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UNCOVERED: Covid adoptions spark flurry of pet related injuries | History Defined

Dogs and cats were responsible for most hospitalisations related to contact with animals in 2021/22. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians adopted pets in huge numbers to keep them company during the pandemic, but the increase in furry companions has resulted in a flurry of pet-related hospital admissions.

Cats and dogs were responsible for more than half of all injury hospitalisations related to contact with animals in 2021/22, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found.

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