Pet owners in Japan spend 300,000 yen for dog, 160,000 yen for cat a year

Pet owners in Japan annually fork out an average of about 300,000 yen ($2,780) for the upkeep of a dog, and an average of 160,000 yen for a cat, according to a recent survey.Anicom Insurance Inc., which provides insurance policies for pets, released on Tuesday the results of the annual survey carried out with its clients.According to the survey, the top spending for both animals was food at about 50,000 yen, followed by insurance fees of roughly 50,000 yen for a dog and about 30,000 yen for a cat, while medical fees came in at around 45,000 yen and 24,000 yen, respectively.Spending on disas…READ FULL ARTICLE