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Online sources of pet acquisition by relinquishment status
| Relinquishment status* | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Online source | NCR1 (%) | CR (%) | R (%) |
| Online ad site | 46.0 | 51.4 | 28.6 |
| Rescue website | 16.3 | 12.9 | 14.3 |
| Unknown | 16.0 | 17.1 | 42.9 |
| Social media | 14.6 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| Search engine | 2.4 | 5.7 | 14.3 |
| Breeder website | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
Of those that acquired their pet via an online source; Never considered relinquishment (NCR1) (n = 1,247), Considered relinquishment (CR) (n = 70), Have relinquished (R) (n = 7)
