| Facts about petsAustralian families who share | | | | could include a grooming table, heated |
| their homes with pets number among the highest | | | | blower-dryer, combs, rakes and brushes. As well |
| in the world, with 64% of households including | | | | as nail files and clippers.Accommodation and |
| pets. In those 7.5 million households, fish top the | | | | transport productsAs we cram ourselves into |
| pet population at over 12 million, followed by birds, | | | | smaller and smaller living spaces, we have a need |
| at 9 million. At almost 4 million, there are more | | | | to accommodate our pets in the most |
| dogs than either boys or girls under the age of 14 | | | | comfortable manner. There is a huge range of |
| years, and our domestic cat population is | | | | bedding, mat and cushion products for dogs and |
| approximately two and a half million. If we group | | | | cats, as well as cages and aquariums for birds and |
| horse for pleasure riding, rodents, rabbits, snakes, | | | | fish. (Aquariums are also available for hermit crabs |
| lizards and others together, we can add another 2 | | | | and snails). Small 'housing' products such as indoor |
| million pets.Pet Supplies Pet association has been | | | | and outdoor kennels and sleeping tents and bags |
| shown to have enormous positive benefits on | | | | come in a variety of sizes and styles to suit all |
| health and wellbeing of Australians. When you | | | | kinds of living environments. Rugs and shelters are |
| have a pet as a member of your family, you will | | | | also important for keeping your pets warm during |
| visit the doctor less frequently and use less | | | | cold weather, and insulated or shaded shelters are |
| medication, have lower cholesterol and lower | | | | important during warmer weather. Pet that suffer |
| blood pressure, recover from illness and surgery | | | | from arthritis can benefit from pet warming pads, |
| more rapidly, deal with stress better and be less | | | | while animals that have motor disabilities can |
| likely to feel lonely. All in all, it is estimated that pet | | | | benefit from special ramps and steps that aid |
| association saves the Australian health budget | | | | them in their mobility.As a large proportion of pet |
| almost S4 billion annually.Around 90% of Australian | | | | owners like to travel with their pets in cars or on |
| familles with pets, consider those pets as fully | | | | bicycles, there are a large number of travelling |
| integrated family members and the primary | | | | options, including specially designed car seats, |
| caregiver who assumes responsibility for the pet | | | | harness and soft cages. Some car seats double |
| in the majority of situations is female. Not | | | | as a travel suitcase to carry your pet's travel |
| surprisingly, expenditure on pets, pet care and pet | | | | needs or as a bed for a comfortable night's sleep. |
| products in Australia is placed at more than $4 | | | | For the cyclist, there is a range of pet bicycle |
| billion annually and provides employment for more | | | | baskets available with different safety and |
| than 40,000 people. Of this expenditure, two | | | | security features.One of the reasons that pets |
| thirds (66%) is spent on dogs and one quarter | | | | help foster better health is due to the time we |
| (25%) is spent on cats. Dogs therefore get the | | | | spend walking, running or playing with them. |
| greater amount of attention in pet world.Care and | | | | Searching au for leads and collars will yield a |
| grooming productsCaring for pets requires time | | | | tremendous variety of products. Leads that you |
| and energy on the part of the caregiver. In | | | | can belt around your waist give you 'hands-free' |
| today's busy world, time is a commodity in | | | | control of your dog while you walk or jog freely. |
| shorter supply than perhaps it once was. There | | | | Collars not only provide a way to carry your |
| are a lot of products available to help reduce the | | | | animal's registration tags, but also provide a unique |
| amount of time needed for pet care. Search au | | | | identity for your pet. If your pet is small or has a |
| for pet care products for your particular | | | | disability, you can get a pet stroller or a pocket |
| animal.There are automatic feeding and watering | | | | pouch to walk or carry your pet.Safe and secure |
| products that mean your animal can access food | | | | enclosures can keep pets from wandering off, |
| and water when they need it and don't have to | | | | while giving them an outdoor experience. Safety |
| depend on you being there to attend to it. Having | | | | pet fences or cat fences are wire mesh |
| water readily available for dogs and cats is | | | | enclosures that can be used in backyards or on |
| important because they dehydrate more quickly | | | | balconies to keep you pet safe while giving tem |
| than humans. Automated pet feeders not only | | | | the ability to stretch in the fresh air. Portable soft |
| reduce the chore of being there to provide meals | | | | pens, many of which can be coupled together to |
| for your pets, but add the convenience of timing | | | | enclose a larger area, are ideal for containing a pet |
| food releases for animals that may be subject to | | | | indoors or blocking off an entrance.Safety |
| particular dietary needs. Using an elevated pet | | | | products and toysThere are occasions when both |
| feeder can aid your pet's digestion because the | | | | pets and humans need to be kept safe from |
| pet doesn't have to strain and bend over to | | | | each other and from other dangers in the home |
| access the food. Portable watering and feeding | | | | and neighbourhood. These can include muzzles and |
| products are useful for those who take their pets | | | | safety restraints, as well as steps and life |
| with them at work or on the move, and include | | | | preservers to use in shimming pools and at |
| drinking pouches and feedbags for dogs and | | | | beaches. The elderly pet may need special pet |
| cats.The need to groom your pet depends a lot | | | | stairs or slings to help with mobility, or a brace |
| on your living environment, and whether (or how | | | | that acts as a support crutch.There is no |
| much) your pet is an indoor or outdoor pet. | | | | shortage of toys for your pet available through |
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| scheduled activity, and is necessary to keep the | | | | for your cat; Frisbees, balls and bones for your |
| animal's coat healthy and to eradicate fleas and | | | | dog, mirrors and balls for your birds, racing tracks |
| other parasites. It is also important to keep | | | | for rodents. You can even find the more unusual |
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