Vets’ waiting rooms are starting to sound more like the England World Cup dressing room with dogs called Posh and Beckham, cats called Rio Ferdinand and rabbits called Rooney, a survey published today has revealed.
The temptation of using the name of a glamorous celebrity for the family mongrel is proving irresistible for an increasing number of pet owners.
The survey by pet charity, PDSA, has found that while old favourites like Max and Charlie are still popular monikers celebrity names like Beyonce, Missy Elliot and Elvis are growing in popularity.
“There has certainly been an increase in pets with famous names. Calling Robbie Williams or Elvis in for an appointment can cause quite a stir in the waiting rooms at our PetAid hospitals,” says PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, Elaine Pendlebury.
Max and Charlie top the ten favourite cross-species names with Molly jumping from eighth place to third.
But the sophisticated Lady drops out of the top ten altogether- now replaced by Jess.
In the overall cat top ten, owners are still plumping for the predictable
Tigger, Sooty, Felix and Lucky.
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