32% of the adult population of Israel have pets: dog (20%), cat (10%), fish (8%) and birds (4%). There are estimated 200,000 house cats in Israel. The Israel Center for Dog registration was founded in 2004 and had 350,000 registered dogs by 2008. Just in 2008 about 60,000 new dogs were registered. The most popular dog in Israel is the Labrador (30%) followed by the German Shepherd (28%), and the Golden Retriever (20%). The most popular unisex name is Boni (8%) followed by Simba (5%).

hayot mahmad (pl.).

veterinarit (fem.), veterinarim (male pl.), veterinariyot (fem. pl.).

mealefet (fem.), mealfim (male pl.), mealfot (fem. pl.).

kloovim (pl.).

retsuoot (pl.).

kalba (fem.), klavim (pl.), kalbot (fem. pl.).

hatoola (fem.), hatoolim (m. pl.), hatoolot (fem. pl.).

arnevet (fem.), arnavim (m. pl.), arnavot (fem. pl.).

ogeret (fem.), ogrim (pl.), ogrot (fem. pl.).

dagim (pl.).

tookim (pl.).