300,000 pets go missing each year according to Tesco Pet Insurance

Tesco estimates that around 300,000 pets go missing or stray every year in the UK. This confirm stats from the Missing Pets Bureau which last year reckoned that 2,500 cats and 3,200 dogs where going missing every week. That’s 296,400 per year.

If it were to happen, know that pet insurance can help with the costs of advertising and offering a monetary reward should someone find your pet and bring it back home. Most pet insurers offer a “Recovery – Advertising and Reward” benefit, so that if your cat or dog strays, you can act quickly and not worry about the costs.

Head of Tesco Pet Insurance Rachel Cutler comments: “No one likes to think about losing a pet, but it’s important to be prepared. Pet owners won’t want to be worried about reward and printing flyer costs on top of existing emotional stress, so our package of additional benefits covers up to £1,000 towards these costs”.

Note that there is generally an exclusion period of 14 days from the start of the policy before a claim can be made for loss of pet. Also, dognapping (dog kidnapping) is not usually covered either, simply to discourage people holding pets hostage and claiming ransom.

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