The People's Dispensary For Sick Animals (PDSA) claims the growing number of owners who overfeed their animals could be guilty of "killing their pets with kindness".
And the charity fears official figures on overweight pets are masking a much bigger problem.
The PDSA said although official figures now put dog obesity at 30%, experience at clinics points to about 70% of dogs being overweight.
That, said the charity, puts them at risk of heart and kidney disease, diabetes and arthritis - all serious and in some cases fatal conditions.
Life expectancy of an overweight dog can be cut short by two years.
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I would like to use the photo of the before and after picture of the fat bulldog in a lecture I am giving for my veterinary pharmacy class. If could have permission to use this photo I would greatly appreciate it. Also if you could give me some background on the dog that would be great.
Thanks,
Jessica
Hi Jessica,
Most of the images on Kitty Mowmow.com are Creative Commons licensed, but not this one. Nonetheless, you can probably use the image for school, but since it’s not mine to grant permission, I don’t really know.
I found it with Google’s image search, at this location: http://www.mediadonis.net/images/fat-dog.jpg
Good luck with school!
-MJ, aka Kittty Mowmow