Cat owners are more intelligent than dog owners

February 8, 2010 12:49 PM

People with cats as pets are generally smarter and better educated than dog owners, it has been revealed.

Researchers from the University of Bristol looked at the 20.8 million dog and cat owners in the UK to identify their various characteristics.

Dog owners tended to to live in bigger households and have young children while those with cats tended to be female an live in semi-urban/rural locations.

But interestingly cat owners were also 1.36 times more likely to have a university degree than dog lovers - meaning that they, and their pets, are smarter.

The experts think this is because cats better fit into the lifestyle of educated young professionals… but we all know it's really the cats being discerning about their owners. Dr Jane Murray said: "The study has shown many common factors relating to cat and dog ownership, such as a garden and rural location, but it has also identified some notable differences.

“In particular, the difference in the level of education achieved by a household owning cats and dogs. The reason for this association is unclear.

"It is unlikely to be related to household income as this variable was not shown to be significant but it could be related to household members with longer working hours having less time available to care for a dog."

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