Inkinga Yokukhuluphala Kwe-U.S. Iyazithinta Nezilwane Ezifuywayo

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Ukucabanga ngamakati angama-chubby azama ukungena kumabhokisi okusanhlamvu nezinja ezi-roly-poly zilele isisu zilinde ukuklwebheka kungakwenza uhleke. Kodwa ukukhuluphala kwezilwane akuyona ihlaya.

Cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu zezinja namakati e-U.S. Zikhuluphele ngokweqile, ngokusho kweBanfield Pet Hospital's 2017 State of Pet Health-eduze nephesenti labantu abadala base-US abakhuluphele, ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Lelo nani liye landa ngamaphesenti angu-169 emakati namaphesenti angu-158 ezinjeni phakathi neminyaka engu-10 edlule. Futhi njengabantu, ukukhuluphala ngokweqile kubeka izilwane engcupheni ngezinkinga eziningi zezempilo. Ezizinja, ukukhuluphala ngokweqile kungaxakekisa izifo zamathambo, izifo zokuphefumula, kanye nokungasebenzi komchamo. Futhi amakati, angaba nzima isifo sikashukela, izifo zamathambo, nezifo zokuphefumula.

UBanfield uthole lezi zibalo ngokuhlaziya izinja eziyizigidi ezi-2,5 namakati angama-505,000 abonwe ezibhedlela zaseBanfield ngo-2016. Kodwa-ke, imininingwane yenye inhlangano ikhombisa ukuthi le nkinga yimbi kakhulu. I-Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) -okuyinto, yebo, into yangempela-ilinganisela ukuthi cishe amaphesenti angama-30 amakati okhuluphele ngokweqile kodwa amaphesenti angu-58 aphelele ukukhuluphala ngokweqile. Ezinja, lezo zinombolo zifike kumaphesenti angama-20 namaphesenti angama-53, ngokulandelana. (Kuyaqapheleka ukuthi ucwaningo lwabo lokukhuluphala kwezilwane minyaka yonke lincane, kubhekwa izinja namakati angaba ngu-1,224.)

Ngokungafani nabantu, izinja namakati awalingi ngempela i-pizza yasebusuku kakhulu noma ama-binges eNetflix esikhundleni sokudla imifino nokuya ejimini. Ngakho-ke kungani izilwane ezifuywayo zikhuluphele ngokweqile kunanini ngaphambili? Izinto ezifanayo ezidala ukukhuluphala kwabantu: ukudla ngokweqile kanye nokuzivocavoca umzimba kancane, ngokusho kombiko we-Banfield. (Nakuba bewazi ukuthi ukuthola inja kuza nezinzuzo zezempilo eziyi-15?)

Kunengqondo. Izilwane ezifuywayo zithanda ukulandela abanikazi bazo nxazonke. Kepha njengoba sesingumphakathi ongahlali phansi kangako, izilwane zethu ezifuywayo nazo ziyohlala kakhulu. Futhi lapho sihamba siyothatha isidlo sasebusuku ebusuku ephentini, okuncane kwabo "nami ngingakuthola ?!" ubuso ngokuvamile buhle kakhulu ukumelana. Uma ungumnikazi oziqhenyayo we-Fluffy noma we-Fido, sekuyisikhathi sokungena ngesisindo sakho se-furbaby. I-infographic elusizo kaBanfield engezansi inikeza imihlahlandlela ngesisindo esijwayelekile senja noma ikati nokuthi bangakanani ukudla abakudlayo empeleni need (Naphezu kokuthi bakutshela kangaki ukuthi badinga okunye ukwelashwa).

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