Pet Population Falling

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I found, the study was actually a Mars survey of 3000 people and the results were released as the 'Pets Positives Score' mashed together with other select papers so what exactly they used is unknown (see references at the bottom).

Here

And here's a transcript from the ABC interview with Dr Chris regarding the score, and Dr Richard Malik (an amazing cat specialist who helped me successfully treat a very serious cat condition).

Here

[~Anne~]

It looks like a pretty lightweight study. It was more a survey by the sounds of it. I wish they also included the original tallies and scores, not the prettied up version which could be showing a lot of fluff or skewed views.

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

My vet reported the same thing about four years ago - that business was down because fewer people owned pets. The ones that do own pets - take them to the vet more often (vaccinations and stuff), but less people own pets.

I have noticed in my council area - that there are more and more restrictions (tho completely unenforced) on what dog owners can do with their pets.

[Steve]

My vet reported the same thing about four years ago - that business was down because fewer people owned pets. The ones that do own pets - take them to the vet more often (vaccinations and stuff), but less people own pets.

I have noticed in my council area - that there are more and more restrictions (tho completely unenforced) on what dog owners can do with their pets.

Its hard to see when there seems to be heaps more vet clinics now than there was just a few years ago.

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

Its hard to see when there seems to be heaps more vet clinics now than there was just a few years ago.

I haven't noticed this around here. There's just the same ones that have always been here, tho a couple have joined franchises.

I have noticed that there are quite a few vets without enough work, and loads can't afford to set up practice on their own.

[Steve]

Its hard to see when there seems to be heaps more vet clinics now than there was just a few years ago.

I haven't noticed this around here. There's just the same ones that have always been here, tho a couple have joined franchises.

I have noticed that there are quite a few vets without enough work, and loads can't afford to set up practice on their own.

O.K. Might be a geographical thing I guess but we could definitely use another vet around this part of the world

[~Anne~]

The AVA keeps stats of registered clinics. It's increasing but not at any significant rate. i haven't compared but the rate doesn't seem to match human population growth rates.

[Steve]

The AVA keeps stats of registered clinics. It's increasing but not at any significant rate. i haven't compared but the rate doesn't seem to match human population growth rates.

Not sure that helps because around here vets dont belong to the AVA

[OSoSwift]

We used to have three vet clinics.

One had an owner that employed another vet - but was occassionally by himself. The second one had joint vet owners,

The third was a husband and wife team.

Now the single owned vet tried to sell but couldn't, so sgut it down and retired.

Partnership got bought out by one of them, employed another vet then advertised for sale, couldn't sell, shut it down.

Husband and wife team grew and employed new grad vets for up to 3 years. Other vets shut down. They now have husband and wife plus two other vets and their partners as owners. They employ a further 3 to 4 vets and around 6 nurses plus reception staff.

They don't want to get any busier but with no other vets they will. It would be very hard gor a new vet to start up down here.

A bit of healthy competition would do wonders!

[~Anne~]

The AVA keeps stats of registered clinics. It's increasing but not at any significant rate. i haven't compared but the rate doesn't seem to match human population growth rates.

Not sure that helps because around here vets dont belong to the AVA

Sorry, I meant VPB.

[Steve]

The AVA keeps stats of registered clinics. It's increasing but not at any significant rate. i haven't compared but the rate doesn't seem to match human population growth rates.

Not sure that helps because around here vets dont belong to the AVA

Sorry, I meant VPB.

I would say it increases at a reasonably significant rate.

2010 vets registered in NSW was 2447

2014 was 2834

2015 was 2998

That's around 100 plus a year increase. Cant really see that this is proof of pet population falling.

[~Anne~]

The AVA keeps stats of registered clinics. It's increasing but not at any significant rate. i haven't compared but the rate doesn't seem to match human population growth rates.

Not sure that helps because around here vets dont belong to the AVA

Sorry, I meant VPB.

I would say it increases at a reasonably significant rate.

2010 vets registered in NSW was 2447

2014 was 2834

2015 was 2998

That's around 100 plus a year increase. Cant really see that this is proof of pet population falling.

I didn't say it was proof of pet populations falling and I said registered clinics, not vets. The statement you made was about increasing numbers of clinics as being supportive of pet populations potentially increasing, one assumes.

Besides, an increase in registered vets could mean a big intake of university students 5-6 years prior. Reading the VPB for the 2014-2015 fin year there were: 261 new registrations; 75 restorations; 298 removals and 6 deaths. It proves nothing overall though about pet populations. I was offering comment about your perception of the increasing number of clinics.

When I said it wasn't significant, I am referring to the growth in human population as a comparison. It is also noticeable that the growth in companion animal ownership is much slower in comparison to human population growth.