EN — For pet owners in Hong Kong. The source reports that In 2025, pet ownership trends in Hong Kong continued to diverge between dogs and cats. Dogs are down: The dog population declined to 273,000, a 16 percent decrease from 2021, while cats are up: the cat population grew by 18 percent over the same period to reach 340,000. Why? The source links the shift to residents spending more time away from home and favoring lower-maintenance pets such as cats that are better suited to Hong Kong’s dense urban living environment. The data source is credited to Euromonitor International. Bottom line — Hong Kong now has more cats than dogs, largely because cats fit small flats and busy schedules.
中文 — 给香港宠物主人。 源文件报告：In 2025, pet ownership trends in Hong Kong continued to diverge between dogs and cats.（2025 年香港养狗与养猫趋势继续分化。）狗减少：The dog population declined to 273,000, a 16 percent decrease from 2021（狗数量降至 27.3 万，较 2021 年减 16%）；猫增加：the cat population grew by 18 percent over the same period to reach 340,000（猫增至 34 万，同期增 18%）。原因：居民更多时间不在家，更偏好猫这类低维护、适合香港密集城市居住环境的宠物（源原文：favoring lower-maintenance pets such as cats that are better suited to Hong Kong’s dense urban living environment）。数据来源标注为 Euromonitor International。结论——香港猫比狗多了，主要因为猫更适合小户型和忙碌生活。
Source topic: intl_hk_006 (HK Section 6, C1-verified against hk_local.pdf text).
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In 2025, pet ownership trends in Hong Kong continued to diverge between dogs and cats.The dog population declined to 273,000, a 16 percent decrease from 2021the cat population grew by 18 percent over the same period to reach 340,000favoring lower-maintenance pets such as cats that are better suited to Hong Kong’s dense urban living environmentEuromonitor International