The survey carried out by online lottery company Lottoland for their charity partners DSPCA polled 1,000 people and found that nearly two in every three people won’t or can’t bring their pet for professional training .
Meanwhile, an additional (4%) would seriously consider giving their pets up for adoption if they misbehave when left alone in the home.
The study also found that the youngest age demographic of 18-24s had by far the biggest uptake of new pets, with 37% getting one during the pandemic to keep them occupied while stuck at home.
However, the oldest 65+ age group was the least likely to go seeking the companion of a new pet during the lockdown as well over half (57%) of this cohort admitted to not having any pets at home.
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What s the craic? - here are the most popular Irish phrases used in Britain
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‘Whats the craic?’, ‘he/she’s an eejit’ and ‘its grand’ are some of the most popular Irish slang phrases commonly used by the English, Welsh and Scottish. However, only 16 per cent of them could identify the Irish term ‘deadly’ as being something with positive connotations rather than bad, with the rest assuming it meant something not good, expensive or likely to kill you, according to a poll of 2,000 UK adults in the lead up to this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations.