Pets overindulge at Christmas

By Marianne Straker, Wed 28 Dec 2011 - Published in Pet Insurance

While many humans sit down to enjoy a spot of overindulgence over the Christmas period, a pet insurance company has revealed that many animals join in with the festive overeating.

The Co-operative found that 37 per cent of owners would be serving up their dog or cat a veritable feast of treats with turkey, pigs in blankets and cocktail sausages being on a pet's top list of goodies.

However, the research also showed that ten per cent of owners would be putting their animal on a diet after the holiday season was over.

Lee Mooney, head of pet insurance at the Co-operative Insurance, said: "The results of the survey clearly show that the UK is a nation of pet lovers. Pets are increasingly seen as part of the family and, once again, we appear to be determined to show this at Christmas."

Earlier in the month it was found that feeding dogs chocolate could prove "fatal" for the animal.

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