| Total survey respondents |
419 |
100 |
| Gender |
| Apogender |
1 |
0.2 |
| Female |
393 |
93.6 |
| Male |
23 |
5.5 |
| Nonbinary |
1 |
0.2 |
| Prefer not to say |
2 |
0.5 |
| Age (years) |
| 18–24 |
60 |
14.3 |
| 25–35 |
146 |
34.8 |
| 36–45 |
60 |
14.3 |
| 46–55 |
71 |
16.9 |
| 56–65 |
64 |
15.3 |
| Over 65 |
18 |
4.3 |
| Country of Residence |
| Australia |
11 |
3.1 |
| Canada |
25 |
7.0 |
| New Zealand |
2 |
0.6 |
| Singapore |
2 |
0.6 |
| South Africa |
1 |
0.3 |
| Spain |
1 |
0.3 |
| Turkey |
1 |
0.3 |
| United Kingdom |
97 |
27.2 |
| United States |
206 |
57.9 |
| Other: One respondent from each country (China, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey) |
10 |
2.8 |
| Industry (Animal-related field?) |
| Animal Industry (pet food, toys, products) |
12 |
2.9 |
| Animal Services (groomer, farrier, acupuncturist, kennel staff, etc.) |
37 |
8.9 |
| Breeder |
5 |
1.2 |
| No. Other profession not related to animal industry |
306 |
73.2 |
| Student of veterinary medicine/science/nursing |
34 |
8.1 |
| Veterinarian or Vet Nurse |
24 |
5.7 |
| Owner’s Dietary Preferences |
| Omnivore (meat and plant-based diet) |
357 |
85.6 |
| Vegan |
9 |
2.2 |
| Vegetarian |
39 |
9.4 |
| Other |
12 |
2.9 |
| Household with children under 10 years of age |
| No |
375 |
89.7 |
| Yes |
43 |
10.3 |
| Household with immunocompromised individual |
| “I don’t know” |
8 |
1.9 |
| No |
376 |
90.2 |
| Yes |
33 |
7.9 |
| Household with pregnant individual |
| “I don’t know” |
1 |
0.2 |
| No |
408 |
97.4 |
| Yes |
10 |
2.4 |
