The startup world’s cuddly, cutthroat battle to walk your dog
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#2> While millennials may not own cars or homes, three-quarters of Americans in their 30s have dogs. A little more than half own cats
Does anyone else find this very hard to believe? I tried to track down the source [0, 1, 2] but I'm unsure how reliable "American Pet Products Association". It's describes itself as "The leading not-for-profit trade association serving the interests of pet product manufacturers and importers"
[0] https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/12/17831948/rover-wag-d...
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/09/13/m...
[2] https://americanpetproducts.org/Uploads/MemServices/GPE2017_...
Re: The startup world’s cuddly, cutthroat battle to walk your dog
#3> While millennials may not own cars or homes, three-quarters of Americans in their 30s have dogs. A little more than half own cats Does anyone else find this very hard to believe? I tried to track down the source [0, 1, 2] but I'm unsure how reliable "American Pet Products Association". It's describes itself as "The leading not-for-profit trade association serving the interests of pet product manufacturers and impor…
It’s in WaPo, which should be doing fact checking.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/09/13/m...
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#4> While millennials may not own cars or homes, three-quarters of Americans in their 30s have dogs. A little more than half own cats Does anyone else find this very hard to believe? I tried to track down the source [0, 1, 2] but I'm unsure how reliable "American Pet Products Association". It's describes itself as "The leading not-for-profit trade association serving the interests of pet product manufacturers and impor…
It’s in WaPo, which should be doing fact checking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/09/13/m...
These things often get cited over and over again, that does not make them true.
I assume vaccinations could make a reliable sanity check for pet ownership, but I am having trouble getting annual numbers.
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#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s in WaPo, which should be doing fact checking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/09/13/m...
These things often get cited over and over again, that does not make them true. I assume vaccinations could make a reliable sanity check for pet ownership, but I am having trouble getting annual numbers.
Hey. I'm the reporter from this story, a friend directed me to this comment thread. This data was sent to me by research firm Mintel.
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
These things often get cited over and over again, that does not make them true. I assume vaccinations could make a reliable sanity check for pet ownership, but I am having trouble getting annual numbers.
Hey. I'm the reporter from this story, a friend directed me to this comment thread. This data was sent to me by research firm Mintel.
I am not saying you don't have a good source. I am saying these numbers are not going to be exact.
EX: The 2017-2018 APPA National Pet Owners Survey
https://americanpetproducts.org/Uploads/MemServices/GPE2017_...
Overall dog ownership in the US at 48% +/- 4.4 based on 505 completed surveys. But, that's not nearly enough data to slice things down to 30-40 year olds and worse it's a servery which have dubious accuracy overall.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
These things often get cited over and over again, that does not make them true. I assume vaccinations could make a reliable sanity check for pet ownership, but I am having trouble getting annual numbers.
Hey. I'm the reporter from this story, a friend directed me to this comment thread. This data was sent to me by research firm Mintel.
You work for an e-rag.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s in WaPo, which should be doing fact checking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/09/13/m...
These things often get cited over and over again, that does not make them true. I assume vaccinations could make a reliable sanity check for pet ownership, but I am having trouble getting annual numbers.
You could use % of people living in an apartment and % of apartments that allow pets as another sanity check.