Survey of the Agila community provides a clear picture
Hanover. Excessive humanization or a beautiful way to show love and strengthen connection? Opinions can be divided when it comes to the question of whether your pet should get an Advent calendar or not.
However, the Agila pet insurance Instagram community is very unanimous, as company spokeswoman Franziska Obert reports. The specialist insurer for dogs and cats wanted to know whether users would give their own pet an Advent calendar or not. “The result is good news for the four-legged friends,” says Obert. “Because 96 percent of the participants answered the question with yes.”
Anticipation for every taste
When most people think of an animal Advent calendar, they probably first think of a version filled with treats. After all, for the vast majority of dogs and cats, the way to their heart is through their stomach. That's why most ready-to-buy products fall into this category. There are corresponding variants for animals with special nutritional requirements, including grain-free, with only one type of animal protein or even vegan.
Alternatives to treats
If you would rather do without a treat Advent calendar, there are various other ways to consciously spend the Advent season with your four-legged friend.
Advent calendars in book form exist for both dogs and cats. They provide holders with 24 tips and ideas for joint activities during Advent. These can be photo challenges, new tricks to practice, baking recipes or even craft ideas for toys.
Whether it has to be an Advent calendar with 24 small toys remains to be seen – but the market also offers that. However, an animal Advent calendar that does good would be much more sustainable. The animal protection organization Animal Care from Berlin, for example, sells paper calendars that are also numbered lots. The proceeds from the calendar sale are used for the association's animal welfare projects. Behind each door there is a puzzle question and a daily prize, for which one of the sold calendar numbers is drawn. The profits are donated by companies – a concept that, according to Franziska Obert, also convinced the animal insurer Agila. “We contributed locally produced, sustainable dog toys made from recycled fire hoses as our daily profit and are pleased that we can make such an active contribution to animal protection.”
Show love – every day
Franziska Obert was not surprised that the Agila community almost exclusively gave away Advent calendars to their own pets. “For years we have acted on the belief that pets are members of the family. Our community shares these values.” Because the love of pets also includes the important aspect of precaution, Agila is currently giving all dog and cat owners who have not yet taken out pet insurance and do so via the campaign page www.agila.de/liebe-zeigen a wish voucher worth 15 euros. This can then be used for an animal Advent calendar.