- by David Lummis
- December 1 2022
- cat owners
- dog owners
Digital Dynamics in the Canadian Pet Market

In the Canadian market, as shown by a nationally representative, bilingual survey fielded by Packaged Facts in September-October 2022, 41% of Canadian dog and cat owners agreed that they are buying pet products online more than they used to, up from 36% in the 2020 edition of the report.
- by Daniel Granderson
- January 28 2020
- cat owners
- cats
- dog owners
- dogs
- pet
- pet owners
- pet parenting
- pet trends
- pets as family
Spotify’s New “Pawfect” Music Playlists Are In Tune With Pets and Pet Owners

Gen Z and Millennials represent an important segment for not only Spotify’s new pet-inspired playlists, but also for the U.S. pet industry overall.
- by Daniel Granderson
- September 20 2019
- cat owners
- cats
- dog owners
- dogs
- pet
- pet care
- pet food
- pet health
- pets as family
10 Common Plants Dangerous to Pets

Pet owners can, with a little research and some care, continue to enjoy their gardens, houseplants, and cut flowers. They just need to exercise some caution. This guest blog by Rover.com discusses ways to prevent pet exposure to toxic plants.
- by Daniel Granderson
- November 6 2017
- cat owners
- pet
- pet market
- pet products
Making Innovation Accessible in the Cat Litter Category

As the largest category in the non-food pet supplies market, cat litter is expected to hit sales of $2.8 billion by the end of 2017.
- by Noah Miller
- February 7 2017
- cat owners
- cats
- dog food
- dog owners
- dogs
- Gen Y
- natural and organic
- pet owners
- pet parents
- pet products
- pet research
- pet retail
- pet trends
- pets as family
1 in 3 U.S. Pet Owners Millennials: What it Means for the Pet Food Market

Between their growing numbers and affinity for “natural” pet products, the Millennial cohort wields a significant buying power for the industry, an impact Packaged Facts explores in our report, "Millennials as Pet Market Consumers".
- by Daniel Granderson
- January 3 2017
- cat owners
- cats
- dog owners
- dogs
- Hispanic consumers
- Hispanics
- Latino consumers
- Latinos
- pet
- pet care
- pet health
- pet industry
- pet market research
- pet owners
- pet parents
- pet products
- pet research
- pet trends
Hispanic pet owners chart a different course

The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Hispanic pet owners in the United States. Between 2007 and 2016 the number of Latinos with pets in their homes skyrocketed from 11.4 million to 20.4 million as the pet ownership rate among Hispanics grew from 40% to 55%.
- by Daniel Granderson
- September 21 2016
- cat food
- cat owners
- dog owners
- dogs
- pet health
- pets
- pets as family
- weight management
There’s no denying it: Age and weight affect our pets
Although pet owners may not like to think of their pets as old or overweight, the need for products targeting overweight/obese pets or senior pets is increasing.
- by [email protected]
- December 31 2014
- pets
- pet owners
- dog owners
- cat owners
- dogs
- cats
- baby boomers
- pet trends
- Latinos
- Hispanics
Will aging Boomers hang on to their pets?

More than 200 million pets of all kinds enliven 65 million American households. Dogs and cats in particular have kept their special place in American culture. The vast majority of dog and cat owners consider their pets to be members of the family, and most owners think of their dogs or cats as being vital to their mental and physical health.
Yet, while Americans’ love affair with their pets continues unabated, storm clouds may be brewing on the horizon for the pet industry. As noted in Package...