Campers Go Tenting With Canine, Cats, and . . . Parrots?

Campers wish to carry their pets after they go tenting. Sometimes, these furry associates even have feathers as an alternative of fur. Let’s dive into some information about pets and tenting, then discuss how a macaw just lately went lacking at a campground in a state park.

The Dyrt’s newest tenting report suggests 53.7% of campers introduced their canines together with them after they went tenting in 2023. Canine have been the preferred pet amongst campers within the survey, and campgrounds understood the project. The Dyrt says canine parks have been the third hottest amenity added to campgrounds final yr, behind Wi-Fi and pickleball courts.

After canines, cats have been the second hottest pet to carry on tenting journeys. The Dyrt’s survey suggests 5.8% of individuals introduced their cats tenting in 2023. As a cat proprietor myself, I admit I’ve thought of this, however in the end, we thought our cat would have extra enjoyable having fun with the serenity of an empty home.

For a good variety of campers, although, Whiskers got here alongside for the trip. (However can your tenting cat go climbing like this one can?)

Campers in Washington go tenting with pets extra typically than the remainder of us, in response to the information. They have been 8% extra prone to camp with canines and 24% extra prone to camp with cats than the remainder of the U.S. in 2023.

Apart from cats and canines, a handful of campers additionally introduced chickens, field turtles, guinea pigs, and parrots on their 2023 tenting journeys.

A Parrot on the Free in Valley of Fireplace State Park

Yesterday, Valley of Fireplace State Park introduced on social media that somebody misplaced a pet whereas tenting within the Nevada park earlier this month. It’s a scarlet macaw, a sort of parrot native to rainforests and humid evergreen forests within the Americas.

The hen’s proprietor says the macaw (named Kara) is loud, and it “will probably be heard earlier than being seen.”