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Pet homelessness is a complicated issue, and one historically hindered by a lack of clear, cohesive data to direct resources and guide solutions. The State of Pet Homelessness Project—a global initiative spearheaded by Mars and leading animal welfare organizations—is addressing that challenge head on. Through expert interviews, public surveys and data from local sources, the project paints a detailed picture of pet homelessness across 20 countries. Check out the post below to see the results of the State of Pet Homelessness Project and how they can drive targeted actions to help prevent unwanted pets, ensure pets get the care they need, and keep pets in homes with the people who love them. #StateOfPetHomelessness #ABetterWorldForPets #ProudlyMars

The data showing that 1 out of 3 pets are homeless hit me especially hard this week as my sweet baby rescue pup just crossed the rainbow bridge. In the rescue community, there is a common phrase "who rescued who," which was infinitely true in my case with how much love and joy my little guy brought to us. He was rescued off of the streets of LA (which had a high kill rate at the time due to the number of pets in shelters) and transported by rescue organizations to Seattle, where I met him at an adoption fair. It is easy to get discouraged when working in animal rescue, but being able to understand the facts and data to address pet homelessness at a large scale is immensely motivating. The three main causes are: 1) Pet–friendly housing limitations: Almost 1 in 5 people that are considering giving up their cat or dog in the near future say it’s because they are moving and cannot take their pet with them. And almost half of those who have re-homed a pet in the past did so for that reason. 2) Pet ownership challenges: Globally, around 15% of pet owners are considering giving up their pet in the next 12 months.  A number of factors contribute, with personal health and fitness challenges to still be able to care for a pet being the number one reason globally, housing related factors coming second, and time pressure to be able to look after a pet being the third most common reason. Other factors like behavior, family allergies and cost also appear in the data. 3) Stemming homeless population increase: A surprising number of people lose their pet, and often don’t get reunited. Almost half of people surveyed said they had lost a pet in the past, and of those almost 60% were never found by their owners.  Globally, pet owners report that only ~50% of owned dogs and ~60% of cats are sterilized, meaning the remainder, if allowed to reproduce unchecked, can result in unplanned litters, exacerbating the problem.  Understanding the causes helps us address the causes vs. the symptoms. Very proud that Mars is engaged and leading this work (along with the amazing work that Mars Veterinary Health does for the pets once you have them). 🐕 🐶 🐈 ❤️ #proudlymars #adoptdontshop #whorescuedwho #doggyrescue #animalrescue #abetterworldforpets #pawsitiveinfluence Humane Society International Angels Among Us Pet Rescue

Thank you Loic Moutault and Jeffrey Flocken for the Mars State Of Homelessness Project. As an animal mad household and FMCG person, it is very close to my heart. In fact, I sponsor the brilliant Niall Harbison at HappyDoggo.com fixing the global street dog problem and … today ‘Bee’ and ‘Siren’ two rescued kittens from Dubai with sight problems are joining our family thanks to the power of the equally brilliant Gita and Rowena West (Zebratini). You’ll be glad to hear they’re Royal Canin kitties! 🐈⬛ 🐈 🗞️ For Cat and Dog mums and dads everywhere: Luq Niazi, Colm O'Brien, Yagnesh (Yagi) Odhavji, Antoine P., Alex Bauer, Lesley Salmon, John Bennett, Kate Jones, Chris Norris, Andrea Parry-Clarke, John Crampton, Liz Tinlin, Petrina Needham, Elizabeth Mircica, Natalie Johnson … The global pet care market is fascinating. I love it. From $208billion in 2020 to $223billion in 2021 and projected to grow to $326billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 5.6%. It is a vibrant sector, with start-ups like Bella & Duke (subscription raw food), Tractive (which we use to track our naughty Airedales), Tailwise (responsible breeding) or BorrowMyDoggy (kinda self explanatory), the sector is dominated by the Big Three including Mars and their premium Royal Canin business. Within the pet category, the fastest growing areas are services (like grooming or veterinary which Mars are sensibly growing) and supplements (with CBD the fastest (if you meet ‪Charlie-Girl-“Rat-Dog”, you’ll understand)). More: https://lnkd.in/eUZDrdGe, https://lnkd.in/epfC9jds IBM is proud to work extensively with the world’s leading pet food companies running their e-commerce, supporting their data, providing AI, analytics and insight, driving their business processes enabled by salesforce and SAP and more. #YouCantBeWhatYouCantSee #FMCG #ConsumerGoods #Retail #RethinkRetail #RethinkRetailTopExpert IBM RETHINK Retail #ABetterWorldForPets

For every two pets with a home, there’s one without. Driven by our purpose to make a better world for pets, we are working to understand and ultimately end pet homelessness.    This week Mars Petcare took another important step with the launch of the #StateOfPetHomelessnessProject. It’s a global data set built with animal welfare that helps drive more informed and targeted action to reduce homelessness and make sure pets get the care they need. #ProudlyMars   https://lnkd.in/e2EH69X6

