 46,239 | 95.4% | 39,716 | 85.9% | 65% | 35% |
| Spay/neuter status | ||||||
| True | 34,887 | 72.0% | 29,765 | 85.3% | 64% | 36% |
| False | 13,597 | 28.0% | 11,788 | 86.7% | 67% | 33% |
| Rehome deadline | ||||||
| Short | 10,752 | 22.2% | 8,716 | 81.1% | 67% | 33% |
| Medium | 22,738 | 46.9% | 19,376 | 85.2% | 66% | 34% |
| Long | 9,045 | 18.7% | 8,124 | 89.8% | 63% | 37% |
| None | 5,949 | 12.3% | 5,337 | 89.7% | 58% | 42% |
| Photographs on profile | ||||||
| 0 | 1,078 | 2.2% | 912 | 84.6% | 51% | 49% |
| 1 | 7,200 | 14.9% | 6,036 | 83.8% | 64% | 36% |
| 2 | 8,260 | 17.0% | 7,019 | 85.0% | 64% | 36% |
| 3 | 8,347 | 17.2% | 7,139 | 85.5% | 66% | 34% |
| 4 | 23,599 | 48.7% | 20,447 | 86.6% | 65% | 35% |
| Rehome reason | ||||||
| Behavioural/issues | 7,459 | 15.4% | 6,327 | 84.8% | 55% | 45% |
| Cost issues | 2,228 | 4.6% | 1,924 | 86.4% | 56% | 44% |
| Abandoned or found | 10,052 | 20.7% | 8,585 | 85.4% | 71% | 29% |
| Housing issues | 12,722 | 26.2% | 10,867 | 85.4% | 65% | 35% |
| Human health issues | 7,581 | 15.6% | 6,485 | 85.5% | 67% | 33% |
| Personal issues | 7,373 | 15.2% | 6,434 | 87.3% | 64% | 36% |
| None listed | 1,069 | 2.2% | 931 | 87.1% | 73% | 27% |