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一只狗一生要花掉主人24000
但我想起了the beatles的一首歌 'money cant buy me love'
说说你在宠物身上花了多少钱？
Four-legged friends prove priceless on financial front
MONEY can't buy friendship, but it seems $24,000 can get you a best friend of the four-legged variety.
According to a report, Victorian families are spending about that much on their pet dog over its lifetime, at an average of more than $2370 a year.
Research by BankWest has revealed that after an initial average purchase of $647, the cost of caring for a dog over an average 10-year lifespan - including food, veterinary bills, trainers and grooming - comes to about $24,000.
The ''pooch index'' found the bulk of the annual cost was spent on pet food and gourmet treats ($1280). The next big expense was, not surprisingly, veterinary costs, at an average of $380 a year. Additional dog care, including grooming, training and walking, added up to about $410 a year.
''I think if you said to most people that Pooch or Fido … sitting over there would cost you $25,000 over the life of the dog, most people would probably be taking it back,'' BankWest's Adrian Bradley said. ''I guess [the study] just confirmed that for a lot of people pets are part of the family and they are more than prepared to spend the money on them.''
The report, from a survey of 735 pet owners across the country, found that cats cost more than dogs overall because they have a longer lifespan (15 years on average). At about $1879.60 a year, cat owners on average spend a total of more than $28,000.
A pet bird, according to the study, costs about $15,160 over its lifetime (15 years on average) and a fish costs $642 (with an average two-year lifespan).
More than 96 per cent of respondents reported they felt their pets to be members of the family, and more than half said a pet was of similar importance to a child. About 5 per cent said their pets were beneficiaries in their will.
Leeann Joseph has a Maltese terrier, Mackie, and a miniature poodle, Bunny, and knows firsthand that dogs can be expensive.
The owner of Puppy Phat pet accessories and clothing store in St Kilda, Ms Joseph says she spends about $35 to $50 on pet food each week, in the form of fresh chicken and steak that she prepares, or premium-brand dog food.
Last year she forked out $2500 so 13-year-old Mackie could have a liver biopsy and blood test (he had hepatitis) and continues to spend $90 a month on his medication. Every three months she will spend $270 on a blood test and liver check-up.
Ms Joseph's other pet expenses also tend to add up, including teeth cleaning ($300 per pooch per year), flea treatment ($10 per dog per month), worming ($10 each per month), yearly vaccinations ($100 per dog) and grooming ($45 per dog every six weeks). There have also been some one-off expenses such as car pods for each dog (a car seat with seat belts) at $100 each and clothes (each dog has two hoodies and two T-shirts), and Mackie has booties too.
But no matter, says Ms Joseph. She, like 56.7 per cent of the respondents in the survey, likens her pets to her children in importance. ''They are part of the family,'' she says. ''You don't think twice.'' |
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征文活动—写给十几年前的我 (2008-11-28) 仰望星空 
发表于 2010-5-5 17:00
发表于 2010-5-5 17:04
BERRIES应该很甜才对啊
