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Number of pet food companies |
450 |
| Sales | (volume) | 5 M tonnes |
| (value) | Euro 8.5 bn |
Growth rate (value) over last 3 years |
3 % |
| Employment | direct | 21 000 |
| indirect | 30 000 |
Agricultural by products purchased in the EU |
products
purchased in the EU |
| Number of households with pets |
62 M |
| Number of | cats | 60 M |
| dogs | 56 M |
|
| birds | 35 M |
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| aquaria | 9 M (in approximately 8% of European households) |
|
| others | 40 M |
