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Dogs

Volume 975: debated on Tuesday 4 December 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the proportion of households which have a dog.

There are no official statistics for the number of households with one or more dogs. However, a survey carried out in 1977 by Pedigree Petfoods Ltd. suggested that about 23 per cent. of households have dogs.