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Pet care continues to grow in both value and volume terms in Greece in 2024, having recorded steady growth over the review period. Pet care witnessed stronger growth in current value terms in 2023 than volume terms with this resulting from the impact…
Finland has relatively strict animal welfare regulations compared to many other markets and these have been further enhanced. Starting from 1 January 2024, the rules for keeping an animal at home have become even stricter as authorities seek to…
Overall, other pet food in the Netherlands is affected by the slowdown in the other pet population, compared to the increases seen in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 and 2021. There was a particularly notable increase in…
Other pet food in Spain is being affected by a decline in the population of small pets, albeit still managing to achieve sub-decimal positive volume growth overall, and decent value growth which is supported by still-high unit prices. One of the…
Rabbits remain one of the most popular small pets among Norwegians. Often, rabbits are seen as a kid-friendly starter pet for children to learn about taking care of an animal before committing to a cat or a dog. However, as a result, rabbits also…
The overall performance of other pet food in Ireland is supported by growing interest in the keeping of small mammals as pets. The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) has revealed a doubling in the number of small mammals…
Sales of fish food have been in decline in the last few years of the review period in retail volume terms. This decline is linked to the gradual decline being seen in the pet fish population. Fish are no longer seen as a “trendy” pet in the Greek pet…
Other pet food is a much smaller area of the market than dog and cat food, but despite various challenges the category sustained relatively stable sales during the course of the review period. Various small mammals are often bought as beginner pets…
Dog food in the Netherlands continues to be boosted by the growth in the dog population, albeit rising at a slower rate than that seen in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. This has helped to maintain positive retail volume…
Dog food in Spain is just about managing to achieve positive volume growth in 2024, with value more strongly supported by still-high prices. Whilst inflationary pressures are lessening, consumers’ spending power has still been negatively affected,…