A survey conducted in 1992, using a standardised, stratified sample
was used to determine companion animal numbers in South Africa as
a single geographical entity. The results indicated that there were 3,93 '
million dogs, 0,97 million cats, 0,98 million birds, 0,22 million other,
companion animals and 0,1 million horses in South African I
households. Thirty-seven per cent of households keeping companion,
animals, kept dogs; cats (13,4%); birds (4,8%); other companion
animals (1,1 %) and horses (2%). These results may provide
information about possbile markets in terms of nunibers of species I
kept.