Results: Pets and morality: How attached are Americans to their pets?
Published on 07/17/2023
A YouGov poll conducted last year showed that pets play a meaningful role in Americans’ lives. -YouGov.com
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Most American pet owners say that of the pets they own, they are most personally attached to their dog (62%), while another 33% are most attached to their cat, and 5% are most attached to some other kind of pet. If you have more than one, what pet are you most attached to?
Dog
38%
1096 votes
Cat
21%
603 votes
Bird
2%
71 votes
Rabbit
1%
34 votes
I am attached to my pets equally
17%
498 votes
Other (please specify)
20%
564 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| no pets | 4.33% | 124 |
| 2.72% | 78 | |
| none | 2.06% | 59 |
| na | 1.71% | 49 |
| n/a | 1.71% | 49 |
| Not applicable | 0.52% | 15 |
| no pet | 0.38% | 11 |
| I have no pets | 0.38% | 11 |
| I don't have a pet | 0.21% | 6 |
| Don't have pets | 0.17% | 5 |
| Have no pets | 0.17% | 5 |
| i don't have pets | 0.14% | 4 |
| DON'T HAVE A PET | 0.14% | 4 |
| Fish | 0.10% | 3 |
| I don't have a pet. | 0.10% | 3 |
| I don't have any pets | 0.10% | 3 |
| I have no pets. | 0.10% | 3 |
| I don't own a pet | 0.07% | 2 |
| No pets. | 0.07% | 2 |
| only 1 pet | 0.07% | 2 |
| I have no pet | 0.07% | 2 |
| Don’t have a pet | 0.07% | 2 |
| Turtle | 0.07% | 2 |
| don't have any | 0.07% | 2 |
| I only have cats | 0.07% | 2 |
| I don't have pets. | 0.07% | 2 |
| i do not have any pets | 0.07% | 2 |
| No pets at present | 0.07% | 2 |
| Don't have any pets | 0.07% | 2 |
| Do not have pets | 0.07% | 2 |
| Do not have a pet | 0.07% | 2 |
| Do not have any pets | 0.07% | 2 |
| horse | 0.07% | 2 |
| non applicable | 0.03% | 1 |
| N/A - no pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| I have no pets! | 0.03% | 1 |
| just cats | 0.03% | 1 |
| I am not attached to any pets at all. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Why do you assume I have a pet? | 0.03% | 1 |
| Irrelevant | 0.03% | 1 |
| Gorilla | 0.03% | 1 |
| n/a I don't have any pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not particularly attached to my pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| Horses | 0.03% | 1 |
| not applicable--no pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| One cat only | 0.03% | 1 |
| NO PETS!!!! | 0.03% | 1 |
| none of them | 0.03% | 1 |
| dont have pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| pig | 0.03% | 1 |
| cat & rabbit | 0.03% | 1 |
| I do not havepets | 0.03% | 1 |
| Hirses | 0.03% | 1 |
| I have only one pet. | 0.03% | 1 |
| do not have a pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have fish | 0.03% | 1 |
| have none | 0.03% | 1 |
| Only have one | 0.03% | 1 |
| Dragon | 0.03% | 1 |
| I miss my cats and doves | 0.03% | 1 |
| None applicable | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have 1 dog | 0.03% | 1 |
| I do not have pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| I no longer have any pets, but I was very attached to my cats. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Nil | 0.03% | 1 |
| none - not a fan of pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have one cat. | 0.03% | 1 |
| We only have a cat, and we are very attached to him. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Don't have any pets. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I have only one pet - a cat. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have one pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have one pet. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not a pet owner. | 0.03% | 1 |
| No pets and do not want any. Total waste of money and resources for this whole Country. We could cure poverty if this money was not wasted on pets also on the medical money spent on them! | 0.03% | 1 |
| No per | 0.03% | 1 |
| Guinea pig | 0.03% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| no thanks | 0.03% | 1 |
| No pets9 | 0.03% | 1 |
| None, don’t have | 0.03% | 1 |
| Don’t have pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't have pets, but in the past I did and I was attached to my dog. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I'm attached to my cats probably more than my fish. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have a cat | 0.03% | 1 |
| N/A- No pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| none of above | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don’t have pets. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I funny have any pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| Don't have a pet. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Needs N/A - No Pets! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not applicable. | 0.03% | 1 |
| only one kitty | 0.03% | 1 |
| لا يوجد | 0.03% | 1 |
| just have grand pets that we are with often | 0.03% | 1 |
| I have NO PETS - except a pet rock! | 0.03% | 1 |
| Personne | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have 1 dog. | 0.03% | 1 |
| DNA | 0.03% | 1 |
| l don't have a pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| Rien | 0.03% | 1 |
| NOT APPLICABLE Only have one pet. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have one pet--a dog | 0.03% | 1 |
| Don't personally have pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| Technically I don't have a pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not applicable (only have one) | 0.03% | 1 |
| Ferret | 0.03% | 1 |
| I have only one pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| No lousy pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| .. | 0.03% | 1 |
| - | 0.03% | 1 |
| Pas d animaux | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don’t have any pets. | 0.03% | 1 |
| wild birds | 0.03% | 1 |
| no | 0.03% | 1 |
| No pets currently. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don’t have a pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| Not available | 0.03% | 1 |
| we only ever had a dog. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Have no pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| Um...n/a. No pets | 0.03% | 1 |
| fish, hamster | 0.03% | 1 |
| turtles | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don't own any pets. | 0.03% | 1 |
| I don't have any companion animals. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Does not appply to me. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Dont have any pets in our household | 0.03% | 1 |
| my x | 0.03% | 1 |
| no pets currently | 0.03% | 1 |
| dont have a pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| I am not a pet owner. | 0.03% | 1 |
| Own 1 pet | 0.03% | 1 |
| I only have one, mt cat | 0.03% | 1 |
| I am not a pet owner | 0.03% | 1 |
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According to the poll, if in a situation where they could choose to save their pet or a person, 39% choose to save their pet, while 43% save a person. When the number of people increases to 100, 27% of pet owners would still save their closest pet, while 59% save the 100 people. If you were in a situation which required this, would you save your pet from death over a random unknown person? Yes
31%
891 votes
No
20%
578 votes
Undecided
27%
772 votes
Not Applicable
22%
625 votes
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