Press & Data.
We publish openly sourced data about pets - lifespans, sizes, costs and care. Writers and journalists are welcome to cite any of it. Everything below is free to reuse with a link back, no permission needed.
Free to use with credit to Pawholt.
Data you can cite
The 2026 Dog Data Report 13.9 vs 9.1 yrs How lifespan falls as size rises, longest- and shortest-lived breeds, popularity - across 124 breeds. The 2026 Cat Data Report 70 cat breeds The same analysis for cats, where size barely moves lifespan - with a dog-vs-cat comparison. Complete Pet Lifespan Chart 427 profiles How long every kind of pet lives, on one interactive log-scale chart you can filter and sort. Easiest Pets, Ranked 581 profiles An open-method score of how beginner-friendly every pet in our library is, and the most demanding.
Prefer the full picture? Every number traces back to a species and breed profile, and the method behind each report is written out on its own page. See the Dog Data Report, Cat Data Report or pet lifespan chart.