Nigeria’s dog owners hit with surging pet food prices amid cost of living crisis – Nsemkeka

Nigeria’s dog owners hit with surging pet food prices amid cost of living crisis – Nsemkeka

Nigeria’s two-year-old cost-of-living crisis, which has seen the price of grocery staples like rice rise over 100% since 2023, has reached the relatively affluent class of dog owners, who are struggling to feed their pets because of soaring food costs.

Keeping animals as pets is a recent trend in Nigerian society, where traditionally, people were more likely to live with chickens or goats reared for food.