Ingxaki yokutyeba eU.S. Ichaphazela nezilwanyana zakho zasekhaya

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Ukucinga ngeekati ezityebileyo ezizama ukucinezela kwiibhokisi ze-cereal kunye nezinja ezine-roly-poly ezilele ngesisu-phezulu zilindele ukukrwela kunokukwenza ugigitheke. Kodwa ukutyeba kwezilwanyana asikokuhlekisa.

Malunga nesinye kwisithathu sezinja kunye neekati e-US batyebe ngokwe-Banfield Pet Hospital ye-2017 State of Pet Health-kufutshane nepesenti yabantu abadala base-US abatyebe kakhulu, ngokweZiko loLawulo lweZifo noThintelo. Eli nani lonyuke nge-169 yeepesenti kwiikati kunye neepesenti ezili-158 kwizinja kule minyaka ili-10 idlulileyo. Kwaye njengakubantu, ukutyeba kakhulu kubeka izilwanyana zasekhaya emngciphekweni wemiba emininzi yezempilo. Kwizinja, ukutyeba ngokugqithiseleyo kunokwenza izifo zamathambo, izifo zokuphefumla, kunye nokungaphumeleli komchamo. Kwaye kwiikati, inokuba nzima kwisifo seswekile, izifo zamathambo, kunye nezifo zokuphefumla.

U-Banfield ufumene la manani ngokuhlalutya izinja ezizigidi ezi-2.5 kunye neekati ezingama-505,000 ezibonwe kwizibhedlele zaseBanfield ngo-2016. Umbutho woThintelo lokuTyeba kweZilwanyana eziPhezulu (i-APOP) -eyinto yokwenyani eqikelela ukuba malunga neepesenti ezingama-30 zeekati utyebe kakhulu kodwa inani elikhulu lama-58 ekhulwini ukutyeba kakhulu. Kwizinja, loo manani abetha iipesenti ezingama-20 kunye nama-53 eepesenti ngokwahlukeneyo. (Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba uphando lwabo lokutyeba kakhulu ngonyaka lincinci, ujonge izinja kunye neekati ezimalunga ne-1,224.)

Ngokungafaniyo nabantu, izinja kunye neekati azilingwa yi-pizza yasebusuku okanye i-Netflix binges endaweni yokutya ii-veggies kunye nokuya ejimini. Ngoko kutheni kanye kanye izilwanyana zasekhaya zityebe kakhulu kunangaphambili? Izinto ezifanayo ezibangela ukukhuluphala komntu: ukugqithisa kunye nokuzilolonga umzimba, ngokweNgxelo kaBanfield. (Nangona ubusazi ukuba ukufumana inja kuza nezibonelelo zempilo ezili-15?)

Iyavakala. Izilwanyana zasekhaya ziyakuthanda ukulandela abanini bazo. Kodwa kuba siye saba yindawo yokuhlala nje, izilwanyana zethu ziya kuhlala nazo. Kwaye xa sisiya kuthatha i-snack yasebusuku kakhulu kwi-pantry, encinci yabo "ndingayifumana nayo?!" ubuso ngokuqhelekileyo cute kakhulu ukuxhathisa. Ukuba ungumntu oziqhenyayo uFluffy okanye umnini weFido, lixesha lokuba ungene kwisisindo sakho se-furbaby. I-infographic eluncedo ka-Banfield engezantsi ibonelela ngezikhokelo kubunzima obuqhelekileyo benja okanye ikati kunye nokuba kukutya okungakanani ngokwenene isidingo (nangona bakuxelela kangaphi ukuba bafuna olunye unyango).

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