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A handout photo issued by People's Dispensary for Sick Animals charity of PDSA Veterinary Nurse Amanda Shearsby with overweight cat Lucky as the charity is announcing its annual PDSA Pet Fit Club, which has been running for the last eight years, on March 27, 2014. Junk food and fatty treats are fuelling a tragic obesity crisis for British pets, new research has shown. Owners are giving more than 10 million animals high-calorie foods including take-aways, biscuits, chips and even alcohol, according to the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) charity. Around nine out of ten (87%) give pets treats, despite the fact that 91% realise the resulting obesity can reduce their pet's lifespan. (Photo by Nick McGowan-Lowe/PDSA/PA Wire)
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