UK Pets Live the High Life say Gala Bingo
According to research commissioned by Gala Bingo, pets in the UK live the high life and then some, with half the nation’s pet owners confirming that they allow their furry friends to sleep in their beds. A step to far if you ask me………..after all that’s what dog and cat beds are for? But as they say, each to their own and all that!
What actually astounded me even more is that 49% of people surveyed by Gala Bingo stated that they would opt to sit on the floor whilst their pets lounged in animal bliss on the sofa……..ermm hello, are they completely barking mad? Or just dedicated pet lovers!
But, there was one point that seemed to let the (dedicated British Pet Lover) halo slip and that was when 10% of people stated that if their house was on fire they would try to save their mobile phone, before their beloved pet. I would personally go with the 90% of brits who would rescue their pet first.
Gala Bingo will be running a (pet hour) on their bingo TV show every Friday between 8pm and 9pm throughout April. They have even recruited TV vet Joe Inglis, to host the pet bingo show each week and this will be web-streamed live to their online bingo site, as well as being aired on TV.
During this time a special pet themed bingo game will play, where pet loving bingo players will be given the opportunity to adopt a pet. Other Brit pet pampering statistics Gala Bingo came up with were as follows.
They revealed 33% of pet owner would allow their pets to sit in the front seat of the car. 27% stated that they named their pet after a well known TV character, such as Homer, Del Boy, etc. 22% of pet lovers said that they would only stay in an hotel which also allowed pets. 18% say they regularly take their pets to a grooming parlour. 16% have now opted to only feed their pets organic meet and 12 % of people questioned said they dress their animals up in specially made clothes.
Joe Inglis said: “I’ve been a vet for 14 years and am still amazed at some of the things people do for their pets as we really are a nation absolutely dedicated to them. But, as well as pampering them, it’s really important to know how to care properly for our animals’ health and wellbeing, which is why I’ll be talking about everything from animal arthritis to pet passports on Gala Bingo TV throughout April.”