Everything we do at Mars Petcare is driven by our Purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. And there is nothing more fundamental to this purpose than ensuring that each cat and dog has an appropriate place to call home.   Unfortunately, according to a recent global study done by Mars in partnership with a coalition of leading animal welfare experts, 1 in 3 pets are homeless. That’s 362 million cats and dogs. How is that possible when pets are more popular than ever?   The report shines a light on the root causes behind pet homelessness, bringing new insight towards solving this issue. A few drivers are:   🏠 Lack of appropriate housing: Almost 1 in 5 people who are considering giving up their cat or dog in the near future say it’s because they are moving homes and cannot take their pet with them.   🕰️ Pet ownership and care challenges: #1 is personal health, #2 is housing, and #3 is time pressure… these are all factors in the decision of giving up a pet.   🐾📈 Unchecked growth: Globally, pet owners report that only ~50% of owned dogs and ~60% of cats are sterilized, opening the door for uncontrolled population increase.   Now equipped with the right data and insights, we can make a difference in these pets’ lives.     Find the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dQYq5u4i   #PetHomelessness #AnimalWelfare #ABetterWorldForPets

🐾 🌏 1 in 3 pets in the world are homeless. As the president of the Asia-Pacific region of Royal Canin, this particularly resonates with me. Thinking about China, there are many stray cats and dogs wandering around the streets of big cities like Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing, searching for a place to call home.   A global coalition of animal welfare experts, in partnership with Mars, released the largest ever international study into pet homelessness. It reveals that a staggering 35% of cats and dogs are either living on the streets or currently in shelters across the 20 countries studied.    To be part of a purposeful group at Royal Canin means that this finding will continue to drive our future projects and partnerships. Loic Moutault, Global President of Mars Petcare, emphasized the need for targeted interventions to ensure all pets receive the care they need. Mars aims to support 30 million vulnerable pets over the next five years. This finding only reinforces our actions towards our Purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.🐶🐱   Click here if you want to find out more: https://lnkd.in/ex-95_fh   #PetHomelessness #AnimalWelfare #MarsPetcare #HumaneSocietyInternational

Champaign County Humane Society is now a shelter-member of the Home-to-Home network! Nationwide, shelter-dog populations have been extremely high, putting a strain on shelter staff and volunteers. Our kennels are full; Animal Control is full; other local rescues are full; other County facilities are full. While we remain committed to housing and rehoming pets here at the shelter, in order to help as many homeless pets as possible, we’ve decided to offer Home-to-Home as another way of helping pets and people find each other. Home-to-Home is an online platform through which pets needing homes can be found by people looking for pets! Individuals can post the animals they need to re-home, and people looking to adopt (or foster) a pet can search our affiliated Home-to-Home Page for local cats and dogs. CCHS screens new postings, but we don’t have any direct involvement in the adoption process. Home-to-Home provides owners guidance on responsibly rehoming their pet and does not allow the selling of animals for profit. Home-to-Home’s mission aligns with ours – to see pets that need a home transferred to new homes safely and with a minimum amount of stress.  #adoptdontshop #animalwelfare #shelters #petadoption #hometohome

In India, 69% of cats and dogs are homeless.   This startling and distressing statistic highlights the severe health and well-being issues faced by these animals due to the lack of necessary care, making them vulnerable and often abandoned due to the lack of resources for their treatment. Understanding the extent of pet homelessness is a complex but crucial task to make a difference and prevent this situation from worsening.   To address this issue, Mars Petcare partnered with animal welfare experts and organizations to launch the "State of Pet Homelessness Project". This global data initiative aims to bring transparency, awareness, and understanding to the issue. By compiling a comprehensive dataset, we can provide valuable insights into the attitudes and behaviors influencing this issue, enabling us to combat this situation effectively.   I was pleasantly surprised to see that with the use of this data, we can direct our efforts and truly make a difference in the fight against pet homelessness. I invite you to visit this site to learn more: https://lnkd.in/drcKxTyq.   #RoyalCanin #MarsPetcare #PetHomelessness #StateOfPetHomelessnessProject #AnimalRescue #Petcare #ABetterWorldForPets

We know that pets bring huge benefits to our lives, and pets deserve loving homes and great care. Around the world, millions of cats and dogs remain in shelters or living on the street. We believe they deserve more and tackling this issue is central to our Purpose: A Better World For Pets.   That’s why Mars together with a coalition of NGOs and animal welfare experts launched the State of Pet Homelessness Project. This open-source data project sets out to understand the size of the problem by analysing the data from over 900 global and local sources, along with almost 30,000 public surveys and 200 expert interviews. It aims to help to move from treating the symptoms to tackling the root causes. Big thanks to our teams for working with our external partners to bring this important project to life.   Visit https://lnkd.in/dC-FPWfy to get to know more.   #ABetterWorldForPets #StateOfPetHomelessnessProject #ProudlyMars

🐾 Helping Abandoned Dogs: A Call to Action! 🐶 Sipping my coffee for warmth, I found unexpected company at the restaurant- this serene dog seeking solace from the cold, simply enjoying a moment of warmth and acceptance. Let's be the warmth and kindness these animals need. Tens of thousands dogs are abandoned in the Balkans each year... Economic hardships, lack of awareness about responsible pet ownership, and inadequate animal welfare policies contribute to this issue. Here's how we can make a difference: Approach with Care: If safe, try to approach with food and gain trust. If possible, contain in a secure area. Spread the Word: Share photos and info on social media, community boards, and forums to amplify the search. Provide Temporary Care: If possible, offer food and water, and consider fostering or adopting. Support Local Organizations: Contribute to animal welfare organizations through donations, volunteering, or fundraising. Promote Responsible Ownership: Educate the community on responsible pet ownership and the importance of spaying/neutering. Let's join hands to create a safer, more compassionate community for our furry friends. 🐕💙 #AnimalWelfare #CommunityLove #RescueDogs #LinkedInForGood Udomite.me